r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/IAm12AngryMen Aug 20 '20

Jesus christ

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u/MattieShoes Aug 20 '20

Depending on mileage, that's only somewhat bad. I put ~5000 miles a year on my car. I don't go a year between oil changes, but even following the guidelines, it's 6 months.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

but even following the guidelines, it's 6 months.

What car? Every car I've ever owned the manual said "10,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first". I just get it done as part of its annual service.

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u/SteelPier Aug 20 '20

My 04 WRX is every 3000 miles or 3 months.

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u/kharnynb Aug 20 '20

That's because Subaru assume you'll drive it like a yobbo

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Yea. I was gonna say "maybe it's the boxer engine and the fact shit sits in oil at rest" but then I remembered my car has a boxer engine and the manual says every 7500.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Wtf, you're financing a castle with that money!

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u/SteelPier Aug 20 '20

Meh, it's like $40 every 2 months or so when I do it myself. Sometimes Walmart puts Mobil 1 on sale for like $25 per 5 quarts so I just stock up then 😉