I totally agree, IF it is a clean thread (no off topic) and doesn’t have a bunch of bad/useless advise, how many useful and on topic post have you seen like that??..
Even this one is off topic talking about it being off topic, and of no use to a new poster, as well as making everyone read through it to find the meat…
The Peter Principle, lol!
It lets them know they are being monitored and they should “watch their step”. It is effective, they go away, and the problem goes away.
Not here. Many of the posters here seem to believe the forum search tool contains nothing but a load of useless & misleading information. Even mentioning the existence of the forum search tool can bring forth much wrath. I’m not sure what motivates this amount of antipathy to the search tool. Anybody have a guess? After all, the posters who say it is useless were the folks who posted much of that information! … lol …
There is something kind clubby inside here…
You have a half- to a dozen long time regulars, and then you have everyone else who participates.
And if your answer to a question, or advice you offer in a thread does not jibe with whatever their philosophy is, you’ll find that out quite quickly here!
I can see there might be a disagreement here about the +'s and -'s of a rear swing axle suspension system, but disagreements about the usefulness of the forum search tool? … Seems a little Bewildering!
I use the search tool at times, for entertainment.
For example: there are 238 replies containing " '59 Pontiac", seems to be a popular car.
There are no threads with " '59 Pontiac" in the title, nobody has ever asked but one day someone might search for that advice.
Just wanted to say this that I never heard of downsizing or upsizing wheels has any negative effect on a car’s health until I moved to the United States.
When I first came here I noticed the cars on the roads were bland and asked why nobody seemed to pimp their rides out.
The Jamaican culture is that almost everyone drives a car that turns heads despite the poor economic there and I have never heard of anyone complaining about their choice of flashy wheels. Even more interesting, the roads back in Jamaica are nothing like here; Jamaicans often drive on roads that look like this:
People keep their cars longer than those in the United States, up to 35 years as a result of poverty. And their cars just keep running.
Also, a man from Australia posted on Reddit some years ago asking the Americans why are they obsessed with changing their vehicles engine oil so often because in Australia it’s a totally different ball game and the cars never seem to suffer as cautioned by the Americans.
One user explained that in America it’s convenient to get an oil change as there are tons of shops available to do so compared to that of Australia. He went on to say most Americans can afford the recommended interval, unlike anywhere else.
It was a hot topic on Reddit. I wish I could find the article to post here. But it was really interesting to read and follow up with.
My brother on the island has never kept his car stock; he always installs flashy rims and lowering suspension and never seemed to have a problem.
There are no people in any other nation who can afford to change their oil on schedule? Really?
European-made cars sold in Europe typically have much longer oil change intervals than American cars do, but that is the result of greater environmental awareness in those countries, and is not a reflection of their income levels.
Don’t bother. Reddit is not a real source of reliable information.
Are you sure that folks in Australia change the engine oil and filter in their cars less frequently than the USA? No Australian experience, but I spent several months driving here and there in New Zealand & met a lot of folks, lots of conversations, and didn’t get an impression about any differences in oil-change philosophies, New Zealand vs USA. If anything New Zealander’s seemed more likely to be diy’ers, and more likely to do it more frequently than in the USA. A diy’er oil and filter change is pretty inexpensive.
Ok. Interesting.
I’ve adopted the American way of doing things and change the oil in my car every 5k miles instead of the recommended 10k miles. I also enjoy the ride quality of stock compared to that of modification.
And lastly, I’m not sure if this has anything to do with age, but I don’t find flashy wheels attractive anymore.
That’s the first time I have agreed with you on something!
No. I’m not sure. I’m going off of what a Reddit poster posted. He made it seem like oil change isn’t done as often as in the United states. And since he is from Australia, I assumed that must be the case there.
I expect they were just poking fun. It was common theme in NZ is to poke fun of American idiosyncrasies.
That’s the American way? Did your dealer recommend oil changes every 5,000 miles? I have noticed some California dealers set their customer’s programmable maintenance reminder for 5,000 oil changes.
I performed maintenance and repairs on Lexus vehicles for 15 years, about 80% of the customers change oil at the recommended 10,000 service interval, plus or minus 1,000 miles.
Others change oil at 5,000 to 10,000 miles after 18 months or more.
Few, perhaps 5% change oil consistently at 5,000 miles. Once each month someone might bring their own engine oil because they don’t trust “bulk oil”.
Probably at a time when everyone changed oil every 3,000 miles.
Good question, Nevada. It appears from the infotainment system the oil interval is set at 5,000 miles. I’m going to assume the dealer did this.
But I wonder if they did that because I told them I want my oil changed every 5,000 miles ?
My good friend owns a Sienna ( 2021 limited ) and he argues that I am wasting money changing at the 5,000 miles interval as he changes his at 10,000 miles and never had a problem.
However, I average 9-10k miles per year , whereas he averages 27,000 miles per year.
Am I really over doing it based on your reply to my comment ?
A lot of the increase of oil life in Europe was to increase the size of the oil sump. That effectively means the oil additives that protect breakdown last longer.
Anyone could have set the oil change interval at 5.000 miles, including the previous owner. When your oil change is performed, the technician will likely leave it at 5k and press “reset” assuming this is your maintenance preference. You can set the date/miles for the next service to your preference.
I haven’t witnessed any oil related reliability problems with the 2GR series engines like the one in your vehicle. Some of the Toyota 4 cylinder engines manufactured 10 to 15 years ago had oil consumption problems.
For mom’s 2010 Prius the oil gets changed between 5,000-7,000mi which is once a year on average, and it’s worked so far. They feel 10K intervals are too long and see a lot of Toyota’s in their shop. Been with these guys since 1993 and trust them completely.
