On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, G.M.Bulley wrote:

> Every 90-120 days.
> BTW--That type of use is torture on a car.
>
> Why doesn't she just rent a car or take a cab when she needs it? Save
> >$2k/year in tax, tag, insurance, etc.

That may make sense in her case.  It was a good question for the list,
though, because I suspect a lot of us have Vanagons that get similar use.
You know, those of us who don't use our Vanagons as a daily driver, but
instead for occasional road trips and camping.

> My girlfriend on the other hand, puts about 2200 miles on her car (1988
> Nissan Sentry, with 68k) a year, driving it once a week, and sometimes
> letting it sit for 2 - 3 weeks at a time.
>
> When should she change her oil?  Her total miles for the last year was
> 2,550. She had the oil changed recently (June I believe), and wanted to
> know
> ... when she should change again, knowing it sits a lot, and is not used
> frequently.

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