car myths debunked.

how often are we mislead with information because we have no knowledge of the thing/topic ourselves? cars are one of those things that if you have little knowledge of them, it easy to just buy into whatever the "experts" tell you. it gives them power over us less-informed folk. whether it be car buying, and that could be broken down into leasing versus financing, car selling, car maintenance, car whatever...you name it. i am here to bust a few myths, due to recent information i've become privileged to.

first, we are told that oil changes should be done every 3,000 miles or every 3 months. myth # 1. i recently learned through some reading that the 3,000 mile marker is a big unnecessary. a typical car would probably be just fine with changes every 10,000 miles, give or take. mind you, this may require checking your oil levels more often, and adding oil when it gets low. but something to consider and research, nonetheless.

second, why do we limit ourselves to using the typical oil products that we are told to buy/use in our vehicles. 10w-30, 5w-30 (which my car likes). overrated. white observing one of our carpenters work on his truck (his truck, i note, not ours) i see him for a while under the hood. i may have been distracted for a minute, but then i look up to see him step away from the hood holding two empty energy drink cans. we must not limit ourselves to the typical oils assumed to be good for a car - they are just trying to steal our money. energy drinks are not just for our initake, but for car use as well. i must point out, that his truck was purring like a cat as he rolled our of the driveway.

i will try to further assist those less-informed about cars with more myth debunking. for now, feel privileged to be in the know about these two items.