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Old 03-21-2012, 02:00 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Seems like a false economy, unless you do an awful lot of driving. I probably drive the Insight about 8K miles/year these days, and the recommended oil change interval is 7500. Besides, 2.5 quarts of 0W20 synthetic at about $6/qt, plus the filter runs to about $20, or 5 gallons of gas these days.
15,000 miles a year isn't exactly high mileage so I imagine many people would be in the position to justify a bi-annual oil change.

It was a speculative question anyway.
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