How Often Should I Change My Car’s Oil?
Most auto manufacturers recommend changing the oil at one year intervals or every 7,500 miles for passenger vehicles. But what the manufacturers won’t tell the public, is that 7,500 mile oil changes are advised for vehicles that are driven under ideal or “regular” driving conditions. What most of us think of as “regular” driving, is in reality “severe service” driving.
This type of driving is defined as; frequent short trips of fewer than 10 miles, using your car in cold weather conditions, stop-and-go city driving, and operating the car at continued highway speeds during hot and or humid weather. For this type of driving, which in actuality is “severe service driving”, professionals recommend to change the oil every 3,000 miles or at six month intervals. For the highest protection, most oil companies advise changing the oil every 3,000 miles or within three to six month intervals, no matter what type of driving you do.
Recent Changes In Ford Motor Company’s Lineup
Ford has made a few exciting to its current lineup of cars with a completely revamped Taurus, the powerful MKT and the fuel efficient Ford Fusion. For a few years now Ford has been mainly focusing on its luxury brands such as Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo. These divisions have been sold off due to the state of the economy and started to give some attention to Lincoln. The result of this is the gorgeous and powerful MKT.
The design of the MKT is based on the Ford Flex but its appearance is still unique due to its unique front grille. The interior is on the upscale side with seats crafted out of fine leather and there is walnut trim throughout the cabin. The panoramic sunroof is truly amazing. The MKT is powered by a new Eco Boost engine. This vehicle sports a ton of power at 355 hp and 350 lb feet of torque. It’s probably best to opt for the all-wheel drive option. Fuel economy stands at 23 mpg on the freeway and 17 mpg in the city.
Car Safety Design and Manufacturing Flaws
Even the safest cars can become hazardous if they suffer from design and manufacturing flaws. Modern automobiles have numerous advantages over their predecessors, such as specially designed crumple zones; driver, passenger and side curtain airbags that deploy within a fraction of a second should on-board sensors detect an accident; and seat-belt restraints that maintain a consistent area of pressure throughout the body of a passenger in order to disburse the affect of a collision over wider body surface area.
These marvels of safety innovation have saved countless lives, and would undoubtedly save countless more. But what happens when the very innovations designed to save lives take them, or fail to activate at the appropriate time? Drivers take for granted these safety features, but if defective products work their way into a car design it is the innocent that sometimes pay for these mistakes with their lives.