Oil changes, safety recalls, and software patches

1 ยท Colin Percival ยท June 14, 2017, 4:40 a.m.
Every few months I get an email from my local mechanic reminding me that it's time to get my car's oil changed. I generally ignore these emails; it costs time and money to get this done (I'm sure I could do it myself, but the time it would cost is worth more than the money it would save) and I drive little enough โ€” about 2000 km/year โ€” that I'm not too worried about the consequences of going for a bit longer than nominally advised between oil changes. I do get oil changes done... but typically...