Re:Oil changes, safety recalls, and software updates
by woliveirajr on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @09:42AM
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Refuel every 1000km... I envy you. Could you share some details, as it made me curious ?
Re:Oil changes, safety recalls, and software updates
by iarenaza on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @10:09AM
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Don't know the specifics of the Audi Q7 of the OP, but my Mercedes A 180 CDI 2012 model (Diesel engine) averages 53 mpg (4.4 l/100Km) for my conmute trip (35 KM total, including ~8 KM of mountain road, with a 300m elevation change). Given that my A180 has a 50 liter (13.21 US gallons) fuel tank according to the manufacturer, that means I could make up to ~1,100 Km with a single tank. In practice I refuel before that, but routinely make ~900 Km between refuels.
Re:Oil changes, safety recalls, and software updates
by alkonaut on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @10:30AM
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Audi A6 diesel (yes very much a dirty VW/Audi diesel-gate diesel, although supposedly "fixed" now). It does 40-45 mpg US (5.5-6L/100km) and the tank is just bottomless (17 gallons/65L or something?)
> I envy you.
Still envy me when I say a full tank is $100? :)
Re:Oil changes, safety recalls, and software updates
by woliveirajr on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @11:49AM
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:) I'd spend about $130 or more for the same 1000km.
If he changed every 6 months, he'd be changing every 1000km. That's insane! I don't even refuel every 1000km!
Example oil change schedule for a modern car (Taken from Audi Q7 '09 service manual): 8.000km, 25.000km, 40.000km, 55.000km...
So ~15.000km between changes - or 7.5 years if you drive 2.000km per year. Now - obviously you wouldn't go 7 years without an oil and filter change but you should be completely fine changing every 1-2 years on a car that is driven so little (It's the aging of the oil that's the problem, not the distance driven)