does anyone follow the maintenance schedule in the manual??

I do as much as possible...most important tho i follow the oil change schedule simply because i have had the car for about 9 mons and havent even hit 3000 yet.....

yup. you should follow the maintenance schedule for oil change, that's the most important

manual says 7.5k but 3k don't hurt

I get the oil done every 3k, just makes sure everything runs nice and smooth