Mornin' all;
I did some surfing and found an interesting take on the "Extended Drain Debate".
http://doityourself.com/auto/extendeddrain.htm
Some interesting excerpts, regarding the industry's attempts to get people to rigidly follow the 3,000 mile/3 month schedule:
"The research showed that through a strong emotional appeal, rather than a rational appeal, consumers could be encouraged to reconsider vehicle care and maintenance and take action...Assuming a successful in-test market campaign, the industry will be called upon to participate in a full-blown national campaign that will rival those initiatives of the pork, beef and milk industries."
***Pretty much an admission that they're screwing with our minds. A motor vehicle is an object. Making decisions about it for emotional reasons seems unhealthy to me. I don't even want to think about getting emotional with regard to pork, beef or milk.
Here's another one:
"Nearly every new vehicle owners manual states that severe drivers should change their oil every 3,000 miles. Most drivers don't consider themselves to be severe drivers, although they actually are."
***This just isn't true. MANY now have "severe" intervals of 3750 or 5000. GM's 3000 mile interval only applies to dusty conditions - otherwise follow the onboard oil change system.
Finally:
"A consumer poll commissioned by Pennzoil/Quaker-State asked 3,300 consumers if they were severe drivers. When asked with no definition, 85 percent of the respondents assumed they were normal drivers, and only 15 percent thought they were severe. When given parameters that define severe driving, 55 percent responded that they were, in fact, severe drivers."
***Half of drivers are "severe", so everyone should follow the 3000 mile OCI? Never mind that I've seen what the oil and filter companies consider "severe"...a lot broader than any of my car manuals' definitions.
Again I ask the question: Where are all the dead cars? What is the 'problem' to be solved here, aside from a marketing one?
[ April 27, 2004, 06:16 AM: Message edited by: Matt89 ]
I did some surfing and found an interesting take on the "Extended Drain Debate".
http://doityourself.com/auto/extendeddrain.htm
Some interesting excerpts, regarding the industry's attempts to get people to rigidly follow the 3,000 mile/3 month schedule:
"The research showed that through a strong emotional appeal, rather than a rational appeal, consumers could be encouraged to reconsider vehicle care and maintenance and take action...Assuming a successful in-test market campaign, the industry will be called upon to participate in a full-blown national campaign that will rival those initiatives of the pork, beef and milk industries."
***Pretty much an admission that they're screwing with our minds. A motor vehicle is an object. Making decisions about it for emotional reasons seems unhealthy to me. I don't even want to think about getting emotional with regard to pork, beef or milk.
Here's another one:
"Nearly every new vehicle owners manual states that severe drivers should change their oil every 3,000 miles. Most drivers don't consider themselves to be severe drivers, although they actually are."
***This just isn't true. MANY now have "severe" intervals of 3750 or 5000. GM's 3000 mile interval only applies to dusty conditions - otherwise follow the onboard oil change system.
Finally:
"A consumer poll commissioned by Pennzoil/Quaker-State asked 3,300 consumers if they were severe drivers. When asked with no definition, 85 percent of the respondents assumed they were normal drivers, and only 15 percent thought they were severe. When given parameters that define severe driving, 55 percent responded that they were, in fact, severe drivers."
***Half of drivers are "severe", so everyone should follow the 3000 mile OCI? Never mind that I've seen what the oil and filter companies consider "severe"...a lot broader than any of my car manuals' definitions.
Again I ask the question: Where are all the dead cars? What is the 'problem' to be solved here, aside from a marketing one?
[ April 27, 2004, 06:16 AM: Message edited by: Matt89 ]
