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endurance · 11-23-2010, 06:08 PM

OEM is 5w20, so I've been running synthetic 5w20 since I bought it in 2005 w/ 33k miles on it (now 130k). Think that's thin enough or is there a harm going against OEM recommendations to a 0w20 oil?

I just need another two years out of this car and I have a buyer when it's reached 180k miles... I'm hoping for a miracle and somebody will start selling a small (not compact, not mid-sized), 40+ mpg (epa highway), ideally 60+ mpg when hypermiled, manual transmission, good in snow, preferrably under $15k, ideally around $7.5k @ 1-4 years old, car that will last me 5+ years at 25k miles a year... oh, and it should be cheap to service, fun to drive, and not be as ugly as the Prius... I know, keep dreaming...

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endurance Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Foothills near Denver Posts: 279 RSX2fast4mpg - '02 Acura RSX Type S 90 day: 38.22 mpg (US) bubbatrucker - '98 Chevrolet K1500 90 day: 18.1 mpg (US) Thanks: 15 Thanked 25 Times in 17 Posts	OEM is 5w20, so I've been running synthetic 5w20 since I bought it in 2005 w/ 33k miles on it (now 130k). Think that's thin enough or is there a harm going against OEM recommendations to a 0w20 oil? I just need another two years out of this car and I have a buyer when it's reached 180k miles... I'm hoping for a miracle and somebody will start selling a small (not compact, not mid-sized), 40+ mpg (epa highway), ideally 60+ mpg when hypermiled, manual transmission, good in snow, preferrably under $15k, ideally around $7.5k @ 1-4 years old, car that will last me 5+ years at 25k miles a year... oh, and it should be cheap to service, fun to drive, and not be as ugly as the Prius... I know, keep dreaming...