Like a good newbie should, I checked past threads but didn't find any after my car's model year so am looking for any more recent suggestions.
I'm now driving my wife's Honda Accord from northwest Minnesota to the Twin Cities (and back) each weekend. Last year I made the drive in an AWD vehicle but we decided it made more sense to put the miles on the 2006 EX L Accord. (It's 600 miles round trip and the Accord has about 120,000 miles on the clock.)
No mechanical or drivetrain issues that I can feel -- although it is a bit softer than I'm used to and the steering is both twitchier and vague at the same time. (Weird, I know, but it seems the steering quickly responds to input yet doesn't give much feedback as it's responding).
I'm putting on Michelin winter tires and minus-sizing to 15" wheels and have a separate thread on that topic. But I'm wondering if there's any suggestions as to lighter weight and/or synthetic oil, any preventative maintenance you'd suggest for extreme cold-weather temps and conditions, etc. And, as the miles mount, any suggested maintenance routines that aren't in the owner's manual?
TIA.
I'm now driving my wife's Honda Accord from northwest Minnesota to the Twin Cities (and back) each weekend. Last year I made the drive in an AWD vehicle but we decided it made more sense to put the miles on the 2006 EX L Accord. (It's 600 miles round trip and the Accord has about 120,000 miles on the clock.)
No mechanical or drivetrain issues that I can feel -- although it is a bit softer than I'm used to and the steering is both twitchier and vague at the same time. (Weird, I know, but it seems the steering quickly responds to input yet doesn't give much feedback as it's responding).
I'm putting on Michelin winter tires and minus-sizing to 15" wheels and have a separate thread on that topic. But I'm wondering if there's any suggestions as to lighter weight and/or synthetic oil, any preventative maintenance you'd suggest for extreme cold-weather temps and conditions, etc. And, as the miles mount, any suggested maintenance routines that aren't in the owner's manual?
TIA.