After a lifetime in and around the motor trade I've learned that one of the ways to ensure engine - and transmission - reliability is to use a high quality lubricant. I'm always on the lookout for suppliers of brands I know to be "good" who are quoting cheaper prices. Two of my favourites are Opie oils and Powerenhancer who I can recommend without reservation but I've just made an interesting discovery. CMG Oils Direct: https://cmgoilsdirect.co.uk/
I came across them while doing an ebay search for prices for oil for the Ibiza, Panda and Punto, all of which I'll be servicing within the next few weeks now I've got the Mazda under control. My favourite oil brand has been for some time Fuchs and they are doing The Ibiza's Pro C-3 5w-30 and the Fiat's Flex3 5W-40 at a better price, by a fair margin, than I can find it anywhere else. So, just about to place my order and thought I'd alert you all to them. I'm sure you'll recognize most of the oil brands they sell but Fuchs and Quantum may not be so well known. Fuchs is a very big German oil company: https://www.fuchs.com/uk/en/products/product-program/automotive-lubricants/engine-oils/ who's name you may, of may not know? Quantum is a far less well known brand which I first ran into at TPS: https://tps.trade/ and was offered as an alternative to the VAG branded (and expensive) lubricants. It used to be supplied to them by Castrol but it's now a Fuchs product: https://www.fuchs.com/uk/en/company...p UK has announced,TPS) Quantum range of oils. I've used Quantum branded oils in a number of our cars over the years and it's good stuff.
By the way, Cox Motor Group I first came across when looking for some parts for daughter in law's old Honda Jazz - needed an obscure dealer only part - and they did me a very good price. I may well end up buying the new O/S/F driveshaft, I am soon going to have to get round to doing on the Ibiza, from them too. Didn't realize they did such good prices on oil though.
Edit. Oh happy day! I'd been looking at their (CMG that is) prices on ebay last night and first thing this morning but just went into their dedicated website https://cmgoilsdirect.co.uk/ and the prices are even cheaper for the same product. I rang them up to ask if this was a mistake or what and was informed that there are costs to them - seller fees etc - on ebay which don't apply in their online store, saves about £4 on the price of 5 litres of the stuff for the Ibiza, Shipping is free too!
I came across them while doing an ebay search for prices for oil for the Ibiza, Panda and Punto, all of which I'll be servicing within the next few weeks now I've got the Mazda under control. My favourite oil brand has been for some time Fuchs and they are doing The Ibiza's Pro C-3 5w-30 and the Fiat's Flex3 5W-40 at a better price, by a fair margin, than I can find it anywhere else. So, just about to place my order and thought I'd alert you all to them. I'm sure you'll recognize most of the oil brands they sell but Fuchs and Quantum may not be so well known. Fuchs is a very big German oil company: https://www.fuchs.com/uk/en/products/product-program/automotive-lubricants/engine-oils/ who's name you may, of may not know? Quantum is a far less well known brand which I first ran into at TPS: https://tps.trade/ and was offered as an alternative to the VAG branded (and expensive) lubricants. It used to be supplied to them by Castrol but it's now a Fuchs product: https://www.fuchs.com/uk/en/company...p UK has announced,TPS) Quantum range of oils. I've used Quantum branded oils in a number of our cars over the years and it's good stuff.
By the way, Cox Motor Group I first came across when looking for some parts for daughter in law's old Honda Jazz - needed an obscure dealer only part - and they did me a very good price. I may well end up buying the new O/S/F driveshaft, I am soon going to have to get round to doing on the Ibiza, from them too. Didn't realize they did such good prices on oil though.
Edit. Oh happy day! I'd been looking at their (CMG that is) prices on ebay last night and first thing this morning but just went into their dedicated website https://cmgoilsdirect.co.uk/ and the prices are even cheaper for the same product. I rang them up to ask if this was a mistake or what and was informed that there are costs to them - seller fees etc - on ebay which don't apply in their online store, saves about £4 on the price of 5 litres of the stuff for the Ibiza, Shipping is free too!
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