American Reacts to Car Culture & Maintenance in Europe.. 

Lane discipline is mandatory in Europe. Not following it gets you fined. Apply that to the US and it will work as well.

Many cars, especially BMW and VW group, have adaptive service intervals, where the car tells you when a service is needed, based on use.

The difference in cars in Europe is the same as the difference in many things. Quality over quantity. Cars in Europe have to go through an annual roadworthiness test, so quality cars that will last and last so that do not cost too much to put right year after year is what we want. You mention the Golf, it is a highly popular car because it is a quality car, a safe car, an economical car, and a comfortable car, and usually a low maintenance car. The other huge difference between Europe and the USA is environmental awareness, we look for cars that do not guzzle gallons of fuel, fuel is expensive and above all else polluting.

I spent 6 months in Boston US for work (I'm French), I had a rental Ram pickup, I felt like I was driving a tank 😂 that I could crush anything in front of me. It was very funny.

The really crazy difference is when you combine the annual distance travelled with the distance required for an oil change, you find that Europeans change their oil every 3 years, and Americans every 4 months.

The problem with lane discipline, among other things, in the US, is that there's no real driving lessons with qualified instructors. Sitting in a car with your mum for a while 😂 doesn't teach you anything. The actual driving test is way below par too.

I have no idea what the first guys idea was when He wrote that. Maybe He wanted trash talk how little everything is in Europe or maybe He was never really in Europe or He parked His Golf next to Papamobil in Vatican. but no Golf of any generation in any European country is considered big or that it dwarves other cars in a parking lot. There are massive cars that are way bigger than the rest, but Golf isnt one of them.

The TDI, or any diesel, community in Europe is huge. It was because of the diesel boom in the late 80s and early 90s. TDI was also helped by VAG acquiring Škoda really early in the 90s (April 16th 1991). Škoda already had dealerships open in the eastern Europe and other post-communistic countries so if you bought any Audi, Škoda, Seat or VW, you could bring it to any Škoda dealreship and they would have almost every part ready. Only things you would have to wait for were body parts and interior trim, but everything on the engine and gearbox, all the buttons and most of the suspension components were shared.

The fact that a car which can sever your fingers if you use the frunk carelessly, which can injure you on sharp-edged doors when getting in or out, and which pedestrians and cyclists (as with any full-size truck) are doomed to die if they come into direct contact, is allowed, but Kinder Surprise eggs are banned for safety reasons, really says it all.

There is one reason to have short oil change intervals. You live in a hot desert area with lots of fine dust in the air that might pass the air filters and piston rings and end up in the oil. You also use oil with higher viscosity there. In moderate or polar conditions lighter oil will supply lubrication much faster and reduce wear on the metals better. My car has an indication for oil change and with long distance driving i am close to 30000km until indication, with short distance driving only i get close to 15000km. Low viscosity synthetic oil. Moderate climate. The car is now at 260000 km. Old engines from 1960s about need higher viscosity because of more tolerances in the production of the engines. New engines with Alu-Sil surface in the cylinders need short time oil change because the surfaces are sensitive. With robust engines from cast steel like the Mercedes Sprinter, companies often exceed the recommended oil change interval by 10000 km or even more. The vehicles get sold with 300000 km or even 400000 km on the clock. I have seen one with 700000 km used by a company for planning and accompanying heavy transports.

Oil changes as a dedicated service are nearly unheard of here in Europe. You're required to have a safety inspection done to your car about once a year and the mechanic/dealership usually does regular maintenance such as oil changes while they're at it.

I'm German. When I went to the US for a year in the mid 90s (military assignment), I bought a 81 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Sedan for 1500 bucks. There is no sense in buying something more expensive if you know you will leave in a year. That car was an automatic, V8, had electric windows, ac, cruise control, electric seats, etc. All things practically unheard of in German cars in the early 80s.

I love those brain dead comments in that oil change redit post in which people said they'll stick with 5k oil change because they don't want to risk blown motor... as if motors blew left aft and right all the time in Europe lol. If you maintain your (Euro)car and you put in quality oil, it will really last 30 000 Km. We are changing it here in Europe on yearly basis though because oil degrades as it goes through seasons (hot in the summer, below freezing in winter). If I lived in California which has basically just 1 and a half seasons I would do it on bi-yearly basis or after like 20 000 Km. Most people here change oil either in spring when they have their winter tires changed for summer tires or if they go by a car on vacation in Croatia/Italy in early summer when they have their car checked to make sure it will survive without issues the round trip there and back.

