Interesting Oil Change View

I got my Neon with 60K on it in 2002... It's got close to 300K now and I change the oil and filter about once a year. Had the same (lack of) maintenance program on the Omni it replaced. That went 270K miles. My '87 truck has had 5 oil changes since about 2003 when it went into service with me. I hate doing oil changes...lol. I run 15/40 deisel oil and Wix "gold" filters. The 3K interval is way, way conservative for a modern engine of any make. At least IMO...lol