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[SteveA]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Just so I understand you correctly BH, you have 250K miles on your truck and have never changed the oil??

I have 229K (80 percent highway), on my 2006 Jeep Commander, and change oil and filter every 5K like religion. And... believe it or not, I'm putting only my 3rd set of tires on it this Friday. (That's three sets, including the original set that came on the vehicle new)

Really bothers me that Jeep has dropped the Commander, it's by far, the best vehicle I've ever owned. So I guess I'll have to keep driving this one!

[dpg]

I use full synthetic (Mobil 1) but still have it changed by 4,000 miles. I know that's early but I'm just a creature of habit and like knowing it's good and clean. I have the Honda dealer do the changes (2009 Accord V6) but they allow customers to bring in their own oil. I buy the 5 gal jugs at Wally World and save a little over the dealer costs. I kind of liked doing it myself and not dealing with the dealership but don't miss crawling under the car then having to deal with disposing the oil.

[Happy Gourmand]

Originally Posted by dpg

I use full synthetic (Mobil 1) but still have it changed by 4,000 miles. I know that's early but I'm just a creature of habit and like knowing it's good and clean. I have the Honda dealer do the changes (2009 Accord V6) but they allow customers to bring in their own oil. I buy the 5 gal jugs at Wally World and save a little over the dealer costs. I kind of liked doing it myself and not dealing with the dealership but don't miss crawling under the car then having to deal with disposing the oil.

Same here. I use Mobil 1 in my vehicles and change it and the filter every 5K miles. My Ridgeline doesn't reach the 15% oil life left by the time I change it. It's just easy to keep track of it at 5K intervals.

[Belmont Resident]

Originally Posted by SteveA

I have 229K (80 percent highway), on my 2006 Jeep Commander, and change oil and filter every 5K like religion. And... believe it or not, I'm putting only my 3rd set of tires on it this Friday. (That's three sets, including the original set that came on the vehicle new)

Really bothers me that Jeep has dropped the Commander, it's by far, the best vehicle I've ever owned. So I guess I'll have to keep driving this one!

Neighbor has a Liberty and hates it. 4cylinder and 15mpg. My wife owned a REAL jeep back in high school. She says there hasn't been a REAL jeep made since they were sold way back when.

[BroadHopper]

I have the last of the Jeep Cherokee, 2001. It is a Limited with all the options except for trailer tow and upcountry. It has 190K and still going strong. The 2001 Cherokee was the last model produced in the original Jeep factory. This model was in production for 20 years!
My gf absolutely hated her Liberty. So do I. It is not true Jeep.

It is my 1998 Dodge Dakota 4X4 has 256K. The dealer did a free oil and filter change at 1000 miles. At 7500 miles, I switched to the AMSOIL routine. Been running great since. The owner's manual states oil and filter change ever 7500 miles under normal conditions. The truck is my tow truck, boat in the summer and snow machines in the winter. I towed to Lake Champlain and as far South as Lake Norman in NC.

On both vehicles I switched the gear oils and transmission oils to synthetic. The transmission shifts a tad differently and I saw a couple of mpg savings. Since the Jeep was a daily driver I decided to change the oil and filter every 10K.

Both vehicles runs and look great!

[Belmont Resident]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I have the last of the Jeep Cherokee, 2001. It is a Limited with all the options except for trailer tow and upcountry. It has 190K and still going strong. The 2001 Cherokee was the last model produced in the original Jeep factory. This model was in production for 20 years!
My gf absolutely hated her Liberty. So do I. It is not true Jeep.

It is my 1998 Dodge Dakota 4X4 has 256K. The dealer did a free oil and filter change at 1000 miles. At 7500 miles, I switched to the AMSOIL routine. Been running great since. The owner's manual states oil and filter change ever 7500 miles under normal conditions. The truck is my tow truck, boat in the summer and snow machines in the winter. I towed to Lake Champlain and as far South as Lake Norman in NC.

On both vehicles I switched the gear oils and transmission oils to synthetic. The transmission shifts a tad differently and I saw a couple of mpg savings. Since the Jeep was a daily driver I decided to change the oil and filter every 10K.

Both vehicles runs and look great!

Jeep stopped being way before then. I'm talking back in the 70's or there about when they were first sold. That is when jeep stopped being a true jeep.

[BroadHopper]

Speaking of the 70's. Remember the best SUV ever built? The IH Scout.

My best friend has dozens of them in his back yard. Uses them for NOS for his two pristine condition Scout. One is a rare soft top.