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Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby PSC GP200 » Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:32 pm

Hi Guys,

I think this may have been discussed on here before, but I'll ask anyway.

Despite the cost of crude oil more than halving in price the cost of 2 stroke oil has remained pretty much the same. So, I was considering trying Groundsman on account of the spec seeming to be the same as road-going 2 stroke oils and the lower price. Are many of you guys using it?
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby missing lynx » Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:16 pm

most oils now are ether semi or totally synthetic meaning the cost of oil has little bearing on the price as they don't have much if any oil in them
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby ToBoldlyGo » Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:16 pm

Like yourself I'd heard people talking about Groundsman and eventually I gave it a go. I'm glad I did because I can't fault it at all. My scooter has not missed a beat since I've been using it. I'd certainly recommend you giving it a go.
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby PSC GP200 » Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:20 pm

Thanks for the replies so far.

Anyone know where the cheapest place to buy it is, maybe buying in bigger quantities?
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby ToBoldlyGo » Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:26 pm

This is where I got mine...

http://tines.co.uk/product_info.php/gro ... litre-p-57

It is available in larger quantities I think. Not sure where you'd buy it though.
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby coaster » Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:30 pm

I've been using it for a while now in an Avanti and a TS1 and just started the 3rd 5ltr can. Use with confidence 8-)
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby burnside » Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:03 am

I've been using in for 3 years now, does the job just fine. Also get mine from Tines, works out at £4 a litre
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby HxPaul » Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:26 am

I use this stuff,works out at just over £3 per litre.http://www.lubetechshop.co.uk/product_i ... ucts_id=77

EDIT.
Forgot to add,if your on the Scooterotica site you get a discount.Code is se001,it brings down the price even further.For 5 litres the normal price is £24.75,with discount its £23.51.
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby EddieStone » Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:55 am

ToBoldlyGo wrote:This is where I got mine...

http://tines.co.uk/product_info.php/gro ... litre-p-57

It is available in larger quantities I think. Not sure where you'd buy it though.


One of those sites where you have to create an account just to find out how much shipping is :roll:

Any idea how much 5 litres shipping is?
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby Donnie » Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:47 pm

The lubetech is free shipping, at least on the 5l one anyway
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby HxPaul » Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:14 pm

20 litres is £64.75 delivered for the exol oil.
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby Nelly » Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:03 pm

HxPaul wrote:I use this stuff,works out at just over £3 per litre.http://www.lubetechshop.co.uk/product_i ... ucts_id=77

EDIT.
Forgot to add,if your on the Scooterotica site you get a discount.Code is se001,it brings down the price even further.For 5 litres the normal price is £24.75,with discount its £23.51.


Thanks Paul, just ordered some to audition, code works, saved £1.24 on 5 litres.
Edit.....
Turned up today (Wednesday) quick service, don't think that's bad at all for 5 litres of fully synthetic delivered to your door.
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby PSC GP200 » Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:43 pm

I have ended up buying 30 litres (25 drum and 5 ltr bottle) from Abbey Garden Machinery Ltd for £105.28, with free delivery. About £3.50 a litre, so about half price of single litre bottles of semi-synthetic. Might be cheaper elsewhere?
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby Adam_Winstone » Thu Apr 14, 2016 8:07 pm

I'll soon be starting my 3rd 20 litre drum!
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby Strummer10 » Sat Apr 16, 2016 6:59 am

coaster wrote:I've been using it for a while now in an Avanti and a TS1 and just started the 3rd 5ltr can. Use with confidence 8-)



Coaster I too run an Avanti 225, stomps on like a train can't fault it. Built the engine 5 years ago and never been stripped since . I might give this oil a go
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby Strummer10 » Sat Apr 16, 2016 7:36 am

Just ordered 5 litres to give it a go from the Exol oil site as mentioned above by HX Paul.....cheers
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby gaz_powell » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:38 am

I'm on my third drum of exol semi - use it in my 2 nicosil barrel TS1s, steel lined TS1 and my steel lined Ali vespa.
My mate used it in his malossi 172 and now in his stage 4 GP.
No problems on any 3% on brettas and 2 on vespas.
My scoots are only used for rallies so it's had good testing on hard motorway miles
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby Strummer10 » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:07 pm

I will give it a go, had been buying fully synthetic ROCK Oil but its at least £10 a litre and do I need it ?
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby gaz_powell » Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:37 am

That's were I was buying putoline TT sport in 12 litre boxes and still paying over a tenner a litre. I got the spec sheet from putoline and exol to compare and they were virtually identical. So I give a go and glad I did.
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Re: Groundsman 2 Stroke Oil

Postby kennystag » Sun Apr 17, 2016 2:12 pm

Hi is this the one that you are recommending.
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http://tines.co.uk/product_info.php/gro ... litre-p-57
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