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£50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:07 pm
by richrx
I have no idea if this is the going price for a genuine filter. But £50... Really?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3181530789

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:12 am
by KiwiDave
A chancers rate more likely. Strange also, considering that they list an identical filter + washer for £11.75!!!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-RX7-FB ... rk:40:pf:0

So all £50 buys you is expensive packaging!

And Jimmys will sell you one for £15
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-RX7-FB ... xyhotSMkWr

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:32 am
by gt_james
I'll sell you a brand new Bosch one for a few pence... I bought 40 at 2p each

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:06 am
by Wires
I'll take a couple off you James, will need to do a few oil swaps once the engine is broken in next year.

how much you want?

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:07 am
by gt_james
£50 :lol:

If you want I can post them, I'll check what post is, probably like a couple of quid posted I reckon.

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:05 am
by codge
£2.95, is Small Parcel rate, Royal Mail 2nd Class......up to 2 Kg.

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:24 am
by TOOL
Lol

Genuine filters available for £5.59 on eBay.

£5.00 post from Poland. Buy a bunch and save on the post.

I only use the big filters on the early engines.

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:40 pm
by richrx
gt_james wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:32 am I'll sell you a brand new Bosch one for a few pence... I bought 40 at 2p each
I wasnt that brave... But I certainly have a few to do the next few years ... If only the oil was that cheap too


Rich

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 1:06 am
by KiwiDave
TOOL wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:24 am I only use the big filters on the early engines.
I still have a bunch of those th:

Re: £50 Genuine mazda oil filter

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:41 pm
by ian65
KiwiDave wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:12 am A chancers rate more likely. Strange also, considering that they list an identical filter + washer for £11.75!!!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-RX7-FB ... rk:40:pf:0

So all £50 buys you is expensive packaging!

And Jimmys will sell you one for £15
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-RX7-FB ... xyhotSMkWr
you can tell they're a rip off when Jimmys look like a bargain!