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[omega2018]

i know this is aimed at track day events but is this stuff suitable for our cars as a general oil? if not why not?

something like this http://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil/halfords-5w50-fully-synthetic-track-day-oil-5l

[Nick W]

As there is nothing mentioned about what makes it trackday oil(whatever that might be) I detect the hand of a marketing department with their sights set on the gullible.

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, a wide viscosity range like that suggests it contains a lot of VI modifiers which is the last thing you'd want on track, I'd have thought.

Just an unpopular grade they can't shift, so get marketing to sex it up.

[biggriffin]

 reads a bit further"sorry product unavailable" 

[chrisio]

reads a bit further"sorry product unavailable" 

That just means its out of stock everywhere (shops and distro centres)  normally because its a discontinued line.

[omega2018]

there's some on ebay, £12 / 5l - 322015123330

i think the track day bit must be the unusually high viscosity range ,  50 better at high temps perhaps.

[dbug]

Expensive snake oil

[omega2018]

£12 seemed quite cheap for 5l fully syn