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Old 24th December 2015, 09:02 AM
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Default Cheap oil at Halfords 4l £10.80

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/eng...nthetic-oil-4l

Meets VW specifications 502.00/505.00 . Discounted from £33.99 to £12 +10% extra off till midnight. Reserved 2 cans for myself, picking up later in the day.
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Old 10th January 2016, 07:54 AM
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Wouldn't entertain anything other than genuine quantum ... there is a reason halfords oil is cheap... you get what you pay for . A quality car deserves quality oil. I do mine every 8k miles without fail and it gets Quantum every time
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Old 10th January 2016, 09:23 AM
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Old 10th January 2016, 09:24 AM
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Out of interest who makes quantum oil?
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Old 10th January 2016, 11:03 AM
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I belive it's Castrol .. usually you see on the D2 a Castrol long life 3 service sticker ..
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Old 10th January 2016, 11:41 AM
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The product data sheets say: "Quantum is a registered trade mark of Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Limited.
Yeomans Drive, Blakeland, Milton Keynes MK14 5AN"
and most suppliers list them together with Castrol products.
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Wouldn't entertain anything other than genuine quantum ... there is a reason halfords oil is cheap... you get what you pay for . A quality car deserves quality oil. I do mine every 8k miles without fail and it gets Quantum every time
If it meets the specs, then it meets the specs and the Halfords oil does meet the specs Or are you suggesting that there is some other magic ingredient (unlisted and not included in marketing hype - "NEW, IMPROVED SLIPPERYNESS - ) - that makes Quantum the only stuff to use? Halfords use oil as a loss leader in the same way that supermarkets use cheap milk and bread i.e. to get people into their shop to buy other stuff.
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A little looking around seems to show that Halfords oil is made by Comma. One guy on another forum stated that he was delivering a tanker of additive to Comma's plant and asked them and they stated that they did.

The common opinion seems to be that Quantum is made by Castrol.
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Old 10th January 2016, 01:31 PM
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Thanks chaps and yes, I too had read Comma make/made oil for Halfords.

Hmm, so do I remain a badge snob and stick to Mobil 1 whilst its £60 for 10 litres from Costco, or stock up on Halfords at £24 for 8 litres.

Or go with Quantum Platinum 5w/40, when Mobil 1 0w/40 is a only few quid more ?
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Castrol-Ed...kAAOSwxN5WWI0p
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