When I got my first car (the late 1960s) the rule was that you changed your motor oil every three thousand miles. But we didn't drive much back then, did we? There were no 60-mile daily commutes. And oil prices were low considering that the price of a gallon of gas was under 30-cents.
I remember when Mobil 1 synthetic oil first hit the market in the early 1980s and we were all excited about going 7500 miles between oil changes.
Today oil change recommendations are all over the map. The window sticker that my shop puts on my car says 3,000 miles but my car manufacturer suggests 6-8,000 miles.
I know that consumers don't rush to pay for an oil change when it costs $40 or more to fill the gas tank.
So how often do you change your oil and what recommendation do you follow?