Heard a guy at the parts counter in Gary say 'the oil is cheaper than the engine' and it finally clicked
Stopped at the parts store in Gary last Tuesday to grab a $9 filter and this older guy in line was going back and forth with the kid behind the counter about skipping oil changes to save money. The old guy just said flat out, "the oil is cheaper than the engine," paid for his jug of 5W-30, and walked out. I've done a hundred of these jobs and still caught myself stretching my own changes to 8,000 or 9,000 miles on my truck to save a few bucks. Funny how the simplest line from a stranger is what makes it sink in. How often do you all swap your own oil, or do you push it like I did?