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Motor oil for 3800?



offroadfury6 said:
wow i think that 318 would be about near impossible to break down now lol...with rusted bolts and time...u'll break every single one...lol
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LOL, yeah I know! The SOB will not die! My dad and I have been waiting for something major to break on the motor for at least a decade, nothing yet! At this rate it may hit that 1,000,000 mile mark someday! IIRC, a 318 Dodge Van broke that 1,000,000 mile barrier several years ago. I remember reading about it somewhere. The 318 Chrysler motor is a damn good engine no doubt!
 
Thought the price of oil and likewise gas have come down over 50% from what they were in July or so, the cost of raw materials used in the production of motor oil has not budged. Im not sure how long it will take to trickle down to there and my suspicion will be that you wont see much of a reduction in price because they will want to hold onto all the profit margin they can.
 
SyntheticShield said:
Thought the price of oil and likewise gas have come down over 50% from what they were in July or so, the cost of raw materials used in the production of motor oil has not budged. Im not sure how long it will take to trickle down to there and my suspicion will be that you wont see much of a reduction in price because they will want to hold onto all the profit margin they can.
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My thought is that you won't see any decrease in price, for the most part, on motor oils. Possibly, you might see more promotions and sales, but no definitive price drop. Simply that the oil price is going to go back up. And with the volatile economy, no one knows when or how much. And since motor oil prices are a little slower to move than gas prices, the motor oil manufactures will simply hold prices steady. And since they have a fairly regular market, this won't hurt them much at all.
 


Zef_66 said:
My thought is that you won't see any decrease in price, for the most part, on motor oils. Possibly, you might see more promotions and sales, but no definitive price drop. Simply that the oil price is going to go back up.
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I dunno about that. Demand is WAY off/down. The so called experts arent projecting any increase in demand either even into next year. I dont think it will go down much more than it is. I think about $1.50/gal may be the floor on this one, if it goes any lower than that then I'll be surprised, but that will at least put us back in the ballpark of pre-Katrina levels which everyone said we would never get back to either.

It would be nice to see sub-dollar per gallon gas but that would take oil prices coming down in the $30/bbl range and that I dont see happening unless demand continues to decline.

Peoples mindsets towards big fuel hungry vehicles have changed finally and perhaps demand will stay low now or at least for an extended time.
 
I doubt it will stay low long. cause oil companies cutting production to raise prises plus ppl can afford more fuel now so they're spending more...IMO
 
offroadfury6 said:
I doubt it will stay low long. cause oil companies cutting production to raise prises plus ppl can afford more fuel now so they're spending more...IMO
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They arent spending more thats why demand is way down, even with the reduction in production not only from domestic refineries but also with supposedly reduced output from OPEC.

We have a rare combination that is so far keeping people from ramping back up demand.

1. The rejection of large fuel hungry vehicles like SUV's and such. That alone is major.

2. People have changed and adjusted their habits largely. Their mindsets have changed to find ways to reduce fuel consumption in the form of car pooling, buying more economical cars, telecommuting more, etc. Now, with prices dropping, those same people are equating the drop in oil and gas prices with their efforts. This reinforces the idea in their minds that they have played a role in this and perhaps even taken some satisfaction at the perception that they have 'stuck it to them', OPEC in some way by their efforts. THAT, people are not likely to give up very soon and that will help keep prices down some.

3. Couple all that with the economic situation and the fear of loosing a job or trying to hang on to a home that has adjusted in its interest rate, even if people wanted to get out and drive again they are tempered in doing so in trying to hang onto what they can financially.

The longer this continues the more these mindsets are going to be fixed in people's minds and the more the efforts will continue and the more it will help keep prices down.

I dont think we will see oil prices going up much if at all because of the economic situation. There might be some spikes here and there because large organizations like airlines are going to be stocking up and hedging against future prices by buying oil now on futures trading, much the way Southwest Airlines did a few years ago just before Katrina. They bought LARGE supplies of fuel prior to the price spike and was not hit with the fuel costs that other airlines were. So I think the other airlines have learned from that and will try and stock up as it were now and those kinds of purchases in those kinds of volumes will artificially spike prices.

For the most part I believe the prices will stay under $2/gal for now. But once the economy starts to rebound and people start driving more, I believe the mindset has changed in such a way that they will be hitting the road in much more fuel efficient vehicles and that will help keep demand lower than it has been.
 
well another thing you should add synthetic, its winter time although their will be more traffic due to holiday seasons, people tend not to go out as much. cause well its winter! everybody likes to go out on a summer afternoon.
 


Thats definitely a factor to be sure. I just dont think it will have the impact it has in times past, but as with every such prediction, it remains to be seen.
 
Unfortunately my fuel use from Nov-Feb is higher than usual. Trips home (Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Year, b-day in Feb), more running out to get stuff for the holidays, etc.

Still, taking all that into consideration in the last year I have only put on 7k miles on my car. I don't make much of a dent. :cool:

That's a huge drop from the 15k a year I was doing prior to enlisting.
 
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