Erik Lozott bought his Ford F-350 eight years ago from
Millennium Ford in Burien.  It's always worked good and I've
never had any problems with it, he said.  He also purchased a
lifetime oil change certificate for $200.  But in May he was
told by the dealership it was the end of the road for those oil
changes.  He says, 'We'll give you one last oil change, and
after that we're no longer honoring the certificate,' recalled
Erik.  Here's what happened: Millennium Ford went out of
business and a new Ford dealership took its place, with
different owners.  So we asked UW law professor Steven
Calandrillo, what is a lifetime in this case.  Unless they've
assumed the liabilities of the old company, it doesn't mean they
will have to honor his lifetime oil change contract, he said.
Calandrillo says if the business goes under, your lifetime deal
goes away too. So, first remember, any purchase like this is a
gamble by the consumer that the business will be around for a
while.  If a customer wants to make sure his lifeti