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She only drove 3000 miles per year?

hef19898 3y ago
Oil changes are what, every 30k km for new cars? Totally possible to not have a single service or oil change in two years.
- ghaff 3y ago
  You should probably get it changed once a year--although it also probably isn't some grave error to let it go a couple years if you haven't been putting a lot of miles on.
  - hef19898 3y ago
    OEM maintenance manuals for wvery newish car I had, across miltiple brands, since MY 2008 an initial service interval of 3 years, and then 30,000 km or two years. Yearly oil changes stopped being a thing in the 90s, unless we talk about heavy use and / or harsh environments.
    - Tempest1981 3y ago
      Although check the definition of "heavy use" -- it may include commuting during rush hour.
      - hef19898 3y ago
        Heavy use: really bad roads, dust, pulling heavy loads, very high temperatures, track use (high speed on motorways is different), very high milage... Your daily communte is not heavy use, unless it is through Sahara or something...
        vel0city 3y ago
        According to my manual (a Hyundai), some of the "severe" usages which suggest a quicker oil change interval are: - repeated short distance driving - extended periods of idling or low peed operation - more than 50% driving in heavy city traffic during hot weather above 90F If you've got a commute in heavy traffic in a Southern US state or just a really short commute of only a few miles where you're not really getting things well up to temp, its pretty easy to hit these "severe" situations.
- pvaldes 3y ago
  It depends on the type of oil, but is either Km or time, what happens first
kelnos 3y ago
I own my car, and that's about how much I drive; less, actually, I think. Not having a daily commute and mostly only using the car for longer trips (I live in a walkable city with decent transit) helps. It's nice to have a lower insurance rate for driving much less, too. I've considered it might be overall cheaper ditching the car and renting (or ubering, which I do sometimes) when I need one, but I value having the car ready to go at an unplanned moment's notice. And I just prefer having my own car that I'm familiar and comfortable with.
- ghaff 3y ago
  I'm only about 5,000 miles these days and I don't even live in a city. No commute. Don't drive into the city all that often. Take long weekend trips of up to maybe high triple digits miles--but, again, not that frequently. But absolutely could not live where I do without my own car.

hef19898 3y ago

Oil changes are what, every 30k km for new cars? Totally possible to not have a single service or oil change in two years.

ghaff 3y ago
You should probably get it changed once a year--although it also probably isn't some grave error to let it go a couple years if you haven't been putting a lot of miles on.
- hef19898 3y ago
  OEM maintenance manuals for wvery newish car I had, across miltiple brands, since MY 2008 an initial service interval of 3 years, and then 30,000 km or two years. Yearly oil changes stopped being a thing in the 90s, unless we talk about heavy use and / or harsh environments.
  - Tempest1981 3y ago
    Although check the definition of "heavy use" -- it may include commuting during rush hour.
    - hef19898 3y ago
      Heavy use: really bad roads, dust, pulling heavy loads, very high temperatures, track use (high speed on motorways is different), very high milage... Your daily communte is not heavy use, unless it is through Sahara or something...
      - vel0city 3y ago
        According to my manual (a Hyundai), some of the "severe" usages which suggest a quicker oil change interval are: - repeated short distance driving - extended periods of idling or low peed operation - more than 50% driving in heavy city traffic during hot weather above 90F If you've got a commute in heavy traffic in a Southern US state or just a really short commute of only a few miles where you're not really getting things well up to temp, its pretty easy to hit these "severe" situations.
pvaldes 3y ago
It depends on the type of oil, but is either Km or time, what happens first

kelnos 3y ago

I own my car, and that's about how much I drive; less, actually, I think. Not having a daily commute and mostly only using the car for longer trips (I live in a walkable city with decent transit) helps. It's nice to have a lower insurance rate for driving much less, too. I've considered it might be overall cheaper ditching the car and renting (or ubering, which I do sometimes) when I need one, but I value having the car ready to go at an unplanned moment's notice. And I just prefer having my own car that I'm familiar and comfortable with.

ghaff 3y ago
I'm only about 5,000 miles these days and I don't even live in a city. No commute. Don't drive into the city all that often. Take long weekend trips of up to maybe high triple digits miles--but, again, not that frequently. But absolutely could not live where I do without my own car.