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Originally Posted by dingov70
Stepping in here , from the motor trade view point . Regular oil & filter changes at less than the manufacturer's reccomendations is a sure fire winner .
Cheaper oil changed more often is way more beneficial than using better oil to it life limits , think about the junkbuilding up in suspension .
I test cars & vans all day long that are not due oil changes & the goop i find is not nice
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Absolutely agree - anecdotal I know but I knew of a chap with a 1.9TDi Golf MK V (horrid thing but each to their own) who did about 30,000 miles a year - he was having the oil changed every 9000 miles or so despite VW's much higher recommended intervals (12500 I think?) and it's not far off 300,000 miles.
Interestingly, there's a youtube channel called CarThrottle who bought a Skoda Octavia with 430,000 miles on the clock - all because the previous owner was OCD about preventative maintenance.