Welcome to Castrol Australia

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Castrol are pleased to announce our partnership with and support of Australia?s most influential online
motoring communities. We?ve been driven by performance for over 100 years and we?re excited to share this
passion with you guys.

Over the coming months we?ll post information about upcoming events, the latest news and happenings in
the motorsport arena, product reviews, reports from our motoring ambassadors and more. Be sure to check
out all the pics and vids from our drift, drag and V8 Supercar teams.

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If you?re looking for performance check out our range of Castrol EDGE engine oils, designed to outperform
competitors in extreme conditions. Our motoring ambassadors swear by the stuff! If you?re mechanically
inclined, log onto our online lubeguide where you?ll find fluid recommendations for your ride.

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So sit back, relax and enjoy the content posted in our vendors section. If you can?t find the answers you?re
looking for just drop up us a line at the email below or post up a question.

Don?t forget to subscribe to our Castrol EDGE Youtube and Facebook pages to see what else we have been
getting up to!





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I use (commercially and privately) almost exclusively Castrol...

but...

Why won't you sell SRF brake fluid in half litre bottles.

Why don't you do a 5w50 engine oil.

and what's your equivalent to the Alfa Tutela hydraulic oil...

I've asked all these question on the tech help line, but not satisfied with the answers!

[jmillard308]

Spam ain't Spam, Sol.

Ash, are these dudes paying????

[AshSimmonds]

Spam ain't Spam, Sol.

Ash, are these dudes paying????


Yeah sorry I didn't personally intro this mob - they have a pro-active crew behind them who got in before me.

Check the category breadcrumbs. :)



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[mhh]

Ka-ching, ka-ching. Another corporate customer for AE. Great to see, Ash. :thumbsup:

[S4Simon]

I see Ash has made it on the Forbes top 10,000,000 list for corporate flyers.

[fivesix]

I see Ash has made it on the Forbes top 10,000,000 list for corporate flyers.


take that owner of kia forums...

[matespace]

I use (commercially and privately) almost exclusively Castrol...

but...

Why won't you sell SRF brake fluid in half litre bottles.

Why don't you do a 5w50 engine oil.

and what's your equivalent to the Alfa Tutela hydraulic oil...

I've asked all these question on the tech help line, but not satisfied with the answers!




Question sent straight to Castrol HQ.

Rob.

[mhh]

OK, this is a serious thread on ...........oil.

Please - if you care even a tiny bit about the black stuff, please post your questions now. :doh:

[allanuber]

OK, this is a serious thread on ...........oil.

Please - if you care even a tiny bit about the black stuff, please post your questions now. :doh:


Sure, seeing it's a real sponsor and we'd love to see more here so Ash can stop renting out the chicken suit.

Castrol people, I have a Ferrari 355, 360 and a 456. What are your recommendations and what do you think the top reasons to swap away from Redline are? Happy to post up on the experience if you've got a compelling reason to change brands...

Sure, seeing it's a real sponsor and we'd love to see more here so Ash can stop renting out the chicken suit.

Castrol people, I have a Ferrari 355, 360 and a 456. What are your recommendations and what do you think the top reasons to swap away from Redline are? Happy to post up on the experience if you've got a compelling reason to change brands...


Yes... :scratchchin:

The website is quite wrong on a few recommendations..... the 10w60 Engine oil is NOT suitable for ALL Ferraris :doh:

[allanuber]

Yes... :scratchchin:

The website is quite wrong on a few recommendations..... the 10w60 Engine oil is NOT suitable for ALL Ferraris :doh:


Fair call, I'm using Redline 10W40 Eng Oil, and shockproof NS for the gearboxes, great results so far, and the cars feel much more consistent than with our prior Royal Purple experimentation.

Question sent straight to Castrol HQ.

Rob.



Thanks :thumbsup:

Fair call, I'm using Redline 10W40 Eng Oil, and shockproof NS for the gearboxes, great results so far, and the cars feel much more consistent than with our prior Royal Purple experimentation.


As I already said, I use Castrol for almost all my applications privately, and in the workshop....

It's just the missing 5w50 engine oil and Tutela (F1 shift on some models only).

By using Castrol products, you'd gain value and availability over your current choices. But your quality is fine.

Castrol stuff is sold in BP servo's, which makes things easy if (as you should) buy your fuel there.

I get mine through local wholesalers or frustratingly, Supercheap Autos... as they sell magnatec cheaper than my wholsaler claims to buy it for!

[jim501]

Does it seem weird to anyone else that this Castrol bloke has only been asked 2 questions and both times has replied with "sent straight to Castrol HQ" or something like that? What is this bloke trying to achieve if he doesn't know his product?

