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:::Jerry:::: wrote:
I don't 'look under the bonnet' either - although I'm not a fleet
driver - my car warns of low oil level.

Until the oil level sender unit fails....

Well, yes. However, perhaps most decent modern cars in good condition and
driven sympathetically will do one oil change to the next without needing
oil added. Of course with a car new to you you should monitor oil usage in
the traditional way - even if fitted with a sensor - and get a 'feel' as
to the consumption.

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