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MY MAINTENANCE LOG:
10/03/2020: 37 miles on odometer. Bought my brand new 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid LX base model from Russell Smith Honda, Houston.
04/29/2021: 12,037 miles. First oil change with Mobil 1 0W20 EP and Fram XG filter.
08/02/2021: 24,000 miles. Oil and filter change with Mobil 1 0W20 EP High Mileage and a Mobil 1 EP filter. Did a tire rotation. Changed air and cabin filter.
09/16/2021: 34,230. Oil and filter change. I used a mixture of 1/2 quart M1 0W20 EP High Mileage , 1/2 M1 0W20 EP, 1 quart M1 5W20 Annual Performance and 3 quarts of 5W30 Shell Rotella Gas Truck. I mixed them all and poured in my car. It took 4 qts. I used a Wix filter.
10/03/2021: 34,810. Car turned 1 year today. So, I put 34,810 miles this first year.
11/04/2021: 37,059. Oil and filter change. I used a mixture of 2 quarts of 0W16 Toyota OEM oil and 2 quarts of 0W20 Castrol High Mileage. With a Fram Ultra Guard filter.
11/30/2021: 42,659. Oil and Filter change with 4 quarts of 0W16 (which is NOT recommended by Honda for my car) Castrol oil with a Wix filter. New tires installed in the size 215/55R17, which is NOT oem size of 225/50R17. Bought Lifetime Alignment from Firestone. Did alignment. Changed Air filter and Cabin filter. Transmission fluid change with Honda DW-1 using 2.4 quarts. Changed wiper blades. Safelite replaced my cracked windshield with a new aftermarket one.
3/22/2022: 49,494. Oil and filter changed using 4 quarts of 0W16 Castrol oil with Fram TG7317 filter. Balanced and rotated my tires at Discount Tires.
6/17/2022: 54,150. Tires balanced and rotated. Free lifetime alignment done. Tires set @45psi.
7/24/2022: 62,810. Oil changed using 2 quarts 0W16, 1 quart 0W20 and 1 quart 10W30 with a Fram TG7317 filter. Transmission fluid change done. Air filter and cabin filter changed. Balanced and rotated tires.
10/3/2022: 67,000. Car turned 2 years today. I did exactly 32,190 miles this second year. First year I did 34,810 miles.
11/4/2022: 71,391. Oil changed using 4 quarts of 0W16 and a Fram TG7317 filter. CVT transmission fluid change done with 2.4 quarts instead of 2.2 quarts recommended. Tires balanced and rotated.
3/5/2023: 78,770. Honda OEM battery died after being in use for 2 years 5 months with 78,770 miles. I replaced it with EverStartMaxx Group 51 battery from Walmart which comes with 3 years free replacement warranty.
CURRENT ODOMETER: 79,000
First time owning a Honda. First time owning a Hybrid. I like to make a thread to keep track of my maintenance, so here I am making one to always update it with all maintenance and upgrades done on my 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid LX.
I bought my 2020 Honda Accord today and will use this thread to keep very detailed maintenance logs and any upgrades I do on the car. I will also like to get tips from all of you knowledgeable folks on here.
I was principally looking for a Hybrid. I have never owned one before . After 2 months of going back and forth between Camry and Accord, I settled for Accord. I hope I will like and enjoy this car. I wish to keep this car forever. SO, I hope nothing arises along the way that I have to sell it.
Here are major details about my brand new 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid LX
Cost of Car 23,035.00
TINT ($399)/Leather ($899) 1,298.00
Sales Tax (6.25%) 1,377.19
Dealer's Inventory Tax 48.88
License Fee. 135.25
Inspection & Title Fee 59.75
Documentary Fee. 150.00
TOTAL OUT THE DOOR PRICE $25,104.07
We settled on a round number of $25,100. I put down $3,100. Financing $22,000.
This car comes with cloth seats. I asked them to upgrade my seats to leather and include the cost of leather into the drive out price. They claim the leather will be from Katzkin. I don't know if that is true or not. We will see. They will call me next week to bring in the car and drop it off for 24 hours and pick it up the next day when leather seats are installed.
Dealership tried to "force" extended warranty from EG Assurance on me for the cost of $9,000 or $7,200 or $6,200. For the different packages. I refused. It got tensed. He reduced the cheapest option from $6,200 to $1,850. I refused. He was not happy. He said he could customize something for me for $1,500. I refused.
I said I will buy the Honda Care from another dealership that I learned about from researching on this forum. By the time I was done from the finance office, the finance guy was not pleased at all with me for not taking any type of extended warranty and also for turning down GAP. I don't need GAP. I am not upside down.
What would be a good thread without pictures of the car? I really like this car so far. More attractive than the base Camry Hybrid.
Well, here are some pictures of my Accord. Let me know what you guys think and I would love tips on how to drive this thing to always get the best gas mileage possible.
Choosing my leather color at the dealership. I told them I wanted black. The guy said they will write it as OEM black. I said ok.
Odometer after my 17 miles drive from dealership to home; 46mpg. Looking good. I like the number. I have never seen mileage like this before. I got a Hybrid to hopefully enjoy seeing such mileage. Too bad I am not driving this Accord again until I get my leather seats put in. Till then, this Accord will just be sitting in the driveway collecting dust.
10/03/2020: 37 miles on odometer. Bought my brand new 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid LX base model from Russell Smith Honda, Houston.
04/29/2021: 12,037 miles. First oil change with Mobil 1 0W20 EP and Fram XG filter.
08/02/2021: 24,000 miles. Oil and filter change with Mobil 1 0W20 EP High Mileage and a Mobil 1 EP filter. Did a tire rotation. Changed air and cabin filter.