I started as an apprentice as a mechanic for a construction company in the UK in 1998. The older vans on the fleet from the 80's were on 5,000 mile service intervals. Overtime on the new vehicles the intervals increased up to 25,000 mile intervals by the time I left in 2011. Many of them were sold off with over 300,000 miles on the clock. I was quite shocked when the internet got larger and reading stuff from other countries was easy to discover the US still seem to have such low intervals. Made me wonder what kind of ditch water they are using for oil over there. lol

US pedestrians are built different to their European equivalent, hence the cybertruck being legal in the US. A US pedestrian is the equivalent to an airbag in the EU.😂

I'm a truckdriver, and back in the days we had oil change every 25.000 miles, while we today drive 93.750 miles before we're in for oil change... The engines are better today, and the oil quality ain't even compareable

Even here in Europe a VW Golf is a small car. Don`t know where this Golf Owner was...

Here in Norway, it was common in the 70s, 80s and 90s to change the oil at 6200 miles. But in 2000 there was a change with many new engines, which used much less petrol, and the same happened on diesel cars as well. And then it became more common to change the oil either every year or after 18,600 miles. So the car I have now, an Audi A6 V6 station wagon, I change the oil every year, even though I don't drive more than 9300 miles. But as many people know, we often have rather harsh winters, and that puts extra strain on the engine.

I'm stunned by the oil change interval thing. My first car was a 1986 Austin Metro (which Americans will likely think is a train service in Texas, but I promise it's a car). It was meant to replace the Austin Mini, although the Mini outlived it, and the engine was a lightly updated version of the 1275cc A-series made famous by the Mini Cooper. An engine designed in the 1940s, when trafficators were still a thing. The pre-1980 A-series had an oil change interval of 6,000 miles. Post 1980, and in my '86, the interval was 12,000 miles. Yes, materials, manufacturing techniques and oil quality have all come on leaps & bounds, but this was 40 years ago. Why are American intervals still not up to that level?

On the oil change topic: in europe we generally change it one time per year if you drive mostly in the city and under 15000 Km if you drive mostly highway then every 30000 Km regardless of how much time if you drive in taxy/uber style then every 10000 Km if you have a car that is high performance, high turbo boost then every 9000-10000 Km if it's a regular ol' car but you drive it like a sports car then every 9000Km the "30000" Km oil change is mostly only happening in Germany and France where they spend a lot of time on the highways otherwise most divers in Europe don't pass 15000Km/year/car regardless of how many Km you did in the past year, the oil change HAS to be done yearly so there is no "I only did 3000Km it's fine for 2 more years" that shit doesn't fly

Some cars are not being used because in northern parts of Europe, the weather is very wet and very cold, so the roads are being salted (because of ice on the roads). The bottom of the car is being exposed to very harsh conditions. So Italian and French cars aren't built for that. Some American cars the same.

13:29 _"...ugly monstrosity..."_ is a suitable description.

Synthetic oils drastically changed the oil change requirements everywhere in the world except the USA. I’ve literally no idea why the US didn’t change the intervals required when we moved to synthetics, other than the fact that so many US manufacturers were involved and wanted the income from regular servicing.

Its funny how Americans have massive cars. Especially given car size is often associated with overcompensating for a lack in size elsewhere.....

I had a VW passant, sold with over 200,000 miles on the clock. Oil changes every 15,000 miles at best. Everything on the car was original except spark plugs.

In the early 90s i drove an Volvo 440 turbo ,tuned to 165 hp. It had an oil temp meter. I drove 50k with the same oil,before the temp came up to high.

There's a very good reason why American cars don't sell in Europe- and they really don't. We see the very occaisional Jeep, and the Chrysler 300 sold a few hundred in the UK a few years ago, but it's much less than 1% of cars in Europe are American made. And the reason for that is that US made cars are generally apalling quality and utilise ancient technology.

You get a lot more Japanese cars in the UK, if only because both countries drive on the left so its easy to prepare them for market straight from Japan. (Hence also why you had a lot of Japanese cars made in the UK - used to make the Honda Civic, still do make the Toyota Corolla.) I miss pop-up headlights - an iconic style.

