Originally Posted by Wolf359
Originally Posted by domer10
Pointless, unless you have 3-4 cars you are changing oil for yearly, otherwise why people want to take up space for oil that they know will and always be a sale. I'll buy oil for my change and for one more, because I know 1) it will be on sale again within months let alone the year. 2) New products I may want to try that are out and or coming out. 3) And so I do not have to come on here and ask if my oil is still good, and or complain that there is something clinging to the bottom of jug after sitting for 2 years.
When I see all these so called big scores and "stashes" I laugh, because that oil will either be cheaper at some point and or same price again, and you are just taking up more space and adding clutter. Let the stores take up your space, but by all means if you get a kick staring at bunch of bottles taking up space have at it. If your so obsessed with oil, one would assume you would be the opposite, and want to not be tied to having the exact same oil for years and want to experiment or try different oils.
And now during times like this, that same oil is just going to be had for cheaper a majority of time, if no one is driving no need to change oil. So that big oil stash you are staring at is or will be cheaper again.
This would be true aside from the fact that there are always clearances and deals don't always come around again. Going way back, there was deals for QSUD where it was free, free Nextgen oil for a long time and then tons of AZ clearance oil at the end of the year, different types of oils each time. I regret now not cleaning out a store that had 30+ quarts of Castrol 0w30. At the time I figured I had enough. Now it's discontinued never to be seen again. I still have some Castrol 0w40. They clearance out different oils every year. Last few years there hasn't been anything on sale that I could use. Case in point now is the Mobil 1 rebate, it was $12 last year, now it's $10 so it's worse than last year, limit 2 instead of 4 like last year.
But you don't think that all these oils will be cheaper when the next gens of oil are getting released. Every manufacturer is going to need make more room for product roll outs. And as far as limits just take your wife or friend with you then. And sure if you know beforehand a oil is getting discontinued and you like it that much sure! Stock up. But I just like to switch it up every now and then, if a new product peaks my interest....and if I really like it, like I said I will buy enough for 2 changes. Because I know like clockwork Canadian tire every few months has their sale on that oil again, or will buy the time I'm through my two changes. Otherwise saving a extra 1-2 dollars a qt is not worth me hoarding it and occupying a whack of space in my garage. I'm not that into saving a few bucks to have 50 bottles weather single qts or jugs lingering around.
And I bet you a majority of people just end up changing it early anyway, out of boredom and easy access to it. So did you really save? I know I do and that's only having a few oil changes on hand sometimes.