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The Mazda 3 I buy next month will be my first new car. Should the first oil change come early, or just stick with the normal interval?
In general follow your manual's recommendations on that. Some makers want a short initial interval because they know quite a lot of swarf is going to end up in the oil, some just have a normal interval because they know they won't. Don't, however, do an extended interval first oil change. At worst, whatever your manual suggests for a 'severe' interval or ~3000-5000 miles if they don't suggest anything.