11:00 He said he came from Norway to the US. His perspective and your perspective are on different worlds.

I am from the Netherlands. My father was a car mechanic and he taught me to read the instruction manual of the car to find what oil to use and the oil change intervals. So I did. Mitsubishi Mirage 1.2 CVT owner's manual states that in good driving circumstances (mild winters, not too hot summers and longer distances driving) interval can be 15.000 km or once a year. In all other cases, half of it (7.500 km) is recommended. I fall under the "good driving conditions" so I do it once a year (I drive approx. 15.000 km per year). Prescribed is 10W30 full synthetic, so I use that. Had it from new, now 140.000 km and zero, real zero oil consumption. Not a drop, never. Always on max. My father said it was impossible, btw, but it really isn't. CVT oil change is every 80.000 km. It might not be a "car guy's" car, but it brings me from A to B, in relative comfort, very economical and in the past 10 years without a single defect. None, not even a light bulb broke.

I was always wondering why US car owners change oil so often. It seems to be almost religious somehow. There are many RU-vid channels like "Just rolled in" where they show destroyed engines and then state "The oil was changed 15.000 miles ago!!!" And I always think: "So what, that's not that bad, especially if you have no Autobahn where you drive at 6000rpm for 3 hours - that cant be the reason." So that let's me think that there may be something more than the ordinary explanation (which is of course: Oil industry is TELLING you with clever marketing that you need to change oil often, so that they can fleece you - and all garages and repair shops and dealers are in it, because they also get money out of the oil changes) … can it be that US motor oil is actually of much lower quality and that therefore you indeed need to change it more often?

The golf is vw 3rd smallest car in the UK... Below the golf is the polo and below this is the up!

I'm not a driver but it seems to me that small cars for city use are a sensible option: narrow streets, scarce parking space, no need for long-distance comfort, ... It's just plain good sense (good sense not being the Americans' forte...) And, Ian, did I ever recommend this video to you: "These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us" - Not Just Bikes (on YT)?

As a french almost 30 years ago I was driving as a daily a 1973 Chevy crew cab pick-up and I was living 15mn from Paris, it requiered 4 parking spaces at the mall, when I moved to the US I drove a 1992 Honda Accord wagon, after I moved back to France I went for a Prius. I'm all over the place concerning cars, but my true love are classic cars that I restore/modify professionaly and as a hobby.

It is crazy for me that the USA has drive in quick oil change. This is not a thing in the Netherlands

I drive a Volvo XC70 D5. Intervals on oil change on that engine is 15K km. This is the two turbo engine. Had that wagon for 8 years now, and its the most reliable car I have ever had. Has 250K km in the clock now. Still runs like a charm. Rather special sound of that 5cyl diesel to. 😊

Honda and Toyota in the U.S. grew strongly in the 1970ies and 1980ies due to the fuel efficiency compared with the U.S. cars of the Malaise era. Europe had their own fleet of small, efficient, compact cars, and thus Japanese cars had to compete against all the FIATs, Renaults, Peugeots, Opels and Volkswagens - a competition they did not have in the U.S.. Hence their foothold in Europe is smaller. On the other hand, Japanese cars played the car features game very well, which allowed them to throw out most of the European imports in the U.S.. The feature game did not work as well in Europe, where many no-frills cars are successful.

I had a 1999 Renault Grand Espace with a 25,000 km oil change interval, and drove it for 190,000 kilometers. When I sold it, the engine was still going strong. So yes, the long intervals were common in the last millenium already.

The difference in Europe is also that our roads are way narrower than in the US. In Slovenia we could fit one of our average two-lane roads on one lane of an average US road.

There are Toyota cars in the Balkans, but they are comparably expensive to local affordable brands like Dacia or Skoda. Honda cars are even less in number, because Suzuki cars are cheaper and more reliable and easier/cheaper to repair. Suzuki cars are everywhere in Greece. Toyota and Honda are considered more expensive brands.

I have a 2009 top of the range vw pasat 2liter diesel tdi with 300000 km change oil every 15000 km only thing have to change is tires still runs like new it's tested every year

In Europe due to the small parking spots and parking garages people prefer to have a 4 door car compared to a 2 or 3 door coupe or hatchback, because the 2 en 3 door models have longer doors and thus need more swing room before you have a similar opening to get out of compared to 4 door models. In other words it is easier to get out of the cars with shorter doors.

