Tone:

(with all due respect):
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Not in this day and age.
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Isuszu will be out of business in short time if they are selling Axioms (or whatever) that use 1-2 quarts of oil between changes.
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Honda has produced aluminum engines for years - and none use oil. A Honda engine that uses oil at that rate (1-2 qts between changes) would be labeled a defect - and would be corrected and/or replaced. My guess is ditto for Toyota.
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(As a side note, Honda has increased their oil change intervals to 5000-7500 miles).
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Even GM and Ford engines do not use oil at that rate. The last engine that I can remember that used oil at that rate was the terribly flawed GM Vega (aluminum) engine in the mid 70's.
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If my VX uses oil at that rate - and it can not be corrected - it will go up for sale.
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(I hope not - as I plan to order a trailer hitch from you - and have some fun with this vehicle).
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t2p