[RMV]

Does it seem weird to anyone else that this Castrol bloke has only been asked 2 questions and both times has replied with "sent straight to Castrol HQ" or something like that? What is this bloke trying to achieve if he doesn't know his product?


Probably not that strange. He's probably part of the strategic comms/PR/media division and he's directing the questions of substance to the relevant people in the organisation. I dunno, just my 2 cents!

[jim501]

Probably not that strange. He's probably part of the strategic comms/PR/media division and he's directing the questions of substance to the relevant people in the organisation. I dunno, just my 2 cents!


Just seems like a waste of time really. From a marketing point of view, forums aren't about waiting a week to get an answer, so the novelty of having a Castrol rep will wear off pretty quick and I'd rather see them hang around and support the hardwork Ash has put in.

[RMV]

Just seems like a waste of time really. From a marketing point of view, forums aren't about waiting a week to get an answer, so the novelty of having a Castrol rep will wear off pretty quick and I'd rather see them hang around and support the hardwork Ash has put in.


Fair point - having a contributor who can answer tech questions directly is the ideal situation, IMHO.

[AshSimmonds]

I'm not here to go cheerleader - but I have actually spoken with him about this issue last week and mentioned that if they weren't going to properly engage the potential customer they may as well just buy banner ads rather than waste time on forums.

Turns out (as I'm told) - because of the way they have launched this campaign they didn't anticipate the level of interest or number of questions compared to usual simple banner ad stuff, and I've suggested they get proper tech reps beefed up to deal with forum enquiries rather than going through media-relation proxies.

So - let's hope this experience will lead to better customer service which hopefully benefits us all. :cool:

[jim501]

I'm not here to go cheerleader - but I have actually spoken with him about this issue last week and mentioned that if they weren't going to properly engage the potential customer they may as well just buy banner ads rather than waste time on forums.

Turns out (as I'm told) - because of the way they have launched this campaign they didn't anticipate the level of interest or number of questions compared to usual simple banner ad stuff, and I've suggested they get proper tech reps beefed up to deal with forum enquiries rather than going through media-relation proxies.

So - let's hope this experience will lead to better customer service which hopefully benefits us all. :cool:




:thumbsup: Good to see!

[matespace]

Hey Guys,

I would love to have a quicker response to your questions at the moment. But alas, all I have is a pocket full of excuses.

Just so you understand the frame work:
I am Robert and I work for go2space digital media and we are responsible for getting Castrol and others involved in the social media of forums. The whole point is that we want to support your forum in the form of sponsorship from brands the are great, and you may already be considering at the point of sale. As opposed to using irrelevant google ads about children's book or adult content to help support your forum.

The vendor section is a format that allows you to visit and read product information and give feed back and/or questions on specific products and services, also enter prize draws related to product feed back.
We also promote advertisers to sponsor track days and driving events. Yes more free sh*t.


Please be patient, this is a new concept in engagement and we are writing the rules, this is not done anywhere in the world at the moment.
As automotive forums we are becoming a large voice in the way we want to be treated as driving enthusiast and lovers of car culture. With quality congruent sponsors, eager to listen to what we are saying, it's not a quantum leap to see that we as a group will have significant pull in the products that go to market and maybe even the way we are treated in political circles.

Above all else i love high performance cars, I am fed up with low performance drivers, I hate that they are ripping up race tracks for cheap housing and i particularly don't like that I am considered the Devils sporn for having a loud fast car.

We have been pounding the streets for a year, getting slammed by the of cream of companies just to look at you guys as a viable avenue to touch their consumer base, and its starting to work. We don't want to be just a conduit of banner ads, we want to create a environment of support from quality companies with influence and know that if we are pissed about something , there is a chance we might just get heard.

Yes, this is a commercial venture by go2space. We the principals are tragic car nuts that see that we can get the global players to support our passions and not allow the neigh sayer dictate the rules of what we find a heap of fun.

Our personal objectives are to race for free with you guys, sponsored by our advertises, paid to be there and to dictate to the powers that be, we want more racing facilities now!

And yes, we have actively sort out Castrol for being one of a few companies that support grass roots motor racing. The fact that they make bloody good motor oil is just a bonus.

Yes, I have had a day of being questioned for selling my soul for an advertising buck, and I have had a little vent on you guys..... Ba, so be it. Id trade it all in a co-pilot/drive in a Exige S. (Hint)

I'd like to think in the future that when you visit your vendor section, you may consider that its go2space that are working for you to make you forum, and your passion a better place to be. If you are disappointed in response to your question, its because we are making the rules up as we go, and not because we dont care.

Cheers,

Rob.