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I learned that "trick" from a cab-driver/fleet mechanic...

Posted by dark_dave56 on May 13, 2022 at 06:00:49:
...change the filter religiously, and the oil only every so often (like second/third/fourth interval). And cabs take a lot of abuse--mostly in-city driving, and hours spent idling just to keep the heat/AC running while parked outside of the airport, convention center or hotels.

I still don't know why auto manufacturers don't go with the "standards" used by heavy equipment manufacturers--hours, rather than miles. In heavy urban traffic, an hour of operation may be <2 miles. On the highway, an hour of operation may be 80+ miles. There's a huge difference in hours of operation between 3K miles at 2-5 mph, or 3K miles at 70-80 mph.

My equipment--front-end loader, Bobcat, tractors, and generator--all have hour meters upon which the maintenance schedule is based.

With more and more hybrids on the road, this is perhaps even more significant. Theoretically, with a plug-in hybrid, you could (depending on range and driving habits), drive it for days, weeks, or months without ever running the ICE engine--but the vehicle is still racking-up miles.