What's in your stash? 2019 Edition (include price per quart!)

[1JZ_E46]

Originally Posted by JohnnyJohnson
Well seriously the only thing I buy is in one gallon and five quart Jugs. I don't have much interest in quart prices. I have one NAPA full synthetic that I got a case of for $2.99 a quart.


Same. What I meant by "post price per quart" was to just calculate the effective price per quart regardless of jug size.

 

[CT8]

I don't do stashses because what happens whenthe new gretest oil comes out on the market? What then.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

Originally Posted by CT8
I don't do stashses because what happens whenthe new gretest oil comes out on the market? What then.


New Oils like Mobil 1 AP or Valvoline Modern Engine at a $20 increase a Jug? I'll keep my stash!

 

[Revving2Redline]

Redline 0w20 @ 12.49 from Summit Racing with 6 months zero interest on 100.00 or more. Pretty easy to do and no membership dues.

20 qts redline 0w20
1 bottle redline si-1
1 archoil 9100
1 qt redline 5w20
8 qt castrol transmax cvt
Oh check out what I found also. Redline 0w20 Dexos also. I think Aquarius commented about only using the flagship line in products like these. It's roughly five dollars less than the big boy oil so it's not something I would be interested in. Having Dexos labels doesn't give me any confidence either as we see every day how much of a failure GM and UAW are.

 

[240_Ed]

5l Fuchs Titan GT1 Pro C3 5w30
5l Shell Helix Ultra HX8 ECT 5w40
4l Petronas Syntium 3000E 5w40
5l Total Quartz 9000 Future NFC 5w30

4l of leftovers from previous oil changes on the 240. It takes exactly 4 litres and never consumes any so I usually end up with one left over from a 5l bottle. This brew will go into it at the next change.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

1 jug each of Rotella Gas Truck 0W20 & 5W20, $13.97 each
2 jugs RGT 5W30, $13.97 each
1 jug of old-school PP 10W30, $10
2 quarts of 10-year old PP 10W30, $3.97 each
8 jugs PUP 5W20, $14.97 each
2 jugs PUP 5W30, $14.97 each
9 jugs PP Euro 0W40, $7 each
2 2.5 gallon jugs Delo XLE 10W30, $13 each
1 gallon Delo XLE, $4
5L Motul 4100 Power 15W50, $16.95
5L Ravenol DXG pseudo-D1G2, FREE (Amazon gift credits)
5 gallon jugs of Valvoline Maxlife ATF, $17 each

 

[Capt]

-6 quarts peak full syn 5w-30 ~2.50 per Q

-13 quarts pp high mileage 10w-30 .18 cents per Q (rebate)

-1 gallon bombardier marine 25w-40 $1.75p per Q

-6 quarts delo 10w-30 $1 per Q

-5 gallons delo 5w-40 $2 per Q

-6 quarts mobil super 10w-30 $ -.20c~ per (rebate)

All of above purchased on clearance DG, WM & AAP

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted by kschachn
Originally Posted by maxdustington
This thread is worthless without pics. I want to see a shelf so stacked it is buckling!



Professor Euler...his column buckling model was one of my banes at university, but I aced the exam.

All of those vertical columns with no diagonal bracing in the longitudinal plane have always made me tread carfully in the highbay pallet racking.

As soon as a single column gets an eccentric load (tap from the fork), the columns simply buckle.

Grab a plastic ruler, stand it on it's end and apply finger pressure and notice that it's very strong...put light finger pressure in the middle, on the flat, and watch how as soon as an eccentric load is applied the ruler wants to buckle.

 

[kschachn]

Or a simple aluminum soda or beer can. It can support your entire body weight as long as the side wall isn't dented. All it takes is a tiny dent or crease and it collapses.

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted by CT8
I don't do stashses because what happens whenthe new gretest oil comes out on the market? What then.


Yes I agree, and was down to top-up inventory, then I caved again....relatives turned up in a car with no oil...I bought some for the shed Justin style (Justin Case)

I got 2x4L of Valvoline semi synth mairine 10W40 for $10/4L.

