Do most people do their own vehicle maintenance thus avoiding dealing with repair shops? This is going to be part rant. I do not have the time, tools, or know how for vehicle maintenance. My car is a slightly low mileage vehicle, 15 years old with 120,000 miles. I have trouble finding a shop who will do maintenance on it. They only want to do oil changes since the mileage doesn't change much. I have to argue to get a place to do plugs, wires, fluid checks and/or changes periodically, and other more infrequent work. Systems corrode, fluids break down over time, I do not buy the reasoning that I can wait over ten years between some of these regular maintenances simply because it hasn't gone enough miles. Belts are going to break down over time in addition to use.
Am I crazy? Do you follow mileage for vehicle maintenance regardless of time intervals?
How do other low mileage vehicle handle maintenance intervals?
I'm mostly just tired of arguing with repair shops. I have moved frequently and thus haven't had the opportunity to develop a relationship with a particular shop to where they will just do the work I ask for.