At the beginning of spring last year, I paid $8 a quart for AFT +4 at a local parts store ($6 a qt at a local farm store but I needed it then). Last week I paid $8 a quart at our local farm store (over $10 at the parts store). I could have bought as much as I wanted at either place.

At this point in time, there is no single go to store to buy everything. Nor is there any single store to get the best price on any one item all the time. It really is a who has the best deal going on, day to day now.

Case in point, Mobil blended 10 W 30 in a 5qt jug at Rock Auto came out to just under $4 a quart including tax and shipping and was delivered to my door in 2 days. The best price anywhere locally is nearly $6 a quart (+tax), buying 5 quarts in any combination. Same deal with the Wix oil filter for my 3.9, with shipping, RA was over a buck less expensive for the same filter without tax or shipping. Next time it might be the other way around.

If your watching your cash flow, shopping around pays pretty well these days.