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I have a three month old Ct (Opal Sage EX-L, AWD) with 2500 miles on it. Like the car a great deal but have a mild dilemma. I am driving to Florida (Key West) on January 7th to vacation for two weeks and then drive back. The round trip plus "run around" mileage while there will approximate 4K miles and so before I get back my mileage will certainly go well passed the 5K 'first oil change' mark.
I called the dealership and asked whether I should change the oil before leaving or wait till my return (when the odometer will be approaching 7K)...the answer was that "since this is the first oil change you should change it before leaving"..fair enough. I stopped at the dealership today to schedule the oil change and the person I spoke with suggested I wait till my return as "the new oils are so good that hitting 7K before changing it will not present a problem".
So, a question for all you real techno/mechanical gurus which piece of advice do I follow? thx for any responses
I called the dealership and asked whether I should change the oil before leaving or wait till my return (when the odometer will be approaching 7K)...the answer was that "since this is the first oil change you should change it before leaving"..fair enough. I stopped at the dealership today to schedule the oil change and the person I spoke with suggested I wait till my return as "the new oils are so good that hitting 7K before changing it will not present a problem".
So, a question for all you real techno/mechanical gurus which piece of advice do I follow? thx for any responses