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Comment Re:Why do US cars need such regular oil changes? (Score 1) 2117

by dlettermen on Friday September 12, 2003 @06:10PM (#6948127) Attached to: Hybrid/Electric Vehicles: Should I Buy?

Actually, its mostly a marketing ploy by the very popular "Quick Lube" industry. 10 minute Oil Change places in the US are about as common as a McDonalds (I dont know how it is in the rest of the world). I think even with most US cars, you could go 6-10,000 between Oil Changes in normal conditions.

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