TP's smart fortwo blog

**Tideland Prius** · 04-24-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayman

Oh right, I thought it was the turbodiesel. They don't offer the turbodiesel anymore. Any hassles with getting service eg how often do you have to change the oil? Every 6 months or just once a year?

Yeah no more turbodiesels for a while.

Not really. The service interval is 1 year or 15,000km on synthetic oil.

jayman · 04-24-2009, 11:21 PM

No reason why we can't go 12 months or 16,000 km then. Any oil consumption with that motor?

**Tideland Prius** · 04-25-2009, 12:24 AM

Nope cause the UK G2 Prius interval is 12/16,000 IIRC and they're using synthetic.

Not that I know of. I didn't do the oil change. The dipstick read at a normal level when I last checked it in Aug after the cross-country trip.

jayman · 04-25-2009, 11:41 AM

Truly amazing how when we mention our oil change routines, folks are so scared of using a synthetic and "pushing it" to 12 months or 16,000 km.

**Tideland Prius** · 04-25-2009, 01:48 PM

<shrug> Some are still stuck in the 3,000km interval! Actually I'm certain there are a whole bunch of folks still using the 6,000km interval on the newer vehicles because the older techs are so used to putting 6,000km intervals that they forget that the 2000MY and newer vehicles have 8,000km intervals (at least at the two dealers I go to). I am giving them the benefit of the doubt.

**Tideland Prius** · 07-30-2009, 12:26 AM

*Update* Not much to report. Getting 500km/tank for the last 4 tanks (quite consistent), averaging about 6L/100km (39mpg) mixed city/hwy driving with a good dose of enthusiastic driving in there.

Here are some pics from the latest photo shoot

**Tideland Prius** · 10-12-2009, 12:24 AM

I will no longer update this blog as the vehicle has been sold. I hope you enjoyed the short journey. I will keep the photos up for future reference.

04-24-2009, 11:21 PM	#72
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 11,560 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 35 Thanked 184 Times in 167 Posts Friends: 12	Re: TP's smart fortwo blog No reason why we can't go 12 months or 16,000 km then. Any oil consumption with that motor?

04-25-2009, 12:24 AM	#73
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,604 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 227 Thanked 343 Times in 242 Posts Friends: 23	Re: TP's smart fortwo blog Nope cause the UK G2 Prius interval is 12/16,000 IIRC and they're using synthetic. Not that I know of. I didn't do the oil change. The dipstick read at a normal level when I last checked it in Aug after the cross-country trip.

04-25-2009, 11:41 AM	#74
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 11,560 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 35 Thanked 184 Times in 167 Posts Friends: 12	Re: TP's smart fortwo blog Truly amazing how when we mention our oil change routines, folks are so scared of using a synthetic and "pushing it" to 12 months or 16,000 km.

04-25-2009, 01:48 PM	#75
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,604 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 227 Thanked 343 Times in 242 Posts Friends: 23	Re: TP's smart fortwo blog <shrug> Some are still stuck in the 3,000km interval! Actually I'm certain there are a whole bunch of folks still using the 6,000km interval on the newer vehicles because the older techs are so used to putting 6,000km intervals that they forget that the 2000MY and newer vehicles have 8,000km intervals (at least at the two dealers I go to). I am giving them the benefit of the doubt.

07-30-2009, 12:26 AM	#76
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,604 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 227 Thanked 343 Times in 242 Posts Friends: 23	Re: TP's smart fortwo blog Update Not much to report. Getting 500km/tank for the last 4 tanks (quite consistent), averaging about 6L/100km (39mpg) mixed city/hwy driving with a good dose of enthusiastic driving in there. Here are some pics from the latest photo shoot Attached Thumbnails

10-12-2009, 12:24 AM	#77
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,604 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 227 Thanked 343 Times in 242 Posts Friends: 23	Re: TP's smart fortwo blog I will no longer update this blog as the vehicle has been sold. I hope you enjoyed the short journey. I will keep the photos up for future reference.

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