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Old 03-13-2023, 09:33 PM   #13
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I definitely don’t intend on going more than stock ideally. But at most would do the following mods I listed to improve the torque dip and prevent oil starvation issue.

I hear the standard service interval is questionable. Over here i think its 9k miles. I’ll definitely look for MY2015 and above but say if the services have been done but its been done accordingly to the manufacturers interval even though the actual interval thats optimal based on forum is around 4k, do you suggest that I still consider it?
i don't really know where the idea comes to mind that the service interval is questionable.

granted, i change my oil around 5k miles, but i readily admit that it's always been more for my peace of mind than any factual/mechanical reason.

i think getting a 2015+ model is a good idea, as it gets past the new platform teething issues that occurred, and takes advantage of some of the incremental improvements that were made. but by no means do i consider any '13-14 unreliable by itself. i would absolutely recommend a properly-serviced '13 over a non-serviced '18 with the same mileage/condition.
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