It's nice that gasoline prices have dropped but I went into a Shucks Auto yesterday and put two 12 quart cases of oil up on the counter (one 30wt and one 40wt ) and was told that it was going to be $98 for the pair! I was stunned. Each case held 12 quarts so for my $98 (pretax) I was getting 24 qts at $4.08/qt or $16.33/gallon!!! I carried the two cases back over and replaced them and then asked the clerk what was the cheaperst oil I could get out the door with and I end up buying two 5 qt containers for $12.99 each which works out to $2.60/qt or $10.39/gal. So, my question is this: Now that gasoline prices have come back down to under $2/gal., what's with motor oil prices still being up over $10/gal? My uncharitable thought is that places like Shucks were quick to raise their oil prices last summer when oil prices peaked. But, they've been damn slow to lower them back down again. And, isn't motor oil like 30wt & 40wt easier to produce than, say, gasoline? If that's true, you'd think it would be cheaper than gasoline.
Dennis Gallagher '85 & '86 CB700SC Seattle -----Original Message----- From: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Sande Sent: 02 December, 2008 06:38 To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day As the prices keep dropping, all I can think of is "ok, what's the catch?". $1.90 here in South Central WA state. On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:52 AM, Mark Hasslinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In the city it was as low as $1.69 over the weekend. But out here, a mere 15 minutes, it's a dime higher. Stockpile it if you can... L0L --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Chaplain Dominick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Chaplain Dominick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Didn't think I'd see the day To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 7:49 AM I paid $1.53 on Sat 11/29 in Wythville VA of RT77.... On Nov 5, 10:14 am, NytWing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gas prices here in Iowa, UNDER $2.00 a gallon. My local station has > it at $1.97.... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
