Today I'm taking my 25-year-old Peugeot to the mechanic's shop for an oil change and a general going-over — brakes, tires, fluids, lightbulbs, shock absorbers. windshield wipers, etc. I'm just being cautious. The car is running great. And I don't have to have it inspected until a year from now. We never drive it farther than about 15 miles from home. It's odometer shows that the car has nearly 150,000 kilometers on it now — that's 93,000 miles.
When I made the appointment at the garage on Friday, the woman who runs the front office and interfaces with the public at the garage looked up my vehicle on her computer, where she keeps records of all the jobs and repairs they've done on their customers' vehicles. I told her I thought it had been quite a while since I'd had an oil change done on the Peugeot. Looking at the file, she said yes, you're right, it's been quite a while. Your Peugeot's last oil change dates back to 2002! I was stunned. Could that be true?
I made the appointment for today and let the matter drop. It wasn't until I got home that this dawned on me: I didn't buy the Peugeot until 2003! And I didn't start taking it to her and her husband's shop until about 2006. Something is obviously wrong with the garage's record-keeping.
On Sunday, I consulted my own files concerning the Peugeot. I keep copies of all the printed reports about the car and its repairs and maintenance. I found one paper showing I had an oil change done in 2011. Then I found another one showing an oil change in 2018. And finally, I found one documenting an oil change on the Peugeot in 2022. I'm going to break all that to her gently. I think I need to tell her, because maybe some kind of computer glitch has corrupted her records. Or maybe there was just a typo on the page showing that the Peugeot's last oil change was done 23 years ago...
At what age does it become an antique or classic car in France?
ReplyDeleteI think it's 30 years.
DeleteLewis used to take our cars for a tune-up when we were first married. I'm not sure what that was about. The French must not use those little stickers like we have here in the states. I don't drive much but I get the oil changed twice a year. My 2018 Prius has a little less than 30,000 miles and is worth about $18000. Used cars are popula now that new ones are so expensive.
ReplyDeleteSince I retired, I don't put much mileage on my car (we have another that we usually use when we do things together, or when I grocery shop). It has been about a year and a half, and I think I've put about 3,000 miles on my car... if that.
ReplyDeleteI used to drive 100 miles every workday when I was commuting from
DeleteSan Francisco to Silicon Valley and back.
Or maybe they just don't input record data when they should...they say oil changes extend the life of your car's engine, so that's good!
ReplyDeleteThe Peugeot has a diesel engine. They last forever.
Delete2002>2022. Typo -- Chrissoup
ReplyDeleteI think you are right, Chrissoup
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