18 Oct 11 13:07, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    RW>> I had to grocery-up there on Friday and made a point of looking at   
    RW>> prices. I was surprised, as a quart is now priced at $6.75 and the 5   
    RW>> gal jug at $24.50...   
      
    MH> I did the same thing this past weekend.  I picked up (2) 5 quart jugs   
    MH> of standard 10w30, and (1) 5 quart jug of synthetic.  The regular oil   
    MH> was around $12 each and the synthetic was in the $24-$25   
    MH> neighborhood.   
      
   Have you ever used the Pennsoil synthetic? It's supposed to have tiny   
   silicon balls in it to aid in lowering friction. 8^)   
      
    MH> Oil filters were under $4 each.   
      
   Fram? I don't use those anymore. I buy Wix filters, which a scientific   
   study of filters has shown them to be the best...   
      
      
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