Elle wrote:

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> I also think the 1996 study Consumer Reports did on this
> reinforces how ridiculous it is to change the oil ever 3k
> miles. See the article at
> http://www.xs11.com/stories/croil96.htm

Thanks for the link, Elle, very interesting to note that it's 10 years
old and the "3,000 mile oil change" ROT is still dominant.