RN> Like the '55 Chevy, the 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much
 RN> History  

:LOL: i never heard that 3000 mile "rule" until in the last 15 or
so years... maybe 20... but still... our older vehicles we had? we never
followed that rule... we changed it when it was really dirty and black and
sometimes we even tasted it to determine if it needed changing...

my '79 toyota celica has gone a LOT more than 3000 miles before changing
the oil... i remember at one time it was more like 12000 or maybe even
15000 and that was with a lot of long road miles on it... sure, i'd change
the filter and add a quart every few months or so but geez...

marketing has really made folk do some really silly things ;)

and that celica? it is sitting out here under the shelter gathering dust,
right now but waiting for a good rebuild to take place... no, not because
of the "lack of oil changes" but because it has been sitting for
some 10+ years... it is an antique, ya know? ;)

)\/(ark