among car nuts, its an old rule of thumb to change the oil after the first 1000 miles of gentle driving, because there is a ton of wear in the initial 1000 miles. the next thousand should be more aggressive followed by another oil change. By the third oil change (around 5,000 miles on the odometer total), you can start running synthetic.


Honda says keep it in at 7,500 and change every 7,500. This is also more likely for their less harsh driving (highway only) schedule not the stop and go city driving schedule.

noel