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Originally posted by domn
My PDI was done at 8km. I checked the dipstick at 6,500km and found that there was no oil between the two holes at the bottom of the dipstick. No oil between the two holes is a bad thing. The manual and LeeLee suggest to check your oil every time you put in gas. Of course noone will actually do that, but checking it say every 1,000km is'nt too much work.
If I were you I'd be checking my dipstick periodically.
My PDI was done at 8km. I checked the dipstick at 6,500km and found that there was no oil between the two holes at the bottom of the dipstick. No oil between the two holes is a bad thing. The manual and LeeLee suggest to check your oil every time you put in gas. Of course noone will actually do that, but checking it say every 1,000km is'nt too much work.
If I were you I'd be checking my dipstick periodically.
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i guess i have a different feeling about my cars than most of you do. sure ill check the oil to see where it is but i lease my cars. as long as the oil light doesnt come on i am not going to give it 1 minute of thought. i know even if it is a little low it will make it to the next oil change. i have never had a honda in the 8 or so i have owned ever run out of oil. as long as there is still oil pressure and no light there has to be enough to in the pan if it continues to pick up pressure.
i only plan to keep the car for 2-3 years anyway. now there is an extreem to this way of thinking which i am not guilty of... i had a friend that buys leased toyotas, he had a 1998 4 runner that he leased and in the 17,000 miles he had it for 2 years NEVER changed the oil. i about shit when i heard that. his responce to me was "hey its a leased car and its under warranty. what do i care" im not quite that bad, ill change my oil when it's required. but im not going to obsess over it as i have more important things going on in my life that need more attention. i run my own business and my car is a write off being a leased car. i dont plan to keep it more than 2-3 years and my next car will probly be the TL again. i usually trade them in right about time to replace the tires. that is 1 less expense i have to worry about.
i only plan to keep the car for 2-3 years anyway. now there is an extreem to this way of thinking which i am not guilty of... i had a friend that buys leased toyotas, he had a 1998 4 runner that he leased and in the 17,000 miles he had it for 2 years NEVER changed the oil. i about shit when i heard that. his responce to me was "hey its a leased car and its under warranty. what do i care" im not quite that bad, ill change my oil when it's required. but im not going to obsess over it as i have more important things going on in my life that need more attention. i run my own business and my car is a write off being a leased car. i dont plan to keep it more than 2-3 years and my next car will probly be the TL again. i usually trade them in right about time to replace the tires. that is 1 less expense i have to worry about.
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If you lease then I guess you have a totally different mind set. I bought the TSX and plan on keeping it at least 5 or 6 years so I plan on babying it to maintain its resale value.
What will the person buying it think when they receipts for oil changes every 5,000km's?
I use to change the oil on mt GS-R every 3,000km's (1,875miles). It was an obsession, I've since relaxed on that though.
What will the person buying it think when they receipts for oil changes every 5,000km's?
I use to change the oil on mt GS-R every 3,000km's (1,875miles). It was an obsession, I've since relaxed on that though.
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Originally posted by Bass Mechanic
.....i lease my cars......i only plan to keep the car for 2-3 years anyway.....im not going to obsess over it ....my car is a write off being a leased car...... i usually trade them in right about time to replace the tires. that is 1 less expense i have to worry about.
.....i lease my cars......i only plan to keep the car for 2-3 years anyway.....im not going to obsess over it ....my car is a write off being a leased car...... i usually trade them in right about time to replace the tires. that is 1 less expense i have to worry about.
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Originally posted by Bass Mechanic
i guess i have a different feeling about my cars than most of you do. sure ill check the oil to see where it is but i lease my cars.
i guess i have a different feeling about my cars than most of you do. sure ill check the oil to see where it is but i lease my cars.
For me, it's a good reminder to all not to buy used fleet or off-lease motor vehicles. There's no incentive for renters to maintain their equipment as well as an owner since they can dump it at the end of the lease term.
Hmmm. I plan to keep my car for at least 10 years. Let's see, aside from gas, maintence, taxes, smog checks, and insurance, that alone averages $2600-3000 per year if you could average the OTD purchase cost over ten years. Add in all of those other expenses, and it's a healthy penny.
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Geeze you guys make it sound like i distroy my leased cars. all i said is im not going to worry about checking the oil and i am not going to do anything different than the regular maintenence as outlined in the manuel. how is that so bad?
im just not going to obsess about it like the rst of you seem to. it's oil, get over it, even if i ran my car the full 7500 between changes like honda says it is not going to hurt anything, honda even says so! i change mine every 3 k like everyone else. but the manuel says to wait n the first change till 7500 so that is what im going to do.
and for the record if it werent for people like me leasing cars there wouldnt be any good used vechicles for people who cant afford to buy new to enjoy.
you guys talk to me like im the bad guy. whats wrong with a lease?
besides who wants to own a depreciating asset? if you want to invest money into somthing buy a house. leasing saves me money so i can invest it into other things that make me money. and as someone already pointed out as a business owner the goverment nearly pays for my car by leasing it.
im just not going to obsess about it like the rst of you seem to. it's oil, get over it, even if i ran my car the full 7500 between changes like honda says it is not going to hurt anything, honda even says so! i change mine every 3 k like everyone else. but the manuel says to wait n the first change till 7500 so that is what im going to do.
and for the record if it werent for people like me leasing cars there wouldnt be any good used vechicles for people who cant afford to buy new to enjoy.
you guys talk to me like im the bad guy. whats wrong with a lease?
besides who wants to own a depreciating asset? if you want to invest money into somthing buy a house. leasing saves me money so i can invest it into other things that make me money. and as someone already pointed out as a business owner the goverment nearly pays for my car by leasing it.
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Originally posted by Bass Mechanic
Geeze you guys make it sound like i distroy my leased cars. all i said is im not going to worry about checking the oil and i am not going to do anything different than the regular maintenence as outlined in the manuel. how is that so bad?
Geeze you guys make it sound like i distroy my leased cars. all i said is im not going to worry about checking the oil and i am not going to do anything different than the regular maintenence as outlined in the manuel. how is that so bad?
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you guys talk to me like im the bad guy. whats wrong with a lease?
besides who wants to own a depreciating asset?
besides who wants to own a depreciating asset?
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