Oil change intervala depend very much on engine use, enviromental conditions and oil spec. You may have noticed the cost of oil these days. Some diesels suffer with oil dilution, plus the wrong grade of oil can play havoc with the emissions systems. Stick rigidly to manufacturers recomendations, and changing a bit early cant hurt.

Hi. Oil changes needs a different mesuarment. For ten years I drive WAG group cars ( now owning a Skoda superb estate). So when you go to change oil mechanic changes it, and puts on ant interval of engine rotations. So you change the oil when the oil emergency light pops up. It counts engines rotations. As example - I drive my Skoda half time in city, haff time on highway. And the oil change light comes up at around 20k-25k kilometeres. But my work bus ( WV Transporter) that I mainly drive in city ( high rotations, shorts trips and etc.) the oil light comes up in 8-12k.

Not sure but I think Honda has not factories in Europe anymore. The one in Swindon UK was closed in 2021.

I currently in the Netherlands drive a Mitsubishi Colt 1.3, small hatchback. If money (and my length 6foot9) was not an issue, I would drive a '71 Citroen SM with a Maserati V6 engine. When moving to the US I would like to have 2 cars, Americans may think I'm crazy but I very much like the AMC Pacer, and Eleanor (from the movie Gone in 60 seconds), a '67 Ford Mustang GT500. But that is dreaming big.

wow thats alot of bots you have here Ian. personally i go with 10000 km or once a year whatever comes first. oil changes is the cheapest preventive maintenance you can do.

My Opel Astra K only needs an inspection in the workshop every 30,000 kilometres and only then does the oil need to be changed.

the Tesla cypertruck looks like the 2024 version of KITT from knight rider.

The biggest killer of oil, is heat. High Heat and heat cycles, is what does it in. Big engines and Turbo Charged engines, generally produce more heat. Smaller, lighter and more efficient engines/cars, damage the oil a bit less.

Europe developed over thousands of years, thereforevinfrastructure has grown from footpaths......you see Jeeps in Europe, but there is virtually no market for American cars. Tesla of course have a market, but hybrids are taking over for electrics.......

Having served in the UK Forces, being trained by them as a Driver (Advanced and Staff Car Driver) Basic Maintenance was part of the training, so DFS (Daily First Schedule) checks are done daily or on use of vehicle, so I still do them, Tires/Oil/Water/Washers etc and once a month deflate and inflate the tires with a full wash. Service is every year with MOT, regardless of hitting the mileage or not and I bought the car second hand and I have had it for 9 years, as for tax its 30 pounds a year or 40 dollars, its a Renault Megane grandtour III Estate 1.5 DCI

the only weird thing on European roads are Americans 😂😂🤣🤣 ( just a joke guy's ) i have to say that your voice is really easy to listen to ! i have a hearing problem and i can clearly hear every word you say without turning my ear to the screen 😏

Well, one of the more important reasons for big cars in the US vs. Europe also is US legislation when it comes to towing trailers. In the US you're not allowed to tow trailers with small cars like Golfs. You need a truck really be able to move anything. In Europe you can move trailers with much smaller cars, like a Golf (or of course even smaller). You'll only need larger and more powerful vehicles for heavy freight trailers in Europe.

About the Cybertruck, it is not sold in Europe but can be imported privately. No 25 year rule in Europe

A oil change every 5,000 or 8,000 mls is really crazy. When I worked as a driver we had Opel leasing cars, and the rule (from the leasing company) was 16,000 mls or yearly. But I have heard about special oil filter setups that can make it last for 60,000 mls. All that is a significant cost factor, since modern synthetic oil is really not cheap. I think in daily life the real importance is, to always make sure there is ENOUGH oil in the engine, because running with to little is what kills the engine, not the age of it.

In Europe.... Typical American way of looking at it. Europe is a continent, not a country. The difference in culture varies way more between European countries than between American States.

