I myself had a helluva time finding this ****...I searched all over local parts stores...I finally found some at Autozone....$5.19/qt. So for those that dont quite know what they are looking for, I took some pix. The bottle is black and the "0W-30" is inside a red box. It also says "Made in Germany" above the UPC barcode on the back. Hoping the thicker oil will help with some oil consumption issues, plus perform better over the M1 5W-30 I'm currently using.

 

this is the holy grail of oil!

 

Yep, I've got 12 quarts of the green stuff stocked up.

 

The German Castrol I bought at Autozone looked identical to your picture but mine said "European Formula" on the front.

 

I finally found it at Autozone. I didnt get any yet, but Im going back next week to get a case of it.

 

This won't be THAT much thicker than the M1 5w-30, actually will be thinner at startup and a little bit thicker than M1 when warm due to the fact that it's rated at a lighter warm weight than it actually is. Why not go with the Belgium 5w-40? Definitely a nice find though, that friggin stuff is def hard to come by.

 

Pennzoil makes a really rare Venezualan synthetic that only has approximately 50 cases produced each year. Its supposed to be worth more than gold.

 

What makes this oil so good?

 

It has much better oil analysis results than basically every other oil on the market (except for maybe Amsoil which shows to be very good as well, but is harder to get).

 

So amsoil is harder to get or GC is harder to get?

 

Amsoil is harder to get.

 

I hope this oil is a lot better then the stuff we use at BMW. We use synthetic Castrol and that stuff burns off FAST!
Is the bottle for the german castrol similar looking to the reg stuff? I usually put
Mobile 1 5w-30 in my civic (commuter car-no comments please ). Last oil change I went to Autozone and they were out of M1 so I got some Castrol in a
black bottle. I can honestly say it burned off very quickly, more so then the M1.
Just my .02

 

Well Im going to run this stuff the next oil change so we'll see if I notice anymore oil consumption than with the M1 5W30.

 

I almost cleared the shelves at the local Autozone. $4.99 a quart in Hyde Park, MA.

 

yep...i picked up 11 quarts of the green stuff @ 4.59 a qt...i couldnt believe the store had 11 quarts of the green GC.

 

OK what the hell do you mean by "green" GC?

 

oil is oil.

 

i think you need to be banned from this site for this comment.

 

Amsoil is easy to get as long as you mail order it.

 

I believe it's the Ferrari F50 I read about long ago that required some type of oil that cost $65 a quart. Wonder what makes it cost that much???