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Former muscle car owner - thoughts and opinions

Discussion in 'Model 3' started by MMMM Fun, Feb 1, 2020.

  1. lowtek

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    Probably just want to see you gun it and go! It’s a lot of fun to watch a fast car just get it!
     
  2. Kilotango74

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    Well he did say “every 5-10k miles”. With Mercedes scheduling at 10,000 miles thats within that parameter.
     
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  3. Apprunner

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    It’s also dealer specific. They try to say you don’t want to do every 10k but should do it earlier. Haha. Also I drive 15-20k a year so I do it 2-3 x a year.
     
  4. eevee-fan

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    Not just dealers. I was at Firestore to get a lifetime alignment... they recommended that I change my oil at 5k mile intervals despite Toyota recommending 10k miles. I guess there continues to be a sucker born every minute. ;)
     
  5. holmgang

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    If pennsoil sold blinker fluids they'd probably tell you to change that, too. Doesn't make it actual practice.
    And if you paid $600 twice a year to change your oil, well i dont know what to tell you....

    I have those cars and no they don't.

    I know everyone loves their Tesla and all, but the hysteria about other cars is a bit too much
     
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  6. Apprunner

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    so you're dealer is the same as my dealer? no? thought so.
     
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    #47 Zcd1, Feb 2, 2020
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    Off topic, but recommended maintenance schedules can vary by country.
     
  8. holmgang

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    your paying $1200 annually in oil changes doesnt make it convention for everyone else
     
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  9. Apprunner

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    Who says I pay $600 for oil change? All i said was they recommend coming in every 5-10k miles depending on the dealer. My dealer charged about $100 per oil change. I've had multiple luxury cars and all my dealers recommended coming in 5-10k.
     
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    None of the cars he or she mentioned have scheduled maintenance every 5,000 miles.
     
  12. Apprunner

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    Lexus. it has every 5k per post above. I know..i had a Lexus.
     
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  13. eevee-fan

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    Recommendation for my 2017 Rav4 hybrid is tire rotation every 5 and oil change+tire rotation every 10. Maybe everyone is 'right'?
     
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  14. Zcd1

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    This discussion is SO far off topic it’s preposterous. Sad.
     
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  15. Catbiscuits

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    I just got a (used) 2017 S two weeks ago. My Dinan-stage 2 tuned manual 335xi is sitting in the driveway waiting to get cleaned up to be sold. I’m done. I live in New Jersey and our roads are completely trashed here (US News says they are 47th in the nation in terms of quality, although how Pennsylvania manages to beat us at #41 is beyond me... I once drove down a highway and there were literally trees growing in the pavement). It’s a miracle to drive around in this car and not feel “the infamous BMW explosion.” When I want to zoom, I zoom, but mainly I just enjoy myself now. And I haven’t had the desire to drive the 335xi *once* since I bought the Model S.
     
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  16. Kilotango74

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    And by manufacturer, and by model, and by model year. Its all irrelevant anyway because all those cars have more scheduled maintenance than a Tesla.
     
  17. Mj66

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    Great post! Can you tell me why when you drove a Challenger you didn't spare a thought about the execs pollution spouting out of the tailpipe? no guilty feeling at all?

    I hear people all the time making the argument that the sound of a fossil car somehow is more important than the clean air. do you understand this type of thinking?
     
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  18. eevee-fan

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    Concur, air and noise pollution. Horrible!
     
  19. MichaelP90DL

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    Imagine the sound the fossils made before they were fossils.
     
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  20. holmgang

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    Can you tell me why when you drive your new Tesla you didn't spare a thought about a new 4000 pound hunk of metal being manufactured from scratch?

    I hear people all the time making the argument driving their own car somehow is more important than taking public transportation? No guilty feeling at all?
     
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