Any thoughts on the "looming" motor oil shortage?

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  1. Stevewoods

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    Toying with idea of buying enough now to get through two oil changes -- 10 quarts

    But that makes me feel like one of "those" people and no did not hoard toilet paper during the pandemic.
     
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    I, always, keep a few extra jugs of oil in the garage but, so far, haven't seen anywhere with empty oil shelves. I am sad my local Walmart has torn apart all of the displays with their oil filters...I was going to pick up a few spare YZZN1's and YZZA4's for my Toyota's. (Hopefully they are just replacing the shelves and not getting rid of the filters.)

    Just ignore those peddling their "fear p@rn"

    "Don't sweat the small stuff....and everything is small stuff"
     
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    Sorry.

    Better to keep this all on the post mentioned above