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Old 22 June 2007, 08:58   #1
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opti owners...make sure you have enough oil to last you til late august

i dont want anyone caught out.........and not be able to use their boat

i have ordered up 33 gals of opti oil and it seems we have cleaned out barrus so they dont have any more until some time in august, apparently!

so make sure you have sufficient oil supplies to allow you to do your boating this summer without being possibly grounded due to any shortages.

also apparently it may go up by 23% from august due to the world oil prices.

this is information i am told but wanted to pass it on to save folks getting caught out.

if the price goes down in august i will be cussing!
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Old 22 June 2007, 10:49   #2
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...i have ordered up 33 gals of opti oil and it seems we have cleaned out barrus...
Wow. I bet that cleaned out your wallet too.
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Old 22 June 2007, 10:54   #3
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Wow. I bet that cleaned out your wallet too.
i was backed by some very financially well off people on this transaction!

roll up roll up, come and get your opti oil, only 100£ a gallon, roll up

just kidding, it is for our own personal consumption only me lord!
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33 Gals hey, you never know whem you'll need it .



With that knowledge, would not putting your dosh into shares have been more profitable.....











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i dont want anyone caught out.........and not be able to use their boat

i have ordered up 33 gals of opti oil and it seems we have cleaned out barrus so they dont have any more until some time in august, apparently!

so make sure you have sufficient oil supplies to allow you to do your boating this summer without being possibly grounded due to any shortages.

also apparently it may go up by 23% from august due to the world oil prices.

this is information i am told but wanted to pass it on to save folks getting caught out.

if the price goes down in august i will be cussing!
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Old 25 June 2007, 10:35   #5
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33 Gals hey, you never know whem you'll need it .



With that knowledge, would not putting your dosh into shares have been more profitable.....
probably would be but i checked with barrus and they are not happy for me to use shares instead of opti oil, so will stick with the lovely slippery stuff!!
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Dont Forget you can use qicksilver Premium Plus 2 stroke oil in an optimax.
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Dont Forget you can use qicksilver Premium Plus 2 stroke oil in an optimax.
yes i had reminded some folks on another thread but not mentioned here,

what in your/barrus view is the difference between premium plus and dfi/opti oil

i am told the dfi has a higher synthetic content so slightly better although premium plus will perform 100%

any views??
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Old 26 June 2007, 17:24   #8
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pacer marine in aldershot have 1 gall left

will this be enough i wonder for the iow trip!!
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Why?

Why have you bought so much? - that's enough for almost 500 running hours!
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Why have you bought so much? - that's enough for almost 500 running hours!
tis for me and 3 other opti owners, and we saved a handsom amount buying in bulk
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Old 05 July 2007, 23:36   #11
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More worrisome is why the feck can't barrus sort themselves out and manage their stock effectively.
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More worrisome is why the feck can't barrus sort themselves out and manage their stock effectively.

The price they charge they do
even a bit of panic buying generated

my local dealer is still selling a case of three for £82.50
and two cases for £ 77.88 per case
or they we're last week if they have any left
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The price they charge they do
even a bit of panic buying generated

my local dealer is still selling a case of three for £82.50
and two cases for £ 77.88 per case
or they we're last week if they have any left

I saw a 5L container of the stuff marked up a £50 yesterday at a chandlerys
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Old 06 July 2007, 10:33   #14
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I saw a 5L container of the stuff marked up a £50 yesterday at a chandlerys
i think the dfi only comes in 1l 4l 10l and recently 205l, might be a 25l not sure

apparently the 10l is only for dealers but i have a few here
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i think the dfi only comes in 1l 4l 10l and recently 205l, might be a 25l not sure

apparently the 10l is only for dealers but i have a few here

I think it said 4.5L on the side, that's a gallon I guess?
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Old 06 July 2007, 21:59   #16
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I think it said 4.5L on the side, that's a gallon I guess?
you been on the juice again?
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