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I'm confused. My manual says oil change and tire rotation every 7,500 miles. I do about 18,000 miles a year so a little under 6 months per change. I'm at 11,500 now, I got it first serviced at the dealer at 7,500, but...
I scheduled the 7,500 service including tire rotation and asked them to look at a windshield wiper issue (on interval it stops at random positions in the middle of the window). When I went in, they said oil change, I said, no the 7,500 service including tire rotation. I picked it up later, they did a free oil change and said tires didn't need to be rotated and couldn't find anything with the wipers. Dismissive service advisor so I doubt I'll go back. The service reminder sticker on my window is for 5,000 mile interval.
Fast forward a couple weeks, brought my wife's new to her Toyota Tacoma in to our usual service place; a first synthetic change for her there too. They told her next service is 5,000, I pointed out that the Toyota is 10,000 interval for oil. Then I asked them about servicing my Kia. What do I ask for to get the service called for in my manual and mentioned 7,500 interval. They said no way, too long, 5,000 is the right interval.
What are you guys doing for intervals between oil changes? I can get one now as the sticker on my window says, or wait for 15,000 per the manual. These oil changes and tire rotations are now approaching $100, who wants to throw money away with too frequent changes?
TIA
PS I was a service advisor for Nissan many years ago and the interval was 3,500 miles pre-synthetic oil, rotate every other oil change, and the minor intervals (15k) were filters and inspections and majors (60K) were things like timing belts and plugs etc. Times have changed so much, I am out of the loop.
PPS Loving the car so far, went like gangbusters in the recent blizzard here in northeast USA. But I do miss the e-brake controlled fishtales of my old Accent 😁😁
I scheduled the 7,500 service including tire rotation and asked them to look at a windshield wiper issue (on interval it stops at random positions in the middle of the window). When I went in, they said oil change, I said, no the 7,500 service including tire rotation. I picked it up later, they did a free oil change and said tires didn't need to be rotated and couldn't find anything with the wipers. Dismissive service advisor so I doubt I'll go back. The service reminder sticker on my window is for 5,000 mile interval.
Fast forward a couple weeks, brought my wife's new to her Toyota Tacoma in to our usual service place; a first synthetic change for her there too. They told her next service is 5,000, I pointed out that the Toyota is 10,000 interval for oil. Then I asked them about servicing my Kia. What do I ask for to get the service called for in my manual and mentioned 7,500 interval. They said no way, too long, 5,000 is the right interval.
What are you guys doing for intervals between oil changes? I can get one now as the sticker on my window says, or wait for 15,000 per the manual. These oil changes and tire rotations are now approaching $100, who wants to throw money away with too frequent changes?
TIA
PS I was a service advisor for Nissan many years ago and the interval was 3,500 miles pre-synthetic oil, rotate every other oil change, and the minor intervals (15k) were filters and inspections and majors (60K) were things like timing belts and plugs etc. Times have changed so much, I am out of the loop.
PPS Loving the car so far, went like gangbusters in the recent blizzard here in northeast USA. But I do miss the e-brake controlled fishtales of my old Accent 😁😁