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Old 01-07-2011, 12:50 PM
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Whats the best place to get aircraft oil? .....online? local?
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Old 01-07-2011, 01:04 PM
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Buying oil online plus paying shipping charges vs. buying local with local sales tax is pretty much a wash here... so lately I have just been buying local for convenience and getting the product into my hands quickly.

Keeping some of my aircraft maintenance dollars circulating in the local economy is probably a good thing too.
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Old 01-07-2011, 01:06 PM
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If they will sell it to you. Locally here they will. Since its kind of a drive I buy several cases when I go. IIRC, my last price on Aeroshell 100 was $53. The only problem with on line is shipping take a big toll... Good luck.

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Old 01-07-2011, 01:23 PM
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I recently paid $247.36 for 4 cases of Phillips X/C at oil-store.com (including shipping). This works out to a little over $5/qt. At most places I looked at, you definitely save on shipping the more you order.

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Old 01-07-2011, 01:43 PM
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I use Exxon Elite. Elite etc ( http://www.eliteetc.com )ships it to my door for 60% of the local price.

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Old 01-07-2011, 03:19 PM
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My favorite place is: https://www.airplaneoil.com/
If you can find someone to beat their price - they will beat that price! Good service and a LARGE savings over local sources down here.
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Old 01-07-2011, 03:37 PM
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My favorite place is: https://www.airplaneoil.com/
If you can find someone to beat their price - they will beat that price! Good service and a LARGE savings over local sources down here.
I just compared their price with my local Shell Oil distributor. Airplane oil's price is $5.60 a case less. The shipping is $27.11, so my net savings buying local is $21.51 a case, $1.79 a quart.

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Old 01-07-2011, 04:28 PM
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Default Well of course...
I'd recommend you try to shop locally

Geez, you were in my office today and you didn't even ask me. It's good I'm not offended easily!

See ya Monday....might need help moving snow (will work for oil, right?)
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I buy from my local gas and oil distributor. They have pallats of every type of aviation oil stacked up in the warehouse. IIRC Phillips XC runs about $45/case and Aeroshell 15-50 runs about $60/case.
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I must be closer, shipping is $19 a case to me.
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