I have owned my 2010 camaro now for 5 months and have 1200 miles on it now, when should I get that first oil change? Should I get it changed at the mileage the manual says or sooner because I'm a low mileage driver?

 

I'd say follow the maintenance schedule you get with the car. 3000 miles or 3 months, whichever comes first. The thing should be in the little folder that comes with the owner's manual.

 

always nice to get that first change early..I'd say your ready.

 

Low mileage driving, I would use every six months for a oil & filter change. 3month with little mileage is just a waste of money. I followed this scheldue since my car was new 23yrs ago. Will you still be original owner as long I have.???

 

Which tells you to do it when the light comes on. Mine was about 6000 miles and 8 months. Supposedly the formula takes driving and time into account, supposedly being the key word.

 

This is just me, and to each his own. Each of the new cars/trucks I have purchased I have changed the oil and filter @ 1500 miles, then I follow the mainsche. Why, its new and will have seen the most wear it will likely see during your ownership, based on the average time people keep their vehicles. I tenf to keep my pst the average by 3 years.

One of the first things I did was install a magnetic drain plug. It pulls any of the micro particles that a new engine will create. That was my piece of mind.

 

GM actually has one of the best oil life indicators out there. I'd say do it when about 25% oil life remains.

 

Maybe I'm paranoid, but I just keep it to the schedule- 5000 kilometers up here, which for me is about two months of daily driving.

'sides, I'm constantly accidentally resetting my oil life indicator. I go to change my units from metric to english so I can understand my gas mileage, and if I happen to be stopped when I do, I reset the thing. :/