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I learned that "trick" from a cab-driver/fleet mechanic...

...change the filter religiously, and the oil only every so often (like second/third/fourth interval). And cabs take a lot of abuse--mostly in-city driving, and hours spent idling just to keep the heat/AC running while parked outside of the airport, convention center or hotels.

I still don't know why auto manufacturers don't go with the "standards" used by heavy equipment manufacturers--hours, rather than miles. In heavy urban traffic, an hour of operation may be <2 miles. On the highway, an hour of operation may be 80+ miles. There's a huge difference in hours of operation between 3K miles at 2-5 mph, or 3K miles at 70-80 mph.

My equipment--front-end loader, Bobcat, tractors, and generator--all have hour meters upon which the maintenance schedule is based.

With more and more hybrids on the road, this is perhaps even more significant. Theoretically, with a plug-in hybrid, you could (depending on range and driving habits), drive it for days, weeks, or months without ever running the ICE engine--but the vehicle is still racking-up miles.


"And today is for sale and it's all you can afford. Buy your own admission. The whole things got you bored. Well the Lord chooses the good ones, and the bad ones use the Lord"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP


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