Okay - the simple answer is to minimize engine wear in our automobiles and make them last longer. That is at least easy to rationalize. However . . . . do you remember when . . .
-- Auto manufacturers recommended oil changes every 5,000 miles?
-- Technology & quality improvements caused manufacturers to raise the 5,000 to 6,000 miles?
-- More technology & quality improvements caused manufacturers to raise the 6,000 to 7,500 miles?
Well, I do. It was called the '60s & '70s. So where did we go wrong in this country? It is difficult to imagine that we have worse technology & quality today than we did in the '60s & '70s - don't we purport to be world leaders in technology & quality? That being the case, why are we now pushed to change our oil every 3,000 miles? If we went back to changing oil at 6,000 mile intervals, how many fewer barrels of oil would we need to import? Really - think about it -
-- Auto manufacturers recommended oil changes every 5,000 miles?
-- Technology & quality improvements caused manufacturers to raise the 5,000 to 6,000 miles?
-- More technology & quality improvements caused manufacturers to raise the 6,000 to 7,500 miles?
Well, I do. It was called the '60s & '70s. So where did we go wrong in this country? It is difficult to imagine that we have worse technology & quality today than we did in the '60s & '70s - don't we purport to be world leaders in technology & quality? That being the case, why are we now pushed to change our oil every 3,000 miles? If we went back to changing oil at 6,000 mile intervals, how many fewer barrels of oil would we need to import? Really - think about it -
HOW MANY FEWER BARRELS OF OIL WOULD WE NEED TO IMPORT?
I'll just let that question linger without an answer - but please do think about it. And while you are at it, think about this one, too:
WHY HAVE WE CHOSEN TO BE A WORLD LEADER IN OIL IMPORTS INSTEAD OF TECHNOLOGY & QUALITY?
Who is gaining through this choice? The general American public? I think not.
