Changed the oil at 1800 miles, (not the filter) modified the drain plug to include a small magnet - to catch any steel particles so they dont get drawn up through the pump.
At 7500 miles got the dealer to change the Oil and filter, but I supplied the Oil, they charge a lot for the oil. Used Castrol GTX 5wsomething Magnatec - which you can get in Halfords.

Having lived in the USA I'm familiar with the 'lube joints' you find on every other street and the apparent passion for 3000 miles oil changes. That seems to defeat the objectives of both the vehicle and lubricant manufacturers who are doing all they can to make ownership more convenient by increasing service intervals. More frequent changes of poor spec oil are likely to leave the engine less well protected that correct frequency changes using the right spec of oil

For me its a definite NO to early change.

I would recommend changing the oil filter at every oil change even if you do change oil more frequently . What is the point of saving a few pence when the object obviously is to protect the engine
However I agree with avtur – it is much better to follow the recommended oil change intervals and it should only be necessary with more frequent changes under extreme conditions like desert driving for example .
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As I have explained in one of my earlier posts, I do strongly recommend to change the engine oil in new engines after some 3.000 to 5.000 km (2.500 miles), as even with CNC technology the engine tolerances will only be achieved after some running time. And the consequential metal dust should be removed as soon as possible, and NOT after 24.000 km (15.000 miles).

YF

John L wrote:

When I was out in Florida last year I hired a Chrysler 300C with a 5.7 ltr engine. Nosing through the handbook I was surprised to see how often it needed a service(either every 5k or 6k miles IIRC)
This might explain it if the oils out there are not as good as ours.