I just changed the oil in my buddies Escape. It had gone almost 24,000 miles since the last oil change before he got a message saying his oil life was at 4%. 24,000 miles! Mind you, I could never go that long, but he is within the expectations of his warranty since he used the vehicles onboard system to remind him to change the oil. And he has a receipt. Modern cars do not require 3 month/3000 mile oil changes. Took me a long time to change my ways. But now I let the car tell me when to do it. We have beat this subject to death and the common consensus is to change it whenever you want to. Doing so before it is required is wasting money (except Dave, who gets free oil changes) But I understand the piece of mind it gives you.