From my experience often German cars reliability is worse than they state. For example with VWs new cars sometimes you don’t even get an oil change every year. It’s called a flex system. They do the yearly inspection and if every thing is good then they don’t do an oil change. I am not sure how exactly they determine it. The thing is that some VW engines are famous for drinking oil. Three months after the inspection, where they determined that an oil change is not needed, I got a low oil level warning while driving high speed on the autobahn. The other thing is that oil changes here are why more expensive here and you cannot really do them in your driveway because of regulations. People also do not really wanna go to a workshop 4 times a year. So the manufacturer tries to make everything work with just one yearly inspection. The problem is that’s how the diesel scandal started. Diesel exhaust fluid was needed with the new not emission diesel engines, but nobody wanted to annoy the customer with it. So the idea was to just refill it during the yearly inspection. They even put the access hole hidden in the trunk, so nobody would notice the existence. Then the problem is that the consumption was to high for only a yearly fill up. So they searched for a way to reduce the consumption and the diesel scandal was born.

Teslas are not cars. They are computers on wheels. With a fart app.

European here... My current car doesn't need oil changes at all (electric). My previous one was a Volvo V40 D3, a 2.0 turbo diesel. Oil changes every 40,000 km (25,000 miles), with just a quick check at the intermediate 20,000 km mark (just a general mechanical health check to catch stuff like bad brakes before it becomes dangerous).

2012 Audi A6 Tdi, every 15K km in europe, yet in Canada audi themselves recommend 8K km🤔🤔 Compared to previous Audi's i've owned: 1988 Audi 100 2.0diesel, every 5K km 1997 Audi A6 Tdi, every 10K km So yeah a lot longer, maybe due to synthetic oil? No idea, but i dont mind it. 😂

I am from Slovakia and our first car was a Škoda 105. In communist Czechoslovakia, several models of cars were produced, which were distributed throughout the Eastern Bloc, but also in some Western countries. These vehicles were known for their reliability and simple construction

Last year, I sold a car with 445k km on it. It had two timing belt changes, oil and filter change at 30k km. Only other maintenance was expected wear items, a wheel bearing, 2 times generator, one time aircon compressor, the button for the rear hatch, and the flywheel. Cars are built for use, and they're basically built better for Europe. It was 7 years old, and I got the equivalent of 8.000 USD for it at the dealer, when I bought a new car. And come visit Germany. Where you run at 200 kph and feel you're a pro race driver, and then get passed by soccermoms hauling their kids home from school in the family container.

I have never taken a car just for an oil change. Most people just get a yearly service, often at the same time as their MOT, which covers more than just oil. I had an old Vauxhall Corsa that broke it's gearbox, could still drive but couldn't engage 5th gear, was going to be more than it was worth to fix so I decided to drive it till it died. I did another 30,000miles without any maintenance and I only scraped it because the roof started leaking.

The VW Golf is super popular with young people The Cybertruck is also horrible build, and has lots of things that often go wrong, break

I once read in a car magazine that in the eighties the American v8 engines contain the same amount of oil as the small European 4 cilinder engines (3.5 to 4.5 liters), then off course the oil and oil filter in the bigger v8 needs to be replaced sooner.

Oil change intervals have lengthened as the oil gets better and the tolerances less e.g. less blow by. In Europe oil change intervals can be 24,000mls or 24 months for say, a VAG petrol/diesel that could be considered excessive. In US where petroleum products are cheap and many rural communities drive on dusty roads, a shorter oil change interval is mandated, notwithstanding the manufacturers want to maintain customer confidence and limit warranty claims. I change the oil annually, but always just before winter or twice a year if I am likely to exceed 10,000mls on the change.

In Baltic countries we change oil like this - regular traffic: semi synthetic - 10000km (6200mil), fully synthetic - 15000km (9300mil) or 1 year. Something sporty/finicky - half regular traffic range or 1 year.

Ik heb nu een Mazda 1.8. En het 1e jaar doe ik een kleine beurt, en het 2e jaar een grote beurt. Met de vloeistoffen vervangen. Ik rij ongeveer 13 tot 15000 km per jaar. Ik heb deze Mazda gekocht voor €1000,- En rij er al 7 jaar mee. Bouwjaar van de Mazda is 2004. Gewoon elk jaar weer keuring en onderhoud. Net als mijn Opel Vectra 2.5 v6 B caravan automatic. Bijna 9 jaar mee gereden, Bouwjaar 1996. Deze heb ik gekocht voor €550,- ! Had ik deze maar nooit weg gedaan. Was nog 100% in orde, maar 378000 km. Op de teller. Greetings from Bunschoten-Spakenburg the Netherlands.

