Any thoughts on the "looming" motor oil shortage?

Trading a 'gasser' for a BEV isn't 'trading' as the word is commonly understood by normies.
It's more like taking a further loss on a vehicle that you're probably already underwater on.

You're at risk of paying thousands more for a car that you will save hundreds on in operating costs.
Pass.
I did the math on that once before.

Glad I topped off my oil change supplies before the story broke.
Our local Wally's motor oil shelves are starting to look like the water aisle the day before a hurricane.....

+1. I try to buy the 12q cardboard size since my truck has a 6.2q sump but I usually have to buy 2-5q jugs and recycle.....or reuse.
The only oil available in winebox containers is a non-synthetic.

 

I "was" doing a BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle) workflow, took a 10 litre gas can the near-to-me dealership; their service department would fill and I'd pay at the counter. I had a similar 5 liter container that I topped with a large funnel, which I caught drained oil with. I would walk that bottle down to a local quick-lube place that took waste oil, pour it out in their tank.

This made for NO oil-contam'd bottles.

Unfortunately, the dealership kept upping the price for their bulk oil, finally refused to sell me oil. So back to buying oil in bottles (currently Costco's 2-pack of 5 quart Kirkland brand), then putting waste oil in the empties,, dropping off at aforementioned quick-lube place.

But it irks.

 

worst comes to worst, don't change the oil