09/16/2021: 34,230. Oil and filter change. I used a mixture of 1/2 quart M1 0W20 EP High Mileage , 1/2 M1 0W20 EP, 1 quart M1 5W20 Annual Performance and 3 quarts of 5W30 Shell Rotella Gas Truck. I mixed them all and poured in my car. It took 4 qts. I used a Wix filter.
10/03/2021: 34,810. Car turned 1 year today. So, I put 34,810 miles this first year.
11/04/2021: 37,059. Oil and filter change. I used a mixture of 2 quarts of 0W16 Toyota OEM oil and 2 quarts of 0W20 Castrol High Mileage. With a Fram Ultra Guard filter.
11/30/2021: 42,659. Oil and Filter change with 4 quarts of 0W16 (which is NOT recommended by Honda for my car) Castrol oil with a Wix filter. New tires installed in the size 215/55R17, which is NOT oem size of 225/50R17. Bought Lifetime Alignment from Firestone. Did alignment. Changed Air filter and Cabin filter. Transmission fluid change with Honda DW-1 using 2.4 quarts. Changed wiper blades. Safelite replaced my cracked windshield with a new aftermarket one.
3/22/2022: 49,494. Oil and filter changed using 4 quarts of 0W16 Castrol oil with Fram TG7317 filter. Balanced and rotated my tires at Discount Tires.
6/17/2022: 54,150. Tires balanced and rotated. Free lifetime alignment done. Tires set @45psi.
7/24/2022: 62,810. Oil changed using 2 quarts 0W16, 1 quart 0W20 and 1 quart 10W30 with a Fram TG7317 filter. Transmission fluid change done. Air filter and cabin filter changed. Balanced and rotated tires.
10/3/2022: 67,000. Car turned 2 years today. I did exactly 32,190 miles this second year. First year I did 34,810 miles.
11/4/2022: 71,391. Oil changed using 4 quarts of 0W16 and a Fram TG7317 filter. CVT transmission fluid change done with 2.4 quarts instead of 2.2 quarts recommended. Tires balanced and rotated.
3/5/2023: 78,770. Honda OEM battery died after being in use for 2 years 5 months with 78,770 miles. I replaced it with EverStartMaxx Group 51 battery from Walmart which comes with 3 years free replacement warranty.
CURRENT ODOMETER: 79,000
First time owning a Honda. First time owning a Hybrid. I like to make a thread to keep track of my maintenance, so here I am making one to always update it with all maintenance and upgrades done on my 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid LX.
I bought my 2020 Honda Accord today and will use this thread to keep very detailed maintenance logs and any upgrades I do on the car. I will also like to get tips from all of you knowledgeable folks on here.
I was principally looking for a Hybrid. I have never owned one before . After 2 months of going back and forth between Camry and Accord, I settled for Accord. I hope I will like and enjoy this car. I wish to keep this car forever. SO, I hope nothing arises along the way that I have to sell it.
Here are major details about my brand new 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid LX
- Model Year: 2020
- Odometer at purchase: 37 miles on odometer
- Date Purchased (Month, Day, Year): 10/03/20
- 1.5T or 2.0T engine: Hybrid
- Trim (i.e. LX, Sport, EX, EX-L, Touring, Hybrid, VP.... etc.): LX base model
- Automatic, CVT, or Manual transmission: eCVT (1 speed. No transmission)
- Price before Tax Title License (TTL) $23,035
- Price Out The Door (OTD) $25,104.07 (This includes me asking them to put leather on the base model)
- Miscellaneous add-ons/extras They claim they provided window tint and wheel locks
- Your country, state and city location Houston, Texas, USA
- Color: Modern Steel Metallic (or in simple words, Gray)
Cost of Car 23,035.00
TINT ($399)/Leather ($899) 1,298.00
Sales Tax (6.25%) 1,377.19
Dealer's Inventory Tax 48.88
License Fee. 135.25
Inspection & Title Fee 59.75
Documentary Fee. 150.00
TOTAL OUT THE DOOR PRICE $25,104.07
We settled on a round number of $25,100. I put down $3,100. Financing $22,000.
This car comes with cloth seats. I asked them to upgrade my seats to leather and include the cost of leather into the drive out price. They claim the leather will be from Katzkin. I don't know if that is true or not. We will see. They will call me next week to bring in the car and drop it off for 24 hours and pick it up the next day when leather seats are installed.
Dealership tried to "force" extended warranty from EG Assurance on me for the cost of $9,000 or $7,200 or $6,200. For the different packages. I refused. It got tensed. He reduced the cheapest option from $6,200 to $1,850. I refused. He was not happy. He said he could customize something for me for $1,500. I refused.
I said I will buy the Honda Care from another dealership that I learned about from researching on this forum. By the time I was done from the finance office, the finance guy was not pleased at all with me for not taking any type of extended warranty and also for turning down GAP. I don't need GAP. I am not upside down.
What would be a good thread without pictures of the car? I really like this car so far. More attractive than the base Camry Hybrid.
Well, here are some pictures of my Accord. Let me know what you guys think and I would love tips on how to drive this thing to always get the best gas mileage possible.













Choosing my leather color at the dealership. I told them I wanted black. The guy said they will write it as OEM black. I said ok.

Odometer after my 17 miles drive from dealership to home; 46mpg. Looking good. I like the number. I have never seen mileage like this before. I got a Hybrid to hopefully enjoy seeing such mileage. Too bad I am not driving this Accord again until I get my leather seats put in. Till then, this Accord will just be sitting in the driveway collecting dust.
