Stocking up on Post Katrina Mobil 1

[Winston]

So, I was at Costco the other day and there was a lady loading up her Jeep liberty with about 30 (6qt) cases of Mobil 1 10W30 and 5W30. It appeared to be the post Katrina stuff. Does she know something we don't know? Is Mobil 1 Post Katrina the new GC?

 

[wavinwayne]

She knows.................Go to DEFCON 1

 

[brianl703]

She might have been buying it for business use.

 

[Crack_Tan]

Considering I've been stocking up on four-to-five quarts per week of the pre-Katrina Mobil 1, this is not something I want to hear about.

Seriously though, the only place I can now get API-badged Mobil 1 is at a new Advanced Auto about fifteen miles from me. Everyone else is either stocking the new stuff (Advanced, Autozone, Pepboys) or has empty shelves (Walmart). The 5w-30 grade (both Mobil 1 and Castrol Syntec) is really depleted at just about everywhere I shop.

 

[lukey]

Go to the VOA thread about Katrina blend Mobil 1
5w-30. It appears to be ABOUT the same as the
Pre-Katrina oil with some small differences.
Will it be in short supply in the future?
Jeez I hope not!

Lukey

 

[Eddie]

I'm not going crazy about this. I have two oil changes ahead or about 10,000 miles worth. I seriouly doubt that Katrina oil would kill any engine. It may reduce my engine life from 250,000 miles to 245,000 though.

 

[Cutehumor]

good thing I have 108 qts of oil in my oil shrine. I'm good for 3-4 years.

 

[T-Keith]

She probably owns a small store or business like a garage. Lots of small stores buy their oil at places like Wal-mart, Costcp, ect, then resell it at a higher cost.

 

[Eddie]

WOW; before these really large stashes of oil are used up we will have a new set of specs and better oils availiable. I'm glad I have only one year of stock ahead.

 

[Gary Allan]

Yes, we could be stocking up on 486SX25 cpu's.

 

[Big O Dave]

With the advent and widespread distribution of FTBO's, our stashes will likely be obsolete. Better not do long OCI's! Use the stuff now, prepare for cheap base oils that surpass PAO's in quality!