They Never Changed the Engine Oil Once Since Car Was New

2018 Subaru Crostrek 36315 km or 22.5k miles 1st oil change

[JunoSuede]

That was a bad attempt of protecting their vehicle license plate.

[feethighermaga]

She did as good of a job changing the oil as you did covering up the license plate.

[FullSizeBronco]

My grandma bought a Corolla brand new when I was a kid, drove around in it for about 10 years and never once opened the hood or had it serviced. When it was finally done, there was a layer of dust caked around the engine like a cocoon and the car was about 1.5qt low. Still ran! Changed it and it ran for many years after that. No idea how many miles it went on the factory oil but it never faltered.

[rickconstant]

I once serviced a Mazda van with 106, 000 miles on it, which the owner said had never been serviced since it was new. I knew the owner, and believed this, especially when I saw the condition of the spark plugs. It survived at least another couple of years, until he sold it on.

[cmputer]

You’re the last person that’s ever going to change that oil.

[walkthrough]

Every women is strong and independent, until it’s time to change engine oil.

[paulahart]

I bought a 2005 Forester new and gave it to my daughter at about 85k miles. She had the oil/filter changed at a Subaru dealer. I got the car back, did an oil/filter change, and the filter had been installed (at the dealer) so tightly I had to jab a screwdriver through it and it took all my strength to remove ii, using the long screwdriver for leverage. Utterly crazy!

[juille]

In 2010 I bought a 2007 Hyundai Santa fe I changed the oil myself every 3 to 4 months. Its now November 2023 and the "Old Girl " still runs great with 338, 000 kilometers on the clock

[shaiqbutt]

"Who tightened this Thing"

Probably the T800 working at the factory.

[dylanmccallister]

"Who tightened that thing" a buff japanese man in a Subaru factory.

[dabombcomgamer]

I work at a Subaru dealership, I’ve seen multiple people go 30, 000 miles before an oil change it’s crazy, and the black factory Subaru filters are always extremely tight in the first place. Also if it’s a new car and it’s got a blue filter with a white paint mark that’s also a factory filter

[jimmyrecard]

Kind of cool how you can see the Japanese innovation. the oil filter has a lip around it so when you take it off to change it, the oil inside it doesn't spill down onto the engine.

[KP-sgfm]

"Who tightened this thing?"
The factory.

[markshoenus]

Sadly, when she trades this car in for a new one, the dealer will tell the new owner it was well maintained by the previous owner.

[johnlibonati]

I changed the oil on a junk lawn mower with a “seized” engine. The oil came out like molasses...I took a video twirling it with a screwdriver as it came out. I added new oil and couldn’t believe it started on the first pull. Change the oil two times afterward and it ran great.

[orresterguson]

Got to love the fact guy puts hand over license plate to hide it, then proceeds to film it multiple times

[MrOnemanop]

My son's friend works at a Ford dealership. Recently a customer walked away from a deal because they, "Didn't want a vehicle that needed the oil changed...." They walk among us.

[bluesboytyler]

When I was working at a tire shop attached to a big-name department store, we weren't allowed to do anything but tire related stuff. A woman comes in with a new Chevy equinox and tells us that her car "ran out of oil" and asked us to put some in.

We told her if the maintenance minder on the dash board is giving you a percentage of the oil life, that doesn't mean it ran out, and to take it to a mechanic because we weren't allowed to help her. We watched as she went inside, bought a 5 quart jug of the cheapest stuff she could find and pour it all in in the parking lot without draining the old oil. We were telling her the entire time to take it to a mechanic and not add more oil, but she insisted that she could "save some money and not be ripped off" by doing this.

2 weeks later, our local mechanic shop that we sent customers like her to said they drained 9 quarts of oil and a bunch of large sparkly flakes out of am equinox and that the customer insisted we told her to put it in.

You seriously can't fix stupid

[Gangstabob]

You are a true gentleman covering up that license plate. Now no one will have access to that vehicle information

[YeetoLavito]

I bought a Grand Marquis as a winter beater and never intended it to last that long. I ended up changing the oil after 20, 000 miles. that was 2 or 3 years ago and it's still my daily driver.