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Many people I know consider changing their oil a chore!
You said it right there! With my way of thinking, pulling weeds is a chore; changing oil is a labor of love.
As of today, I consider oil to be a high-tech marvel that does a spectacular job of protecting the engine, but I also consider it to be expendable; sort of like your favorite high-tech disposable razor.
I'm right there with you! I like changing oil on my car. It's part of the "bonding" if you will.. Like I said... most people change there oil when they have to... or they actually think about doing it. Why do all the Jiffy lube type places survive? Because people just don't want to know anything about their cars and don't want to start!
Gas her up and Go! Sad but true! I know people that don't even open their hood! I laugh when I hear about their car problems.
Don't be too quick to blame people to the exclusion of everything else. Here are some other reasons besides a slothful existence that could prevent someone from changing out their own oil+filter:
1. Lazy
2. Motivation due to type of car (used/bought secondhand versus new and need to baby it)
3. Lack of desire- whether you bought the car yourself or had parents buy it *for you*
4. Lack of tools/knowledge- Your daddy never fostered that interest.
5. An inaccessible oil filter and..
6. Believe it or not age(as in old age or simply not enough physical strength to turn the filter or turn drain bolt etc) all contribute to folks not changing their own oil.
I know when my parents bought me a 1996 Acura Integra SE from the dealer directly, I loved that car, modded the ---- out of it but I, for the life of me, could not change my own oil for these reasons:
1. Lack of tools (reason #4 above) I didn't have the tools (i.e jack stands, correct filter wrench)
2. Inaccessible oil filter (reason #5 above) The filter was between the top and bottom of the car requiring a lift or someone with tiny arms to access it from the top.
3. Lack of desire (reason #3 above)- I didn't pay for the car so therefore I didn't value it or no sense of urgency to baby it.
So you see, even if you've been doing your own oil changes for ions, it's usually not the same circumstance for most everyone else!
(No, I don't work at a lube place, never have and yes I just started to try to do my own oil changes since guess what, I payed for the car completely myself)
