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Originally Posted by regal
with a 1 mile commute your car will be considered sever conditions, this is because the unburnt fuel in the crankcase doesn't get warm enough to evaporate thru the pcv. Best thing you can do is change the oil often (every 4 months) to prevent the fuel left in the crankcase from dissolving the gaskets. This was a very common issue with Subaru engines requiring a complete $3k teardown with less than 30k miles for folks with very short commutes.
I would start be doing an oil analysis every month and see how bad the situation is, with this engines very tight rig seal it may be fine.
Ideally a bike, an electric vehicle, or a very small 4 cylinder the heats up fast (Scion IQ) for the commute would be perfect for your situation.
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Unfortunately Im getting a lot of different answers.. heck even people telling me this is a dumb question.
I wish only the people who knew what they are talking about would provide me information so that Im not misled.