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DRoc7822 · 07-23-2010, 01:20 AM

They always used the 3000 miles or 3 months thing for oil changes. Its a marketing ploy that was instituted way back in the day. It made sure that oil change shops/dealerships had enough business each month to keep operating. I have owned 4-5 vehicles by now... and I have never changed the oil every 3 months or 3k miles. Cause if I did... Id be broke all the time lol. Your gonna be fine if you change the oil every 5k miles regardless of how you drive the car. I mean its not like the 370's engine is some sort of marvel that no other engine has. Its an engine and will most likely conform to the same practices as other engines. I think maybe thats why the service manager/dealership was against giving you an oil change. Its because it just didnt need it and was a waste (in a sense) of resources and materials. And the dealership is gonna look at the mileage prolly rather than going by months if something did happen that cause oil starvation or something related. I dont mean to be rude or demeaning, but I really think your taking this whole maintenance/oil thing to an extreme when it doesnt need to be. Thats my .02 cents.

07-23-2010, 01:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
DRoc7822 Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 67 Drives: 08 Mazdaspeed 3 Rep Power: 364	They always used the 3000 miles or 3 months thing for oil changes. Its a marketing ploy that was instituted way back in the day. It made sure that oil change shops/dealerships had enough business each month to keep operating. I have owned 4-5 vehicles by now... and I have never changed the oil every 3 months or 3k miles. Cause if I did... Id be broke all the time lol. Your gonna be fine if you change the oil every 5k miles regardless of how you drive the car. I mean its not like the 370's engine is some sort of marvel that no other engine has. Its an engine and will most likely conform to the same practices as other engines. I think maybe thats why the service manager/dealership was against giving you an oil change. Its because it just didnt need it and was a waste (in a sense) of resources and materials. And the dealership is gonna look at the mileage prolly rather than going by months if something did happen that cause oil starvation or something related. I dont mean to be rude or demeaning, but I really think your taking this whole maintenance/oil thing to an extreme when it doesnt need to be. Thats my .02 cents. Last edited by DRoc7822; 07-23-2010 at 01:27 AM.