Why did the major brands price suddenly go up?

[Chris142]

Around here at every store the major brands like Pennz, Castrol, Valvoline, Mobil and QS have suddenly gone up $1.00 per qt.

Was $3.29/qt last week and is $4.29/qt this week.

Synthetice have gone up too. Mobil-1 in all flavors is $8/qt now.

 

[Steve S]

cause they can !!!!

 

[aquariuscsm]

I think pyb at Autozone yesterday was $4 and some change a quart. I went there to grab a bottle of Lexol.

 

[Chris142]

The $2 bottles of oil @ Big lots is looking better all the time. It's SM and made by Warren.

 

[beast3300]

This is a good question. Only thing I can guess is the oil companies are gearing up for increased travels.

 

[prax]

I thought this post was interesting.

Originally Posted By: zddp77
...All the big name lube makers had an increase on 3-1-2010 and another one is comming at the end of the summer


https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/posts/1823725/

 

[tenderloin]

Chris142 Your Apple valley Walmart has/had 5 qt jugs of Mi 5w30 Truck and SUV for $15

 

[2oldtommy]

Subscribe to George Gils Lube Reports. (Sorry my skills can't offer a link). This weekly email tracks all the changes in the lube oil industry and weekly prices of base oils grp's I thru III+.---- Oldtommy

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

I don't know, could it be that the price of crude oil went up to close to 85 bucks a barrel?

Maybe it affected the price of gasoline as well?

 

[Chris142]

Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
I don't know, could it be that the price of crude oil went up to close to 85 bucks a barrel?

Maybe it affected the price of gasoline as well?
Last year (or was it 2 years ago?)when gas went crazy high up to $5 a gallon oil didn't go up any.

 

[simple_gifts]

I think GTX hi-mileage was $5.29/qt at AAP.

 

[chet2]

oil went up to $84 a barrel last week

 

[tig1]

Bought 5 qts of M1 5-30EP and M1 filter for $32.99 at AAP today.

 

[Ben99GT]

Originally Posted By: Chris142
Around here at every store the major brands like Pennz, Castrol, Valvoline, Mobil and QS have suddenly gone up $1.00 per qt.


Reformulating early for GF-5?

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Originally Posted By: Chris142
Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
I don't know, could it be that the price of crude oil went up to close to 85 bucks a barrel?

Maybe it affected the price of gasoline as well?
Last year (or was it 2 years ago?)when gas went crazy high up to $5 a gallon oil didn't go up any.


2 years ago oil topped out at 146/barrel. While unleaded gas won't trade in unison with crude oil, the correlation is almost identical mitigated by inventory status of each commodity.

 

[Jehartley]

Oil prices are the same here...haven't went up.