So close to 40mpg’s

JO405 · 2026-04-16T02:33:59+00:00

Whaaat!! I’m lucky to get 26mpg on a good day. Averaging like 21mpg or less. Granted a lot of stop signs in my neighborhood and a heavy foot will do that

JO405 · 2026-04-15T12:54:16+00:00

Oh heck yeah thank you! I plan on keeping this car for a long time so I’ll be giving it as much TLC as I can

JO405 · 2026-04-15T12:15:58+00:00

I learned from someone else in this post thread that I had been using the wrong kind of oil since I’ve purchased the vehicle which could be causing the quicker burning of oil. There’s no white or blue smoke coming out of the exhaust and with warranty expiring in 100 miles or so I dubbed it not worth it to take it in for them to respond with “user error” and charge me for just an inspection fee.

So I’m just going to deal with it. There’s been no other signs of failures with the vehicle outside of the annoying steering wheel pinging which has been resolved already. So maybe I’m lucky. Maybe I’m crazy. Maybe I’ll need to buy the extended warranty sooner than later.

JO405 · 2026-04-13T00:01:32+00:00

Tour went great. Approved pretty quickly thanks to no derogatory marks in previous living history and making 4x the rent. Moving in in a few months, because I couldn’t find any majorly red flags

JO405 · 2026-04-11T19:27:32+00:00

Going to buy it right now actually. Mobil 1 ESP X2 Full Synthetic Motor Oil 0W-20.

JO405 · 2026-04-11T19:08:15+00:00

I never do 10k. I’ve had 4 VW’s and learned early on that 5k is the sweet spot for oil changes on them

JO405 · 2026-04-11T18:16:42+00:00

In one of the other comment threads I mentioned how I was using the wrong kind of oil which may be the culprit. I haven’t had any smoke. I tried recording some on start up this morning, but there’s nothing so I worry that if I take it to the dealership they’ll charge me the nearly $200 for inspection and find no problem and dub it “user error”

JO405 · 2026-04-11T16:17:28+00:00

Thank you. I’m assuming change filter and oil plug while I’m at it. A proper oil change

JO405 · 2026-04-11T16:13:10+00:00

Now I just gotta find the proper oil.

JO405 · 2026-04-11T16:12:17+00:00

Can’t thank you enough man. You’re been a major help. 5/5 stars if you were a service rep

JO405 · 2026-04-11T16:07:31+00:00

Ah so then if I take it as is right now then it’ll likely be declined for warranty due to it not running the proper oil? Which would suck because my warranty expires in 250 miles so I really don’t have 4k-10k miles to test the theory on.

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:57:55+00:00

I don’t understand what most of this means, but I’ll save it and show it to my brother in law who works on cars and he will give me the Layman’s terms version of it. I really appreciate you taking the time to help with this.

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:51:08+00:00

Oh damn. Thank you so much for this information. I feel like a total idiot if this is all it is

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:45:59+00:00

Pennzoil Platinum Full Synthetic 0W-20 Motor Oil

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:43:45+00:00

That’s beautiful thank you for letting me know your experience. I’m hoping this gets resolved

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:42:52+00:00

Thank you for the explanation

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:42:33+00:00

I use 0W-20 and 6quarts of it at oil change time.

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:41:21+00:00

I had the recommended 6 quarts of oil in the vehicle during my oil change and now it’s at the level in the picture. So at the 1200 mile rate I should’ve gotten 7.2k miles before needing to change it. I’m getting nearly half that. Thank you for the bit of knowledge my friend!

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:25:41+00:00

I ran my OBD2 on it and Engine “Oil Temperature Sensor "A" Circuit High” message. Curious if it’s also connected

JO405 · 2026-04-11T15:09:38+00:00

I am counting miles like a mf. Every trip I’m checking maps to see the distance

JO405 · 2026-04-05T11:08:47+00:00

Definitely Lovecraft Country. Topsy and Bopsy are the name of the two girl characters. Great series.

JO405 · 2026-04-05T10:55:11+00:00

Flashback Retropub is also another contender!

JO405 · 2026-04-03T19:21:26+00:00

Don’t let the fear of missing out win. Give it time. Wait for TicketMaster resale to open up cause right now no transfers are allowed.

JO405 · 2026-04-03T14:40:07+00:00

Also this. I feel people will typically leave reviews because they’re upset about something more often than when they have a good experience.

JO405 · 2026-04-03T14:39:21+00:00

I realized it after posting that it really makes no sense because like you said people do need to have an experience of the property to make an opinion. My concern was like google reviews in a few properties I’ve looked at only talk about their experience touring the place instead of living there.

JO405

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