The rule I follow regarding oil changes: Because I live in a place where the temperature changes between summer and winter are quite intense (up to -15/20°C (-4/5°F) in winter and +30/35°C (86/95°F) in summer), I do 2 changes per year because of the deleterious effects on the viscosity of the oil caused by these temperature differences which cause poor engine lubrication. Whatever the mileage I do in the year: - In mid/late spring, I do a complete replacement of all filters + oil etc with an oil slightly less fluid than recommended by the manufacturer. - In mid/late fall, I do a simple oil change with an oil slightly more fluid than recommended. I've been doing this since my first car in 2002 and every time I go for general maintenance at the dealership, they're pretty disappointed when they can't find anything to change other than what's recommended in the maintenance manual 😅

I have an old Audi (2002), the service interval is variable. Its up to 287k miles now. If you do a lot of motorway miles and not many short journeys, then it can be up to 32k miles / 2 years. You need the right fully synthetic oil. Alternatively, if you mostly drive short distances in town, then it'd drop to 10k. I used to do it annually (about 18k miles), never been comfortable with going longer than that.

VW T-Roc manufactured in Portugal is a small SUV that is below the VW Tiguan. I am Portuguese and I live in Portugal, my father had a VW Golf with only one problem, which was a constant oil leak. When I found out about this problem with the VW Golf, I bought the new Honda HRV hybrid and I am satisfied.

The norm for car maintenence in germany is an alternating schedule of a big and a small service every 20k km - 30k km or after 1 year. Most people will hit the year mark befor the distance due to everything being closer. I have a pretty "long" distance to drive to and from work with 30km each direction wich leads me through 5 villages. Even combined with multiple cross country vacations (450km each direction) i never reached 20k km. Another thing i saw in the comments of that post was the concern of leaking gaskets and piston rings if you go this far without an oil change. However if you use the manufacturer recommended oil and let the engine heat up slowly while driving (keeping lower rpm and not accelerating heavily) these risks are minimized. We also have mandatory car safety inspections every 2 years with an exhaust gas test to see if the emissions are still within regulations. These inspections also include a check for oily parts, light check, rust check (there are some parts on the car where almost no rust is allowed wich includes the car frame) and also a break force test for both hand break and working break. They also check the tire size and the profile depth and also look at indications for allingnment problems (uneven wear pattern of the tires). If your car fails this inspection you get one month to fix all the issuse that are classified as safety hazards (like oily engine/transmission, bad breaks, faild exhaust test or any defect in any part regarding the light system) and do a smaller check up where they only look at the previously bad components (wich is way cheaper then the full inspection). If you take longer then the 1 month you'll have to do the full inspection again. These inspections give you an early warning that parts might be worn out.

I have a Skoda Fabia that has oil change intervals computed on the fly by its computer, depending on your driving style and environment. It simply tells you, "change the oil". The average is about 24000 km.

if i had to move to the us, i definetely would look for an audi dealer to get an a4. i´m driving audi´s since 1985 in germany. they cost i little more but they are very reliable. my actual a4 is 19 years old. the only repair was an new exhaust system.

Actually the maximum allowed width of a vehicle is 259 cm (102 inches) in the U.S. and 255 cm (100 inches) in Europe. The trucks (lorries) and busses/coaches, usually have the same width in Europe and the US. And they do actually fit on our roads, even tough your roads are bigger. What they will do in Europe, is put the lines on the road in such a way that the lanes might appear smaller than they actually are. This way people tend to pay a bit more attention while driving and drive a bit slower.

I am owning a BMW 330i for 18years. It has made about 200.000Km and I follow what de car computer when it comes to maintenance. I never had major issue. Oil change is about once a year.

T-Roc is a small suv, the Tiguan is sold also in Europe ,and it's the medium size suv, therefore bigger than the T-Roc

Another interesting difference is the towing capabilities and suggested load. In Europe almost every car can tow at least a small trailer whereas in USA vendors would typically discourage that and point to a truck. Someone in a different channel (I forgot where I've seen that) found very different figures in identical models between Europe and USA.

