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I do not know. I believe Walmart buys large quantities at a time with contracts to get best pricing possible.

I’m sure Walmart has inventory in their distribution centers. What we are seeing on the shelves is the end of the distribution chain. The question is how much longer does it last. Walmart has ‘low stock’ indicators on nearly all of their oils on their website at the moment. The fact there is...

I have 40 qts of 0w20 and 5w30. I use it in everything from my Honda generator, 1.4 turbo Buick and new Honda V6. Use with confidence.

People are saying “the market is overvalued” and “it can’t keep going up”. What is the alternative? Hold cash in hand and watch it vaporize due to inflation? People are piling money into the markets because it’s the only option for your money not to vaporize due to inflation. During...

I don’t even care about vacations being expensive or luxuries or cars. Food is killing me. We are a young family of 4 and shop nearly exclusively at Lidl / Aldi and cook meals at home. I spend $1,000 a month on just food and that’s being relatively careful with what we buy. Shopping at an...

20 quarts 0w20 Quaker State Full Synthetic 1 quart of old Castrol Edge 0w20 15 quarts 5w30 Quaker State Full Synthetic 2.5 quarts 5w30 Quaker State Ultimate Protection 0w20 is for the minivan and 5w30 is for my Buick, the generator and whatever else needs oil.

Toyota is being flexible given the impending problems. I am extremely curious what GM will do if/when Dexos oils are scarce and dealers can’t get it. So far GM isn’t budging on Dexos certification. Uncharted waters here. Will dealers just pump in a synthetic blend Group II? How would GM...

Supertech ST3614 with Mobil 1 5w30 in summer of 2007 for my 2001 Saturn SL1. That was the first time I ever changed my oil. You never forget your first time. Hard to believe I've been on this site and changing my own oil for near 20 years. Time flies... If I remember correctly back then the...

I watched a bag of mulch slide off a pallet on a landscaping trailer yesterday on the highway. It slid across the road and I nearly hit it. One time I saw a ladder lying across two lanes of a highway.

Nice house . But what oil is in the generator?

$99,000 invested in the S&P 500 at 10% average returns over 28 years would have been over $1,400,000! Then holding on another 10 years and you’d have $3,600,000. You can’t put a price on having a paid off primary home but you can put a price on whether it’s a good long term investment to use...

I love my minivan because it not only hauls kids but with seats folded down/ removed can haul a bunch of stuff out of the weather. I know people don’t like minivans but they are super versatile.

Privatize the gains, socialize the losses. Haven't we all seen this enough to know this is how the game is played? As George Carlin said, "It's a big club, and you ain't in it." Money is a social construct. People trade their labor for money - that money should be honestly gotten and that...

My local dealer claims to only use Honda OEM oil on their website and it’s listed on the receipts. Wouldn’t surprise me if many claim to use it but actually don’t. Out of curiosity does your dealer list Honda oil on the invoice?

The report says Honda 0w20 - is that an assumption or does the dealer invoice say Honda Synthetic 0w20 oil? If the receipt is ambiguous as to brand I’d assume it could be anything. I follow the MM in my Honda and furthest I’ve gone is 7,503 miles on the dealer oil (invoices say Honda Synthetic...