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Jen
Expedition Leader
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
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 Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 10:10:26 AM
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...I tend to s-t-r-e-t-c-h my oil changes out months beyond the due date. But, I guess I'm okay! The Sierra Club says:
Quicky oil-change shops may urge us to change the oil in our vehicles every 3,000 miles. But most cars nowadays don’t need changing that often. In fact, most manufacturers say you can go 7,000 miles without a problem. Ditto for that SUV—unless you really are starring in one of those TV ads and driving it hard and long over dusty roads.
What difference does it make? Consider this: each year California alone generates about 153 million gallons of used oil. Change less often and it really can save your engine and the planet.
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Libbie
outstepping
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 4:33:47 PM
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Whew! I just KNEW there was a good reason that I continue to forget to get the oil changed in my car! I think I hit just over 7k between changes last time. It's so good to have it confirmed that it's "okay"!!!
XOXO, Libbie
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Jen
Expedition Leader
1384 Posts
Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
1384 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2008 : 09:09:37 AM
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More good news for me 'cause I'm a slow-driving momma these days! This is from the Sierra Club...
With gas prices reaching $4/gallon, there is an easy way for you to save money at the pump if you simply must drive.
Slow Down!
The friendly folks over at the San Francisco Chronicle did some reseach and concluded that "how much you stand to save depends on a lot of factors. With gas at $4 a gallon, a driver with a long commute - 400 miles a week - and a gas-guzzling vehicle getting only 20 mpg would save $18.74 a week by slowing down dramatically from 75 to 55 mph, extrapolating from the government's most recent figures on the subject. Even a more moderate deceleration - from 70 to 60 mph - would save that driver $11.74 a week."
The Chronicle reporter went out on a test drive at 59 miles per hour and waited to see how many cars he would pass. He reported that "even through the 50 mph zone through downtown, nobody was driving slower than 60. It took a couple miles of driving to tally the first slow-moving fuel saver."
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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