Originally Posted by flyromeo3
Well I change my oil when my maintenance light comes on.
Frankly, I change it when i feel like it. Sometimes I drive 3,000, sometimes 8,000, or even 10,000.......the latest one, my maintenance light actually stayed on.
So I was like let me get my oil changed.
That's stupid if you use regular oil. That's all I'm going to say about that.
As for whether or not you can get away with 5k on regular oil, I wouldn't bother risking it. You may be able to, but oil breaks down and doesn't protect as well after time. Considering you commute 125 miles a day (even if it is just highway mileage) that oil gets pretty beat up after 3k. I wouldn't risk it. Castrol 5w30 isn't expensive (I used that before I switched to synthetic) and if you REALLY want to save money you could change your filter every other time.