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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can thank your beloved EPA for engines that dont last.  Also the oil should be changed every 5k miles, not 7.5k or 10k.  
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EPA?? That’s a new one. Why?[/quote]

To meet fuel standards engines have gotten more and more complex.  For example, the previous Toyota Tundra had a relatively simple v8 engine that was bulletproof.  Got absolutely horrible gas mileage because it was an old design.  The new Tundra has a twin turbo v6; its already had big problems with engine failures and faulty turbos.  But it does get better gas mileage.[/quote]

Both fuel economy and emissions.  Plus engines are using thinner oils now to meet these standards which have less room for error when things aren't running optimally.  GM for instance had some major issues due to design flaws in some of their larger vehicles and the workaround was to use thicker oil.

It almost doesn't make sense to buy new anymore as modern cars will likely not make it to 100k miles without needing new transmissions or engines. [/quote]

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