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Old 11-07-2006, 02:15 PM
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Angry No F'ing AutoZone near me carries GC 0w-30

Where are people around the northern VA area getting it? I'm at my wit's end and I only need one more damn quart for my oil change
Old 11-07-2006, 09:32 PM
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get it from ws6store.com
Old 11-07-2006, 10:04 PM
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I'd rather pay $35 for 6 of quarts rather than $50 from that store.
Old 11-08-2006, 07:06 AM
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Its like me going to SLPonline or Thunderracing.....
Old 11-09-2006, 02:56 PM
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i have about 50 quarts of it. I bought a bunch of it......but a tree decieded to fall on my car and total it before i had a chance to use most of it

let me know if you can't find it, we can probabaly work somethign out
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Yeah, it can be tough to find. Stock up when you find it. In my experience every stand-alone 'Zone has it. It's the smaller, strip-mall types that don't.

Bitchin' car, btw. Looks just like mine.
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burlington, nj Autozone has it for 6bucks a quart
Old 11-09-2006, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 98camaroLS1M6
burlington, nj Autozone has it for 6bucks a quart
That's lame. Last time I stocked up it was $3.99. What's lamer is it's usually $5.49, but I noticed this week they offer a $5 gift card with 6 quart purchase, but jacked the price up to $5.99.
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Jimmy2times, PM me and let me know what you'd want for 3 quarts shipped to me in 22315.

GoldenBird, looks like we're pretty much twins... although I don't know what ya got under the hood.

It's just that there are NO standalone autozone's around me, unless I want to drive 50 minutes north to Glen Burnie, MD where I get my tuning done b/c that's the only place I found it.
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Whenever I see the GC at my local stores, I clean them out. I must have 90 to 100 quarts of it stacked in my garage.

I veiw it just like the ammo for my AR-15 and AR-10's. Buy it cheap, and stack it deep! You never know when it will become unavailable.
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
GoldenBird, looks like we're pretty much twins... although I don't know what ya got under the hood.
Pretty much just a lid.... But everyone knows the Y3F cars have an extra 20 horsepower from the factory.
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That depends on your definition of "hurt". I don't think I said it would hurt anything by using a different oil, but it certainly wouldn't help. I'm looking for longevity here, not convenience. By using less than the best (commercially available) grade of oils, I could in fact hurt my engine in terms of it not lasting as long as it could have with a higher grade oil. I just care a little bit about my engine that has $4k in the shortblock assmembly alone. So, I'd rather use oil that is proven to retain viscosity far beyond each 3k oil change interval as well as come out clean when it does get removed... not to mention the increased oil pressure without having to run a 10w-50 oil to get the same results.
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
That depends on your definition of "hurt". I don't think I said it would hurt anything by using a different oil, but it certainly wouldn't help. I'm looking for longevity here, not convenience. By using less than the best (commercially available) grade of oils, I could in fact hurt my engine in terms of it not lasting as long as it could have with a higher grade oil. I just care a little bit about my engine that has $4k in the shortblock assmembly alone. So, I'd rather use oil that is proven to retain viscosity far beyond each 3k oil change interval as well as come out clean when it does get removed... not to mention the increased oil pressure without having to run a 10w-50 oil to get the same results.

Plus the pretty green color that the oil has... who wants to go ruining that by mixing in a quart of the "brown" stuff!
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Get the Amsoil version.. http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/tso.aspx

Become "preferred customer" and get dealer prices, too.
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Ehhh I'd rather not pay $10 a quart for oil. I'm gonna try and stick with the $5-$6 GC that I can get somewhat close to here.
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In my experience every stand-alone 'Zone has it. It's the smaller, strip-mall types that don't.
I dont mean to hijack, but that statement is 100% false. There is no such thing as a stand alone autozone, they are all owned and operated by autozone. I work for one, and there are some stores which do not stock as much merch, but you need to find the hub store in your area. I work for a hub store and we carry at least 50% more merch than the other stores. Just call up your local 'zone and figure out where the hub store is, and then go there to shop.
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
It's just that there are NO standalone autozone's around me.
There is one in Warrenton. They were the only place anywhere around that had a clutch alignment tool when we needed it this summer
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whats hub stand for and can you ask them for which is a hub store?
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SheaMus - Is your first name Shea? If so, your the first person that I know of with the same name as me. Just thought it was neat... sorry for the hi-jack!

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