Do you change your car engine oil yourself? 😊

I have old toyota minivan with extremely simple 1.8 natural intake engine,the oil filter can grip and twist open and replace the new by bare hand without any tools straight access from top of engine bay.The drain plug is 17mm open on bottom also easy to access aslong lay a cardboard on floor your lay down can unsrew it without need to jack up the car as it have high floor clearance.Whole process tooks less than 15 minutes,its a bless on those old day simple design engine so machanical friendly that allow you most thing without need professional tolls and skills.I think probably still will own this car very another decade as by far still run like clock though is old.

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FreddieUK · 70-79, M

Good heavens, no! When you lift the bonnet (hood) of my car all you see is plastic coverings which are sealed. Other than topping up the windscreen washer, I'm pumping up the tyres I haven't done anything to my car for years. Then again, I am very fortunate to be able to afford a modern car and oil never seems to be a problem between services.

UsernameAlreadyInUse · 26-30, M

@FreddieUK is not about affortability to own newer car i can but i dont want to.The complexity of modern car cant say all unreliable but from what my friends ownership experience mostly back and fort to garage to solving endless engine problem one after another like whack-a-mole.The more complex the design the more likelyhood frequence break down.

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@UsernameAlreadyInUse I know that can be some peoples experience, but for the past 12 years or so I haven’t had a moments problem which needed the attention of the garage outside the regular services. I’m one of the fortunate ones. In the past, I’ve had older vehicles because that’s all I could’ve afforded at the time and I was a regular at the service area having it looked at.