Nope, those of us with 13's would have noticed by now. 10k between changes with 0w 20 synthetic (factory spec), no check engine lights or drama. This is not a new engine and was very lightly massaged for duty in the GS, so there are no surprises.

 

Concur, with my '13 the dashboard has been dark, no check engine lights. I'm due for 30k service soon.

 

Does the adjustable suspension on the luxury and F sport seem reliable? I don't know it's mechanism of operation, but I know that air shocks on Mercedes are very expensive, and seem to go out around 100,000 miles.

 

Yeah, Tein has been doing this little cheat for years in Japan.

The way it works, is there is a solenoid bolted to the top of each shock body. The shock piston is threaded externally and attached to the solenoid. You turn the **** to Sport +, the solenoids twist the shock pistons thereby compressing them and firming up the ride. Twist back to Sport, Normal, or whatever and the solenoids spin the other way, softening the ride.

However, the springs on the F Sport are higher resistance than the Luxury (Premium?) model gets, so the ride is firmer by default no matter what mode it's in.

As far as I'm concerned, this little system is mechanically simple and should be hard to break. You've got 4 wires, 4 solenoids with protective little caps on them, and they just turn left or right an unspecified number of times. It's not nearly as failure prone (complicated) as something like air ride suspensions or these crazy new ferrofluid magnetic suspensions.

 

Thank you glad to hear that.Yes some of the 4cyl's in Honda's vehicles burn a lot of oil.Does anyone check there oil on any kind of basis to see if it moves even a little?Especially with the oil change interval at 10k miles

 

Excuse my ignorance, but this post brings to mind a question I've had for a while. Does it matter how quickly you rack up miles on a vehicle? 70K miles in ~2 years is a LOT, but is 70K in 2 years the same as 70K in 5 years assuming the maintenance schedule is upheld?

 

It does matter thats why even late model cars sell for cheaper with higher mileage. However, its def. all about how the car was driven, cared-for and maintained. 70k in two years is a lot of mileage which means the car has seen a lot of bumps and stress in a short span of time. But a lease return vehicle that was never maintained properly and driven for 30-40k miles in 3yrs could have more trouble lurking as well...

Higher mileage in a short span will mean that all major components esp things like wheels, suspension, exhaust, sensors, engine, transmission will have taken more of a beating in that shorter time frame. But if the car has been cared-for properly, just like anything mechanical, you will have less overall headaches.

More headaches do come-in regardless of the age of the car once the mileage goes up. I considered a high mileage 3GS with 85k miles selling a few years ago for $18k at my dealership.

It was offered with no warranty and i felt like the price was great but I couldn't get passed the mileage..it just made me uneasy because no matter how reliable, mileage means wear and tear, potentially sending you to a mechanic costing extra $$$ and eating your valuable time.

Toyota builds such good cars that sometimes lots of folks are willing to take the high mileage risk because of the overall reliability of their brand. It boils down to a trade off in price vs peace of mind...The point is the get in the sweet spot of your budget and always try to buy the lowest mileage car you can afford.