I've been using Pennzoil Ultra Platinum pretty much since it came out. It hasn't gotten easier to find, and perhaps has gotten more difficult to find, depending on the viscosity or weight. As such, we have bounced back and forth between 0W-20 and 5W-20. We've had this vehicle for 4 years / 30,000 miles. It has spent most of its time sitting in Seattle traffic. When we purchased it, we didn't know anything about it other than what I'd gleaned from the test drive and my own inspection. It's got a less-than-stellar history that I've since learned about, and it needs a valve adjustment, so I wanted to get this analysis done to see if the car is worth keeping.
Normally, our OCI is ~5,000 miles, but I think I'll start bumping that up to ~7,500. Before this car, I'd done 8-10,000 mile OCIs, but this one has the Honda Maintenance Minder that comes on around 4,500 miles, so I've done it sooner with this vehicle.
I'm very happy with this report, and will extend the next OCI out, and do another analysis. For a lifetime maintenance cost of $4,632 over the last 4 years, I'm very happy with this vehicle, so I'll definitely be keeping it.
Normally, our OCI is ~5,000 miles, but I think I'll start bumping that up to ~7,500. Before this car, I'd done 8-10,000 mile OCIs, but this one has the Honda Maintenance Minder that comes on around 4,500 miles, so I've done it sooner with this vehicle.
I'm very happy with this report, and will extend the next OCI out, and do another analysis. For a lifetime maintenance cost of $4,632 over the last 4 years, I'm very happy with this vehicle, so I'll definitely be keeping it.