I went to my local HardLuck store and was surprised to see some new 1 litre bottles of Mobil mix for about 9 bucks .
Did I miss something , I thought it was a thing of the past ?
Did I miss something , I thought it was a thing of the past ?
Mobil Synthetic Mix
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What was it called?
All it said on the bottle was Mobil 2 stoke mix , on the back it said that it was synthetic , no mention of semi or blend , I'll try and get there before they close this week and buy a bottle .
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That's great, I'm down to my last quart of 2T.
Scott
Scott
And no , this is not an April Fool's joke but it would have been a good one.
I didn't see any reference to 2t on the bottle .
I didn't see any reference to 2t on the bottle .
Yes it is .
Likely just old stock, but I do know it's still sold in some countries.
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Canadian distributors were still stocking the MX2T for a couple years after stocks were burned up in the U.S. While it was likely pretty close to the same product I believe we learned that it was an exclusive Canada item, bottled and inventoried in Canada for the Canadian market.
Interesting, as Exxon-Mobil remains a supplier for a wide array of petroleum derived products; the base stocks most likely came from their own supply stream originally. I think I read on BITOG or somewhere that it was a market decision on Mobil's part; they could make nearly as much profit selling base stocks to other labels and do without inventory costs for what was becoming a slow-moving line. This new product is likely a little more "generic" than the old MX2T...probably still better than required for chain saws and trimmers, but its also obvious that Canadian supply chain has been getting requests for a product.
Interesting, as Exxon-Mobil remains a supplier for a wide array of petroleum derived products; the base stocks most likely came from their own supply stream originally. I think I read on BITOG or somewhere that it was a market decision on Mobil's part; they could make nearly as much profit selling base stocks to other labels and do without inventory costs for what was becoming a slow-moving line. This new product is likely a little more "generic" than the old MX2T...probably still better than required for chain saws and trimmers, but its also obvious that Canadian supply chain has been getting requests for a product.
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I have been using it for years,very hard to find around my area but a have afew 4tr bottles hidden away.:msp_smile:
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Where I live in south west France Mobil 2T has never gone away, although the bottle now says Mobil2T rather than Mobil Racing 2T still synthetic & Jaso FD rated though. It`s more expensive than Ipone synthetic so I tend to use that +I like the Fraise[strawberry] smell it gives off.
tdi-rick
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Hahaha, and here I am on the other side of the world using French blended Motul 800 2T.
I love the smell of banana's
i still haven't found a way to get the next lot to ya yet
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Excited Delirium .
That must have been what I had when I saw the bottle , I finally made it to my local hardluck store when they were open .Upon closer inspection I found the words Synthetic blend on the back lable .
At 6.50$ per litre it is a good around here even if it is a blend .
I'll go hide now LOL !
That must have been what I had when I saw the bottle , I finally made it to my local hardluck store when they were open .Upon closer inspection I found the words Synthetic blend on the back lable
.At 6.50$ per litre it is a good around here even if it is a blend .
I'll go hide now LOL !
