Actually Bill, on this issue, I think the story (and the State) is right.
The lube places (and many dealerships) do advise ill-informed customers to do way too much on their daily drivers.
Had a moron at a Chevy dealership "advise" me that I needed to change my
oil since it had been over 3,000 miles since my last change. Also advised me that I needed to rotate my tires.
Hmmm...2005 C6 Vette using Mobil 1 and different sized (front to rear) unidirectional tires.