Re: Plan on driving a new car on a 3000mile highway trip. Bad idea?

Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2008 20:01:32 -0700, jim beam wrote:
> 
>>> Good for you.
>>>
>>> The manual says every 7,500 miles. So, why is 5,000 better than 7,500?
>>> Or better than 3,000? Let's see what jim moonbeam has to say about
this.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> i say that, given that i can't be bothered to do the tribology myself,
but
>> as someone that has done analysis on engine wear, reading the freakin'
>> book is the way to go.  not too hard.  unless you can't read. or get
past
>> the first paragraph of "blather".
> 
> 
> Let's add something else. On the 10,000 mile service for my last new
car,
> the S.M. had them drill points on the suspension and add Zerk fittings.
> Tha factory said the suspension was lubed for the life of the car. Why
do
> you suppose the S.M. did that, at no charge?
> 
> 


it's called "profit".  drilling a grease nipple into a joint /after/ 
assembly damages the joint and contaminates it.  thus reducing life. 
and each subsequent grease injection can introduce more contamination too.

so, as a one-man profit center, you're an unscrupulous service manager's 
dream.  that's not "no charge".