I'll bet it's a dilly of a story...

My first tire rotation happened at it's last free service 30k. I was overjoyed that the rotation wasn't completely ignored during the free service window. Than I looked at the brakes, damn...

 

If you are 3000 kms over, why did you wait so long to schedule the oil change?

 

The oils been in there around 19k kms?

 

Well aside from missing oil change interval by a wild amount, the chip shortage does make sense. COVID pushed a lot of tech manufacturing. There are only so many chip makers. Chip makers prioritized orders that made them more money, things far more advanced than you need in a keyfob.

 

Looking into the 2020-2023 chip shortage, it's wild how many things went wrong. And reading posts on here and at other "ordinary people" websites, it's hilarious how many people think they know how the semiconductor market works but really are so ludicrously off.

 

op must do some serious driving

 

who's to know? but there has to be a reason toyota stopped giving two fobs during covid, it can't be saving them any money to do it this way.

 

I'm sure that's true in the sense that it doesn't matter to him.

Is it weird to measure oil change intervals on a Prime by mileage? Or in a cold climate, would the dominance of short use of the ICE militate in favor of more frequent intervals?

I hate to read how long it takes a dealer to program a fob.

Cars are better now than when everyone changed oil every 3,000 with 10w30, shoe re-soling was common and keys were physical, but the price for that improvement is increasing helplessness. I used to be able to get under my VW Rabbit and change the oil within 15 minutes or so with 79 cent per quart oil and a $2 filter. Spending an hour at the dealership a couple of times a year doesn't save me time or money.

 

dealer/manufacturer money making machine has improved along with tech over the years.
otoh, old cars used to need a lot more service/repair over the first 100,000 miles or so.

 

It is weird, but Toyota didn't want to pay to use something different than what they already have in their ICE cars. Others aren't even using mileage for those models.

The Volt could go up to 2 years before needing an oil change. I might go with that for a PHEV, though it depends on how the engine is used and the climate. Having the engine come on for just a small portion of a trip is like doing a short trip in an ICE car in relation to the oil. It results in more water getting into the oil and that uses up some of the additives faster. Same with humid climates. In that case, I'd go with yearly changes.

Oil changes themselves are still that easy. Having to reset a maintenance minder is the only new step. You can probably find filters for not much more in price. The oil has greatly increased in comparison, but it also lasts longer and protects better.

Most of the basic maintenance items can still be done by the owner. Totally bleeding the brakes can't be done, but you might be able to get most of the old fluid out. Then other items have been eliminated, or like oil, have much longer periods between needing to be done.

Many didn't make it to 100k.

 

I thought it was a big deal when more than an insignificant number of cars began reaching 100,000 miles at all.