Then I broke...
10L Magnatec 5W40 DX (Dexos 2) - 10L $80
6L Penrite 5W40 Enviro (Dexos 2) - was 2 x 6L for $100...bought 2, used 1,
8L Havoline LE 5W40 (Dexos 2) - buy by the litre on my fuel card in prep for next service (Colorado is a Lease)
7L Delvac MX City Logisctics 10W30 - got the lot for $25.
3L Nulon 25W60 - not really part of stash, I use it as an "additive" because it's thick and has loads of zinc (but a low ash level) ($30)

 

[blupupher]

0w-20
Pennzoil High Mileage - 16
Mobil 1 AFE - 5
Castrol Magnatec - 6

5w-20
Valvoline High Mileage - 10
Castrol Magnatec -12

SAE 30
Valvoline WB - 2

5w-30
Valvoline Synpower - 5

10w-30
Pennzoil Platinum HM - 10
Pennzoil Platinum - 25
Castrol Magnatec - 8
Delo 400 XLE -2

5w-40
Rotella T6 - 16

15w-40
Peak Blue-Def Syn-Blend - 22

Total Quarts - 112
Average cost per qt - $1.18

Originally Posted by maxdustington
This thread is worthless without pics. I want to see a shelf so stacked it is buckling! ....


My shelves were sagging, but I reinforced them with more wood. I had to replace one complete shelf in the past because it cracked.
I moved them to the shorter shelves since those are much less likely to bend.
Here is where they used to be, you can see the shelf on the top I had to replace, as well as the thicker reinforcement that was really needed.
This was back when I had 33 gallons of oil (I think this was my highest).

Originally Posted by CT8
I don't do stashses because what happens whenthe new gretest oil comes out on the market? What then.

For one, I don't beleive an a "new greatest oil". Second, if that point did ever come, I would keep using an oil that does what is supposed to for 1/5 or less the price.

SN will be relevant for the next 10+ years for most vehicles on the road, except for TGDI engines, which I have no plans to own any time in the next decade.
If you get a new car every 3 years it could possibly become an issue, but every vehicle I change oil on is fine with even SM oil, some even SJ, so SN/SN+ will be just fine for me for a long time.

It also depends on how many vehicles, oil capacity, and the OCI. If you have one vehicle and do 1-2 oil changes a year with 4qts per change, then yeah, a 100+ qt stash makes no sense, but some change a lot of oil.
I use around 45-50 qts a year on the 7 vehicles I regularly change on, so my "huge" stash is barely 2 years worth.

 

[Kestas]

The collapse in that video should qualify for a mega-engineering disaster. As Shannow hints, it should never have happened and it should be presented to the engineering community for study.

 

[WiskyBadger]

Originally Posted by Kestas
90 qts @ $1.70 - Valvoline Synpower 5W-30

Wish I could find a deal like that!

 

[DirectRejection]

Five 5 quart jugs Pennzoil Gold 0W20...$3.64 per quart.

The stylish gold cap...gotta have it.

 

[OVERKILL]

No idea on what I paid, as I stock up whenever I see a deal.

Present stash:

12L Mobil 1 FS 0w-40
10L Castrol Edge 0w-40
12L Ravenol SSL 0w-40
12L Motul Eco-nergy 0w-30
8.8L Mobil Delvac 1 ESP 5w-40

And then we get into the spares:
5L M1 AFE 0w-30
5L M1 AFE 0w-20
3L Castrol Edge 0w-20
1L Pennzoil Ultra Euro 5w-40
1 Quart AMSOIL AZO 0w-30

 

[Patman]

30L of Mobil 1 ESP Formula 5w30 (most of it bought at $11.93 CDN each but I also got a lot of Canadian Tire money which allowed some of these to be free)
Four 5L jugs of Castrol 0w40 (some at $25.99 and some at $26.99)
One 5L jug of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w20 (paid $32)

 

[parshisa]

PPPP 0w20 2x5qt jug (2.8$/qt)
PPPP 5w30 1x5qt jug (2.8/qt)
PPPP 5w30 6x1qt (1.5$/qt)
Mobil 1 5w20 AP 2x5qt (10$/jug)
Amsoil 5w30 SS 6x1qt (9$/qt)
Honda MTF 2x1qt (7.80/qt)
Honda ATF DW1 7x1qt (7.50$/qt)

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted by Kestas
The collapse in that video should qualify for a mega-engineering disaster. As Shannow hints, it should never have happened and it should be presented to the engineering community for study.

And published as a case study of what not to do.

 

[69Torino]

Just today I won a case of 12 quarts of Country Mark 5w-30 syn blend and a 2.5 gallon jug of Glysophate (Roundup) herbicide in a silent auction at a 4-H livestock show. My winning bid.... a whole $5. Makes the oil about 42 cents a quart, and the herbicide free. The herbicide is $40 at Rural King. I win?

 

[69Torino]

I may also add that I picked up a 5 gallon pail of Rotella T4 15W-40 at Walmart on Monday for $15. I'm doing pretty good lately. Wife is elated.