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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
I disagree. By about that mileage you've seized the rings and in a couple years the cylinders are so worn it chuggs oil and fouls spark plugs and catalytic converters. I don't care if the car were driven 1 mile a year, I'd still want 6 month oil changes.
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What quality of the oil is lost in a 1 year interval rather than 6 month?
I've had oil analysis done for half my oil changes, and never had anything reported as deficient. The Acura has no noticeable oil loss between changes.
My Acura has another 20 years of mostly trouble free life left. Maybe the AC will develop problems at some point.
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Didn't you say before that to you a 15-year-old car was too old to be worth buying?
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I don't know if I've said that. I have said I would not buy a car older than 1996 because having OBDII makes diagnosis easier. At this point in my financial and family stage, I probably wouldn't consider anything more than 5 years old. However, if I were 18 and had a $10k budget, I would for sure be looking at older cars. No way would I be driving a used Aveo if I could drive a slightly older Japanese car.
A Ford C-Max hybrid would probably be a good car.