Post #3358544

2026-06-19 06:13 UTC

@evedazzle@mas.to @thevhswizard@retro.pizza Can't have business when goods are too good, innit? That's why the planned obsolescence. Good news: the less you drive, the less the car breaks. I didn't even realise that relationship is basically reverse exponential. I've driven 3 years with the same oil, <10 000 km and all the expense is fuel, a light bulb and my time keeping the car free of rodents. They tend to flock to cars that aren't driven.

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@TeflonTrout@beige.party 2026-06-19 06:55

@cohentheblue@ohai.social @evedazzle@mas.to @thevhswizard@retro.pizza Uh...friendly suggestion? Still change the oil, you're possibly cutting into those engine life savings by waiting that long between changes. Not just the distance, the time also hurts oil

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@bytex64@awesome.garden 2026-06-19 06:56

@thevhswizard@retro.pizza @cohentheblue@ohai.social @evedazzle@mas.to Except for the things that go bad with age or exposure instead of use, like anything made out of polymers (bushings, trim, adhesives, etc). My car is 13 years old but only has 87K miles. Lots of stuff has gone bad anyway. :/ (of course, it’s a Fiat-Chrysler so it wasn’t ever designed to last to begin with) Also oil does degrade over time. That’s why oil changes list time and mileage recommendations. Modern synthetics are very good, but three years is probably pushing it.

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@darwinwoodka@mastodon.social 2026-06-19 23:10

@cohentheblue@ohai.social @evedazzle@mas.to @thevhswizard@retro.pizza I have a 2012 car and just hit 50K

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