I have a Volvo XC60 SUV and in the maintenance program is oil change either every 15 000 km (9 320 miles) or every year (once a year) which ever comes first. I have had Volkswagen group cars and they have double km's so 30 000 km.. It also depends if you use the cheapest mineral oil or the top of the scale synthetic oils (more expensive), the better oil the better and longer mileage it works well..

normally you have 2 maintenance intervals for some types of cars in europe.The one is called "long live" its used for comercial drivers with high milage/year (30.000 km) like sales agents, where the engine never get´s cold, and primary highway use. Then you have a oilchange every 30.000 km or once a year,depend on what comes first (special oil required, like shell helix 5W30 ll3). On the standard "family " car you have an intervall of 15.000 km or once a year, also there are sensors checking the load of the oil with coal, looking for the temperature while usage ant the oillevel constantly and calculates the remaining livetime for the oil. Settings for longlive and variabel or fix intervall are done in the MCU by the seller in the garage. When you select a profile it can be changed, if you choose the wrong profile for your usage it can damage your engine in the long turn (longlive service, and your average turn is 5 miles to work and back).

Fun fact. Pop ups are allowed here in the Germany and probably all over the EU even to create a new car with Pop ups. There are no pedestrian registrictions to that. Its just that the companies dont do it anymore, due to complexity and pricetag.

Modern synthetic oils have dramatically increased the service interval mileage on newer vehicles except for turbos, the oil runs hotter so deteriorates faster. Oil coolers have to be fitted along with an oil temperature gauge so the driver can monitor it, often done electronically now and the driver gets a stop warning.

The maintenance card in my car says Oil change every 15000 kms or one year. Since we have an adamant Car check every year, we combine the MOT with the yearly maintenence

My car ( BMW 320D 2021) has electronic notification for oil change. In average once a year or every 12.500 miles. Runs smooth and steady without any problem at all.

30k km oil change interval in Europe is basically just dealership and authorised service stations thing for brand new cars. Pretty much everyone who owns a car with expired guarantee (no free service no more) change oil every 8-12k km or every year

Service intervals are based on usage,my van which tows a wood chipper a lot,I change the oil about every three months. Heavy goods vehicles change oil more frequently than a small car.

Another reason the Cybertruck will fail in Europe, well the UK at least, is the width. It's 7.25 to 7.9 feet wide (folded vs unfolded mirrors). 7 ft width restrictions are pretty common in the UK, I literally have one at the end of my road. Heck some streets even have a 6 foot 6 restriction. These restrictions are real, 2 bollards or posts that width apart preventing access. So if you have a Cyber Truck, its A roads and motorways only for you.

@18:40 about oil change interval. The OP made the classic mistake of not fact checking his information. The long interval is only valid when the car only gets no traffic nor city usage, and drives around 50mph all the time. For any other usage, the interval is halved. It also requires specific "long life" oil that costs a pretty penny. That is litterally printed on the maintenance book. Following that is not just recommended, it is mandatory to get your warranty working. so thats a 9k mile recommendation with specific expensive oil... and half that again with regular, non "long life" oil. Which is the recommendation you get in the US.

I was driving to work (combination open road and city drive), 12 years, Daewoo Matiz, 300 000 km, about 90 km per day with only mandatory annual service. And my father conntinued to drive two more years. That was good investment. At the service couldn't believe, only eco test wasn't the best. Greetings from female driver from Croatia 🙂

To understand European Car Culture, you have to be aware of some major differences. 1st: Cars have an inspection for road-worthiness every year, and the car get´s some kind of stamp, to show it is road worthy. If the car fails, the licence-plate is removed. Even, if you go to a workshop and they say, the car is not safe, they are legally obliged to take the licence-plates, otherwise they could be sued in case of an accident. The Result: Highly reliable Cars are Top-Sellers. 2nd: Fuel-Costs are much, much, much higher. We are talking between 6,5 - 8,5 Dollar a Gallon. The result: high Effiency, low fuel consumption is very important. 3rd: Streets are much narrower and especially in Cities, this means that parking-lots are very small. The Result: a tendency to cars, that are not too long 4th: Efficient Car-Builders. If you look at the different models, that are popular in Europe, you have to understand, that the Top-7 Cars are all from only 3 Companies: VW, Renault-Nissan and Stellantis. And that many models are basically the same car with a different look. Like the T-Roc is just a Golf with higher ground clearence, the same Platform is used for the Skoda Octavia, the Audi A3 or the Seat Leon. At Stellantis the Peugeot 208 is the same Platform as the citroen C3, the Opel Corsa or the fiat 600. At Renault The Dacia Sandero is the same Platform as the Renault Clio. So There are basically 3 Popular Platforms in Europe, all are Compact-Cars.

