[QUOTE] Follow the manual and the minder. They say no restrictions on driving from day one, and you'll probably go about a normal oil change distance, about 6k miles depending on your driving habits, before the minder says hello. That's what Honda wants to honor the warranty, seems good to me. Engineering, materials, manufacturing are all really, really different now than thirty years ago, I haven't heard anyone accusing the minder of being too conservative about oil changes, maybe a little the other way in fact, recommending changes a little sooner than really needed. Plus, you might get paranoid when it says 15% left and change it then, when you really can run it to zero, usually another 1,000 miles. Not like the car grinds to a halt at that point! J. [/QUOTE] Thanks JR, I gotcha. That sounds reasonable. I do intend to read the manual regardless but I really wanted to know how others drove their newer cars especially for breakin. I imagine my CR-V tho not an EX will seem like a EX compared to my Accord LX of 7 years ago so I'll have to get used to the extra bells and whistles. Anyway, thanks for the straight advice and without the accusations.
