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Jezza_Belle  Title: =^.^=
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Registered: 2001-2-24 02:29:30
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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12 months since last oil change. |
ArchrikerHG posted:
I don't change mine but about once a year...but I also don't drive very often.
I take it to a car dealership around here that does it for $12, plus checking fluids and topping them off if they aren't too low for nothing extra...takes like 20 minutes, and they have a nice waiting room with a big screen tv and vending machines 
I used to help my Dad change the oil sometimes in my old truck or his vehicles (he still does his own and my Mom's), but I'd rather just spend $12...can hardly buy the oil for that.
That's why I have mine done, I use a coupon and it's always cheaper than doing it myself, and I don't have to deal with recycling the oil myself.
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WhipSmack  Posts: 358
Registered: 2001-1-8 19:15:50
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Date Posted:
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Sith is right about one thing. Changing oil on a low clearance car isn't worth the effort. I wish I could just crawl under there and do it myself without a stinking jack. I might just dig a 6 foot pit some day and have the poor mans lift.
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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12 months since last oil change. |
I had read recently that the prevailing wisdom of changing your oil every 3000 miles is no longer necessary on newer cars. It's closer to 7500 miles, and up to 15000 or so if you use synthetic oil. For people like me and my wife, that average LESS than 10000 miles per year, this could mean an oil change just once a year. We also keep those little clear stickers in our window to remind us when the next change is supposed to happen, and we talk to each other about making an oil change visit when the due date or mileage is close. We go to the nearby oil change shop because our HOA doesn't like you changing your oil on your driveway where the risk of contamination exists.
As for the responsibility portion, if it's *her* car and she expects him to be changing her oil, she should at least be talking with him about it and not just assuming that he's done it for her without her knowledge. Of course, if Sith decides to be generous one day and just up and changes it, he should tell her so she knows it's been done. A good relationship is all about communication.
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Sith_Mauler Posts: 1,851
Registered: 2002-12-21 13:40:03
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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12 months since last oil change. |
I asked a simple question and she tried to flip it around on me, that is what got me going(nevermind the fact I was spun up due to another short staffed day at work).
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pkhere Title: Yes, they are real
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Registered: 2003-9-4 16:38:32
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Date Posted:
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her car...her responsibility
/shrug
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Banelord_FF Title: Cunstrukshen Werker
Posts: 321
Registered: 2002-1-3 14:33:41
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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pkhere posted:
her car...her responsibility
/shrug
This.
My wife keeps track of her mileage in her car, I might drive it once a week so she knows she needs to keep track of when it needs an oil change. I have long since stopped crawling under cars to change the oil and then dispose of it. I'll pay someone else to deal with that hassle.
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Reapist Title: Official ACF HIOFI Poster
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Registered: 2001-12-20 03:56:16
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Date Posted:
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WhipSmack posted:
If it was synthetic the car should be fine. Most women want nothing to do with car maintenance. IMO it's the mans job to get it done.
And you don't think this is sexist?
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pkhere Title: Yes, they are real
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Registered: 2003-9-4 16:38:32
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Date Posted:
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12 months since last oil change. |
he probably keeps his wife in the kitchen too!
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cabbyman Posts: 441
Registered: 2003-1-6 07:48:53
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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pkhere posted:
her car...her responsibility
/shrug
This changes completely when you're married and financially obligated to fix a family car whether it's yours or hers.
Bottom line is if your ass is on the line to fix it if it breaks then you should keep an eye on it. Being right is not as satisfying when you're dirt broke.
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Registered: 2002-5-29 21:46:17
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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they arent married tho
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