At 2-3k miles a month and highway driving there is nothing wrong with
changing oil at 7500 miles unless those highway miles are abusive, high
speed and you have a lead foot. Don't use the dealer as he will maximize his
income. If you don't service it yourself use a quality service shop. The
dealer cannot refuse you warranty service because you use a 3rd party
service shop unless he provides the service free. Use quality oil and change
at 7500 miles. Have the oil analyzed once in a while for the record...


"Debasis Goswami" <debasisg@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:NY6dnZP1M7ATZt3dRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> I bough a 2004 Odyssey from Sloane Honda near Philadelphia. The sale was
> smooth. However, I found that this dealer always pushes for first and all
> subsequent servicing at 3,750 miles instead of Honda-advised 7,500 miles
for
> normal driving. I drive between 2K and 3K miles every month and all
highway.
> I am not sure if the dealer just pushes people too early for a few bucks
in
> servicing. I called another dealer in NJ and they did not expect me to
> service before 7,500 miles for the first one.
>
> In general, I am seeing poor customer service quality with Honda
> dealers/servicing. They don't drop off people or provide a loaner car if
the
> car needs to be in for the day. I guess the reason is that these dealers
are
> too proud of their brand name
>
> Earlier I have always driven Ford for many years. While some of them are
> staffed by rude people, some others are nice. Particularly to the one I
used
> to go to (Robin Ford). I could not buy a Ford for the minivan this time
> because of horrible quality of Ford minivans.
>
>