ColoradoRod

I'm completely bummed about my wheel situation. In late December I received a new set of Hankook tires from Tire Rack. I took them to the local Firestone shop as they are a Tire Rack approved installer. They ended up scratching every one of my wheels. They agreed to pay the cost of refurbishing my wheels at a place of my choosing. I called the local Subaru dealer and they suggested Spec Wheels over in Denver. I delivered the wheels over to Denver and picked them up a week later. The finish on the wheels looks nice, but they didn't mask off the center hole where the cap goes so now my center caps don't fit properly. They (Spec) claims there's nothing they can do. As far as I'm concerned they look like dung. I'm headed over there this morning to argue about it. I want them fixed or I want my money back. I'm pretty sure I'm now in the market for a new set of OEM 18" Limited wheels. If any of you guys have take offs you want to get rid of, let me know.

Another data point… I changed my oil for the 3rd time last week at 12,000 miles. I use Mobile 1 synthetic purchased at Wal-Mart for ~$28 for the 5 quart jug. I use the Subaru OEM oil filter. 6000 miles between changes 0 oil added between changes "easy" driving style Trips almost always long enough to reach full operating temps. Very happy with the engine portion of the Legacy.

I did my first oil change at 3000 miles. I'll be doing my second oil change tomorrow at 6000 miles. Haven't added any between the oil changes. I'd say I drive pretty sedate. My trips are about 50% less than 3 miles and 50% greater than 3 miles. I'd guess that it takes about 3 miles of driving to get up to full operating temperature. As another data point, my lifetime CALCULATED MPG (as opposed to the erroneous onboard computer) is in the neighborhood of 27.5 mpg. I believe MPG correlates closely with driving style and length of trips.