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Bass Fishing => Bass Fishing Tips, Techniques & General Discussion => Topic started by: oldjigger on March 12, 2010, 01:09:12 PM

Title: mercury optimax oil
Post by: oldjigger on March 12, 2010, 01:09:12 PM
Looking to buy optimax oil for the summer.  IS $38 a gal price in the ball park.  any where they have it in bulk cheaper???

thanks
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: thedude on March 12, 2010, 01:12:00 PM
most boat shops will fill it for bulk prices..... i got some for 18$ ( i think)  at d&r last year. Pretty sure i would've remember paying 200$ for oil... so it wasnt 38$ anyway.
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: Bender on March 12, 2010, 01:28:02 PM
I just saw $38/gallon for Yamaha 2M the other day at Gander.  :o It's been quite a while since I bought it since I had a case last year but I thought it was closer to $30.
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: djkimmel on March 12, 2010, 11:43:08 PM
If you have the original containers you might be able to get bulk filled at Wonderland Marine West for a good price. Their open house is the last weekend in March.

Send a PM to FOB (Ralph Blasey) to check details and availability. You can call him during the day at 866-776-7969
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: Cy on March 13, 2010, 06:23:02 AM
The Evinrude XD50 2 stroke oil that I like to run went to $50 a gallon last year.  I was getting it for under $20 a couple years ago.  I don't know what drives the price up so far but I hate paying for it.  I might have to find a cheaper alternative.

Cy
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: Potter on March 13, 2010, 09:13:05 AM
Cy,   

Keep shopping and buy from bulk.  I use XD100 for less $$ than that price.  Gander is usually very expensive for oil.
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: thedude on March 13, 2010, 02:21:42 PM
i just got back from Gander on 28th st in GR and they had quicksilver DFI 2-stroke oil for 79.99 with the green 50% tag
they were the 2.5 gallon jugs.
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: djkimmel on March 13, 2010, 06:16:03 PM
So does that mean they were actually $40??
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: oldjigger on March 13, 2010, 06:56:46 PM
just got back.  they are having a lot of sales at 25% AND 50% off on certain things.  They are not going to handle the oil in the 2 1/2 size any more.  They were supposed to be 25 % off but when I got to the cash register with all 3 jugs the girl rang them up for 50% off so yes I got them for $40 a jug ;

:) ;) ::)D
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: thedude on March 13, 2010, 09:10:32 PM
yeah 40$. booyah.

the sign said anything green or orange tag was 50$ off the marked price... shoulda bought more.
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: BrianB on March 13, 2010, 09:35:29 PM
North Bay Marine in New Baltimore has it for $22.00 Gal. Bulk bring you own empty containers.
Title: Re: mercury optimax oil
Post by: Rickm on March 15, 2010, 08:12:51 PM
Hey Jigger give Camp and Cruise a call they always did me right with oil and I always got a case of merc gas treatment with it . Ask Ryan or Fred for a good deal.