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Old 04-09-2007, 03:29 PM   #1
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My dealership "suggested" oil changes every 3,000 miles despite what the service manual says. Think about that.
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this idea of every 3000 miles is still being thrown around as a marketing ploy for companies like jiffy lube. less frequent oil changes = less business for them, so they are still advertising 3000 mile oil changes for every car, regardless of what the manual says.

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My dealership "suggested" oil changes every 3,000 miles despite what the service manual says. Think about that.
perfect examples, I do think the whole 3000 mile thing is to keep dependance on oil in general, it's like they are slingin crack
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