Misconceptions About Driving

I’ve always thought that changing oil every 3,000 miles was just propaganda from oil companies, but I’d be a little nervous about going 7 to 10 thousand miles between oil changes. Honestly, I never changed my oil for the first twenty years of car ownership, because every car I had leaked so much that I was constantly adding new oil anyway. Then for the second twenty years of car ownership, I’ve relied on others for car maintenance, so when I suggested putting water in the battery the other day, my husband laughed. Apparently, we don’t do that anymore. In this week’s Misconceptions video from mental_floss, we learn some other things you’ve heard about cars and driving that aren’t necessarily so. (via mental_floss)