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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months ago

Why Maintaining A Gas Car Sucks Compared To An Electric Car

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Owning gas cars means dealing with frequent oil changes & maintenance issues, leading to time, cost & reliability concerns versus EVs.
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    Toyota vehicles where 0W20 is required have a 10K mile oil change interval. The rest are all 5K.

    https://support.toyota.com/s/article/What-are-the-oil-chan-7604?language=en_US

    Can’t find anything specific on the Mini Cooper, different dealers are saying anything from 4K miles to 12K miles. BMW dealers are saying anywhere between 5K and 15K. Mercedes looks to be every 10K miles.

    Nothing anywhere for anything you’ve cited says 30K miles. Again, source?

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      https://www.galaxytoyota.net/service/service-tips/toyota-rav4-maintenance-schedule/

      That’s 2 seconds of google.

      First change is at 10k the next is at 30k, and that’s a rav4. This isn’t new, oils have gotten way better and motors are engineered at much higher tolerances.

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        Maybe read a little better?

        The 20,000-mile mark is another oil change and oil filter replacement.

        It’s got a 10K mile oil change interval, from the very page you linked. Never mind that the link I posted above was from Toyota the manufacturer.

        Nothing anywhere for anything you’ve cited says 30K miles. Again, source?

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          Here is audi, 20k mile

          https://www.prestigeimports.net/service/your-guide-to-audi-scheduled-maintenance-intervals-and-procedures/#:~:text=Perform at 20%2C000 miles and,occurs first – Minor Maintenance Service

          At the end of the day, it’s not the oil, it’s the filter. Most are good for 10-15k max, cheaper to just change the filter and keep going.

          https://www.performanceoiltechnology.com/amsoil-products/amsoil-extended-life-5w-30-100percent-synthetic-motor-oil

          That’s a 20k mile oil from amsoil, directly being advertised as such.

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            There are a bunch of manufacturers now that have motors that do 10-15k, 20-30k mile oil changes.

            https://maintenance.audiusa.com/#/search

            Audi appears to call for 10K mile oil changes, though I’m not going to check every single year and model.

            AMSOil is good stuff, but they’re not an automobile manufacturer.

            Nothing anywhere for anything you’ve cited says 30K miles. Again, source?

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