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<blockquote data-quote="Chuck Daily" data-source="post: 573888" data-attributes="member: 63534">Yeah, I figured as much, Tom.&nbsp; Nothing wrong with that.&nbsp; As I have said several times, this is the first import I have ever owned, so we&#039;ll see how it goes.&nbsp; I have always believed in &quot;keeping our money at home&quot;, but the line between &quot;domestic&quot; and &quot;import&quot; are getting so blurred these days (with domestics using so many foreign made parts), some domestic vehicles are almost as foriegn as some foriegn vehicles.&nbsp; Anyway, I am gonna give Honda a shot......if it don&#039;t work out, I guess there&#039;s always German vehicles.....although I don&#039;t think they make trucks.Yep, it&#039;s always the manufacturer&#039;s fault when somebody beats the crap outta vehicle, and never maintains it, and it goes to crap on them.&nbsp; I have run vehicles to over 180 miles by not abusing them and changing the oil every 3000 to 4000 miles.&nbsp; I have been told by some folks that you can go up to 6500 miles on a &quot;dino&quot; oil change and 10K on synthetic.&nbsp; Well, that&#039;s all well and good, but I don&#039;t mind spending the extra money on a few extra oil changes per year, instead of spending 1000&#039;s of dollars on a major mechanical failure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chuck Daily, post: 573888, member: 63534"] Yeah, I figured as much, Tom. Nothing wrong with that. As I have said several times, this is the first import I have ever owned, so we'll see how it goes. I have always believed in "keeping our money at home", but the line between "domestic" and "import" are getting so blurred these days (with domestics using so many foreign made parts), some domestic vehicles are almost as foriegn as some foriegn vehicles. Anyway, I am gonna give Honda a shot......if it don't work out, I guess there's always German vehicles.....although I don't think they make trucks. Yep, it's always the manufacturer's fault when somebody beats the crap outta vehicle, and never maintains it, and it goes to crap on them. I have run vehicles to over 180 miles by not abusing them and changing the oil every 3000 to 4000 miles. I have been told by some folks that you can go up to 6500 miles on a "dino" oil change and 10K on synthetic. Well, that's all well and good, but I don't mind spending the extra money on a few extra oil changes per year, instead of spending 1000's of dollars on a major mechanical failure. [/QUOTE]

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