I can't speak for my 2010 MINI since it doesn't have many miles on it yet, but
with the '03 the oil change interval was determined by the computer based on
the
type of driving the car experienced. On that car, the first oil change was
10,000 miles, but that varied from car to car.
At least MINI uses synthetic oil with their oil changes. Volvo for example,
includes oil change in their warranty program but replaces the synthetic oil in
the car from the factory with regular oil unless the owner pays for synthetic.
If you don't ask, Volvo doesn't tell you that up front.
PS If you use synthetic oil, you don't need to change oil 3-4K.
jay
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From: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>
To: HealeyRick <healeyrick at yahoo.com>
Cc: Spridget list <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, February 26, 2011 1:56:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 18K Mini Oil Change?
After reading that thread and seeing that image (see below) I'm thinking BMW
doesn't want to cover 4 changes of oil every year as their FREE service. If
I do go with the Mini I'll change it every 3K-4K regardless.
Lin
http://www.bavarianmachine.com/images/photos/gunk_560.jpg
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:26 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrick at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> 5K sounds reasonable to me as well. I don't know if the 20k oil change is
> based on any kind of science or whether it's a marketing ploy to make the
> cars seem to require less maintenance. I admit I'm an old 3K guy and I'm
> sure oil tech has improved since they drubbed that into our heads. OTOH,
> take a look at the BMW extended oil change pic in this thread
> http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/cartalk/posts/list/2141650.page
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