We have two vehicles. 04 Escape 3.0/auto (68k) and a 06 Ranger 2.3L/5spd (27K). I have been doing 7-8k 9-11 month intervals up to this point on both. Pennzoil Platinum 5w20 and Pureone filters, oil looks fairly good up till I change it. Drove alot more up to till now.
The Ranger is driven the most. My commute to work is 14 miles round trip. 1 mile city - 5 miles highway - 1 mile city. I work 7 out of 14 days. It's also driven if myself or the wife have to run errands. When the wife starts working part-time again she'll drive it but that will be a short commute also. Most likely will take trips to the farm also 2hr drive every 2 months. Probably no more than 4-5k a year the way I figure.
The Escape is only driven when we have to take the kid somewhere. Probably no more than 300-400 a month and most of those are highway. 20-30 miles at a times. Every 2-3 months will take a trip out of town, anywhere from 2hrs to 5hr drive. Probably no more than 4-5k a year on this one also.
I've thought about switching to 6 months intervals and 5w20 MC but it just seems like a waste. Yearly intervals with PP seems to long though. Opinions?
The Ranger is driven the most. My commute to work is 14 miles round trip. 1 mile city - 5 miles highway - 1 mile city. I work 7 out of 14 days. It's also driven if myself or the wife have to run errands. When the wife starts working part-time again she'll drive it but that will be a short commute also. Most likely will take trips to the farm also 2hr drive every 2 months. Probably no more than 4-5k a year the way I figure.
The Escape is only driven when we have to take the kid somewhere. Probably no more than 300-400 a month and most of those are highway. 20-30 miles at a times. Every 2-3 months will take a trip out of town, anywhere from 2hrs to 5hr drive. Probably no more than 4-5k a year on this one also.
I've thought about switching to 6 months intervals and 5w20 MC but it just seems like a waste. Yearly intervals with PP seems to long though. Opinions?
