60% of Legal Searches Now End Without a Click

Re:60% of Legal Searches Now End Without a Click by jdsully on Sunday January 18, 2026 @07:23PM (#46673643)

Ah but see the most important piece of information is not what the manufacturer specifies. Most mechanic friends would tell you manufacturers are over-extending the interval to make their cars look good to purchasers and because they only care about getting to the warranty end not total life of the car. While 3k miles old wisdom is out dated, if you do your own oil changes you can see a massive change in what comes out after 5k miles.

By over specifying the question you will miss out on the more important context.

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Re:60% of Legal Searches Now End Without a Click by giobox on Sunday January 18, 2026 @07:31PM (#46673696)

Much of what you say is true, but again your mechanic friend can only provide a meaningful answer if they know the model of car. It’s the first question any half way competent mechanic will ask!

The cars sitting outside my home vary in oil service interval by over 10k miles, as just one simple example, and I don’t drive anything particularly exotic.

By under-specifying the question, you rob it of the context to be answered accurately.

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