In article >,
SoCalMike > wrote:

> > if synthetic was all that great, why does not Honda use synthetic right
> > from the beginning? just curious.
>
> cost. and its not necessary. i use it myself, but only because i dont
> drive a lot and like to do the 7500mile interval... which ends up being
> every 2 years.

In the meantime, your synthetic oil is full of water due to short trips
and never getting up to temperature for any time--which means you should
have shorter change intervals.