[Drivesthebeast]

The oil change went just fine, and the engine seems to like being on synthetic oil (idle is smoother, and the engine is perceptively more responsive), and I drove it to Brantford and back this week/wkd past, with some driving around Brantford, Hamilton and Dundas in the mix. The car got over 550km to a tank on the way there, and that cost me $38.00. I filled it a little more for the trip home, and still got over 550km's (I think I can get it closer to 600 before it needs more). That's not too bad considering I had the cruise set at around 120, had my daughters in their big heavy racing-type kids seats and a trunk full of luggage, and went to 140 and as much as 160km/hr for short bursts all the way down. The engine runs extremely well on the highway, and it accelerates quite quickly in 5th from 120k up without needing to downshift (except for making a pass on an incline). It ran/drove like a champ all the way down and back up again, and so far, I'm very happy with my purchase.