[net.auto] generic oil question

david1@aluxe.UUCP (08/19/83)

     Since there have been so many comments about oil,  I'd  like
to  ask  a question.  What are the opinions on the differences of
oils that are name brand versus non-name  brand?   The  price  is
usually  less  for  K-Mart  or  other  generic brands, but is the
quality less? I've never seen an oil well behind a  K-Mart  so  I
assume  that  the  oil is from a major producer.  What's the real
story?

                                       aluxe!david1

jwp@sdchema.UUCP (John Pierce) (08/24/83)

I do not know about other areas, but in the San Diego (and presumably in
the rest of Southern California) K-Mart oil is produced by Union; the only
difference is the label on the can.