cruising by with 60%... i should have changed the oil twice by now... going on the way i drive sometimes.

around 5k miles.

maybe some of the GD guys may chime in when their 1st oil change was according to oil meter.

 

change it when the light comes on.

 

I change mine at 15% (when light comes on). Made it to 10% once.

 

Same happened to me. Didn't change the oil till 10k + miles.

Ridiculous right?

But I waited for the maintenance minder like I was told...

 

Yeah, I just crossed 4k miles and my percentage is still 70%. The oil doesn't look bad right now so I am gonna keep going to at least 20 - 30% before the oil change.

 

My MM dictated changes come about 7K miles. I do alot of highway driving.

 

just changed mine in the garage tonight. i'm at 60% and 7100 miles. it was completely BLACK.

 

Interesting you say this.

When I got my oil changed, the worker there said that I was pretty low on oil. I told him that I just followed my gadget thing... clearly not always the best idea?

I admit, I drove like 10k miles in 2 months (road trip etc) - but the thing should know better!

Reminds me of the FE gauge..

 

change the oil when the light comes on, that doesnt mean dont check/fill if needed between oil changes

 

agreed. but noooooooooo, you should NOT change the oil due to special-top-secret-oil-break-in-additive-that-will-surely-****-up-your-new-car blah blah blah blah.

my motto is: if it's black, change the shit.

 

the people that make it to negative miles should get shot for abuse

 

car abuse? LOL, yeah right

 

around 5xxx miles. 50% now... odd.

 

I had a friend that had -10%

 

doh!!. ... .

 

60% at 4,7xx miles. I'm debating to change it at 5k miles or wait until it hits 15%.

 

I'm changing mine at 5K...it certainly won't hurt anything and the dealer can use the business.

 

I just hit 90% yesterday, because I finally rolled over 1000 miles. I want to change the oil but don't want to mess up the break in. (as if my ridiculous driving probably hasnt already shaved 2 years off the life of my engine.)