Opti-2: Good Price, or No?

rohmell · Oct 29, 2011

Is this a good price for a 12oz bottle of Opti-2?
I want to try Opti-2 but there are no distributors in my area, my only choice is mail order.

12 OZ OPTI-2 2 CYCLE ENGINE OIL LUBRICANT 21224 | eBay

It says to mix 12 oz to 10 gal of gas,(1 gal=128 oz), so (128*10)=1280 oz of gas/12 oz of oil = a ratio of 106.6:1

richirich · Oct 29, 2011

i checked it out and to ship it to washigton they want $13.28 for expidited and $18.18 for standard shippoing. that is rediculous for a $10.00 bottle that realkly would not cost more than $4-5 to ship even being generous. I dont know if it would be cheaper to where your at, but have you maby checked out Amazon?

rohmell · Oct 29, 2011

oil, 9.99 + S&H,7.80 = 17.79 total (for me), which is less that the prices that I found on Amazon.
I guess it depends upon where you live to determine if it's a good deal or not.

richirich · Oct 29, 2011

yea, for me $23-$28 would not be a good deal. i guess some people get lucky on shipping.

ddesens · Oct 29, 2011

rohmell, they sell it at tractor supply. in 1.8oz packets labeled as arnold 1. I live in rochester. I can send you some. 1.8oz packet to 1 gallon of fuel = 72:1. If been using it for awhile and love it. Let me know.

bairdco · Oct 29, 2011

i pay 7.99 locally.

one thing to consider, is how much does your other oil cost? i remember someone complaining that it was more expensive than walmart oil or something, but at 100:1, it actually comes out much cheaper.

maybe you can find someone here, closer to you that can get it and ship it to you cheaper? i would, but probably wouldn't be any less coming from california...

YoungRatRod · Oct 29, 2011

I work on a farm and what we run through our weedeaters is opti 2 pre mix packets (add one packet to 2 1/2 gallons) so I asked my boss if I could have some for my bike and he gave me a whole box of em. Let's just hope he doesn't take it out of my paycheck

decoherence · Oct 30, 2011

i picked mine up @ a lawn mower shop.
call all your local lawn places. i don't care where you live there are tons of those places. somebody would carry it. my place carries it almost exclusively.

bairdco · Oct 30, 2011

if you haven't already, contact opti direct and ask them for a dealer in your area. that's how i found my place. they were really happy to help. probably talked to brad for over an hour, 'cause i was worried about running 100:1.

now, i'll never use anything else.

rohmell · Oct 30, 2011

I contacted Opti directly and the closest distributor is 120 miles away.
It would appear that the only reasonable way for me to get the stuff is mail order.

bandito · Oct 30, 2011

Rohm become a dealer, seems you'd have a huge territory........these new tanakas recommend 50:1 on breakin and after. Would you guys advise sticking to that ratio?

5-7HEAVEN · Nov 6, 2011

rohmell said:
Is this a good price for a 12oz bottle of Opti-2?
I want to try Opti-2 but there are no distributors in my area, my only choice is mail order.

12 OZ OPTI-2 2 CYCLE ENGINE OIL LUBRICANT 21224 | eBay

It says to mix 12 oz to 10 gal of gas,(1 gal=128 oz), so (128*10)=1280 oz of gas/12 oz of oil = a ratio of 106.6:1

JMO.....buy local! No shipping costs. That deal would've cost me $23.19, or $1.93/oz.

I just bought four liters of Opti-2 for $90.00 on my way to Costco, so there's no travel cost. After converting metrics, this amounts to less than $.67/oz. This is three times less than ebay's price. At the rate I'm using it to commute to work, this jug will last me 4 years, 8 months and 2 weeks. The oil I'm using now should last me a couple months. dance1

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