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Originally Posted by The Stig?
Hi,
Coming from Germany, I was quite surprised when I saw the differences in Oil Change Intervals between the States and Germany for the same oils/cars/manufacturers!
Here it's recommended to have around 5000 mls intervals, whereas in Germany, the manufacturers even go up to 12,500 to 19,000 mls for the same oils as they are used here in the States...
...but there is also a huge difference in oil prices - when I pay her for my Z06 $100 for an Oil Change/Inspection, in Germany, I pay around $35 for one quart of oil...
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That's people drinking the Jiffy Lube Kool Aid ... 3k mile change intervals.
For "normal" driving and "normal" cars ... if people followed the maker's recommendations ... should be 7.5k mi or more interval - or based on oil life indicator (commonly up to 12k miles)
But ... we on this Forum are not "normal" :pp: ... so the more anal of us err on the side of more frequent changes ... and many do it themselves ... leading to many posts on the long-running thread "Lifting for Oil Changes" ... :bang:
