Stocking Up On Motor Oil

[TheMAN]

I ordered two 5 quart jugs of Idemitsu IFG3 0W20 off Amazon in late May. Then a 1 quart bottle of it on June 1st. By the 2nd week of June, the prices for a single 5 quart jug and a 1 quart bottle increased from $38 to 42.49 and $13.99 to $15.89 respectively. No price changes yet to the multi packs though, but I wouldn't be surprised if it eventually happens, which is why I ordered a 2 pack 1 quart bottles after the price increase. Those quart bottles are for top up oil

Our car that's left at the 2nd home out of state is getting close to the time for an oil change, so I stocked up on 4 quarts of Mobil1 ESP 0W30 soon after the war started because I had a feeling the prices will go up. No regrets doing the same thing with the Idemitsu lol

 

[TheMAN]

Reminds me of Covid toilet paper.

For the privileged, Toto made a killing selling Washlets during covid lol

But I imported much cheaper and better JDM versions before covid, so I was good lol

 

[Japanese]

Reminds me of Covid toilet paper.

With the difference that the Covid toilet paper hype was a total hoax and its price never went up where the base oil shortage is real and the price went up just a couple of months after we were warned.

Also, the motor oil prices are expected to go up again in recent future. They always practice two smaller price increases within 6 minths or so vs one single big price increase.

 

[facility1]

Partly GREED and part supply chain issues = price increase for the consumer, if you are not stocked up now, do so, while you can still get what you want.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Yesterday at local Walmart. I usually don't see VRP in stock, so maybe the price is slowing down people buying it.