I have a 2002 F350 V10 and i have changed the oil 4x times during the 278.000 mls that the truck has I do have a special filtration system before the oil goes through the oil filter only need to top off the oil once every 16.000 mls and my oil is still nice i do change out the oil filter when i do a service ,car doesnt leak or burn any oil , the only consumption is the vapor that gets lost over time. and i still daily it here in The Netherlands

In this part of Canada , they drive in the left lane until they get to the their then jump lanes into the right lane into the off ramp , then put their turn signal on .

I didn't know there was a difference in oil changes and it surprises me that in US it is more frequent. I have a 2008 Chevrolet Spark which is a South Korean car. I have had it for 12 years and in that time I have changed the cambelt twice. I was wondering if it needed changing again but could not remember the required intervals. The information I found online was not consistent so I asked on a Facebook mechanics group. I still got inconsistent answers but the American members were saying every 100,000 miles. Going on the last time I changed it I'm guessing that I've been changing it every 60,000 km.

The typical recommended standard in Australia is every 15,000km/12 months for regular cars, or 10,000km/6 months for turbocharged cars.

Ian something that’s totally different in Australia is assessing drunk drivers. Breathalysers are the go here. We have the .05 Booze Bus that snaffles all drivers out of the traffic at random. They can pop up on any road at any time. The subject of cars reminded me

on my Nissan primera 2014 1.6L petrol (benzine) i do the oil change at around 50k km as suggested by the manufacturer , even though sometimes i ran around 80k km with the same oil and was still good when changed , of course i topped it up a couple of times (btw i forgot to change it , it wasnt that i didnt want to) and the car just runs smooth as butter , gotta love those Japanese engineers having thought about people not maintaining the cars properly so they did a margin for it :D

The thing with the service intervals/oil change depends a lot on the homologation that the car has... But cars that require Acea or specific standards from the manufacturer and are approved for 15k kms must use fully synthetic oils that do not have more than 20% mineral additives -No minerals (5000km or 3000m) -No semi-synthetic, usually 30/70 or 40/60 mix, with the highest percentage being the mineral base, (7000-8000km or 5000m) -No Syntetic Blend, usually 50/50 mix between mineral base and synthetic additives) (8000-10000km or 7000m) -American synthetic oils are normally a similar percentage to semi-synthetic, but the other way around, that is, between 60 and 70% synthetic base (10000km or 8000ml) -A European synthetic oil, in order to achieve approval and be labeled as synthetic, must be at least 80% synthetic based, with a maximum of 20% mineral additives, most of which are around 85% synthetic base (15000km or 10000m and above) For example, both Mobil and Shell have 2 types of synthetic oils, the normal synthetic that meets the GM Dexross standard (sorry if I misspelled it) and the synthetic "European Formula". Which complies with VW, MB, BMW, PSA, Ford and a very long etc standards which also includes GM Standard and off course it's more expensive, in Shell its the one with the Ferrari approval logo And those Syntetic oils must last 15k kms, otherwise they would not be approved even for being labeled as Syntetic oils in Europe 👍 What the filter says is something else, and that is why the manufacturer is the one who gives you the maintenance interval, and that's why in European cars if you go for an aftermarket oil filter you should go for at least one than was homologated for your car service interval And the manufacturer its the one who gives you that info Not the corner/community workshop Not the uncle/cousin Not the dealer Not the agency

Oil change every year and it is usually somewhere between 10 and 15k km. Have been doing it like this all my life. Driven a new car for around 10 years and over 120k km and did not have any issues. I would get an old pickup truck and V8 muscle car.

When i was learning to become a car mechanic in the early nineties most European cars had oilchainge intervalls of 15000 km for gasoline engines and 7500 km for diesel engines. Later i had a Renault Laguna 2.0 gasoline from early 2000 and it had 20.000 km intervalls. I bought it with 89.000 km on the odometer and sold it with 199.000 km on it...no problems at all, still wasn't worn out.