Growing up we never changed it and trannies seemed to last about 100k. I bought used and ran them till they died, then bought another junker. Couldn't afford much then.
I used to trade cars about every 50-60k so never did any more maintenance than I had to. Usually just oil changes. Standing joke was when the tires wore out it was time to trade.
I had more money during that part of my life.
After learning about proper maintenance I now change the fluid in my 06 Dodge Mega cab with cummins every 30K miles. I even spend the extra money having it flushed rather than just drop the fluid and filter. It failed at 108K. It failed again 20k later, under warranty. It's now got 167K on it and it's never been quite right since the rebuild.
The previous Chev Suburban got changed every 50k and that tranny failed at 120K. That tranny was never quite right after the rebuild either. I traded it to the dealer that rebuilt it. Trade in guy said it had some trans issues. I said BS and handed him 3 service tickets from his service department stating "can not duplicate customer complaint".
My wife's Buick has been maintained exactly by the book. It has 120K on it and so far the trans it fine.
I'm of the opinion it doesn't make a lot of difference whether you change fluid or not.
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