Ha! been a long time since I looked at this, but in response to the last question: No, the exhaust tips are not black and oily.
Plus to update, they put it on oil watch. At the 1000km check, they said it was fine and there was no need to come back. I did check it myself and it did look okay. But the next time I checked (maybe 2000 km later), it was low, so I topped it up. Basically it seems to have consumed about 1L/3000km. It's in the shop today and they told me that Honda claims that excessive oil consumption is >1L/1000km. But they did say they would talk to Honda Australia about it.
Question is: do you all think 1 liter of oil consumed per 3000 km is acceptable? Basically if you did the full 10,000 km between services you would almost change the oil once. I don't think this is acceptable.
I'm also worried about the cause. What could it actually be? Plus, if my driving style changes (say I start commuting with it), will the consumption get worse? Last thing I want is the warranty to run out, start using it as a commuter and discover I have to add a liter of oil with every fill up. This is what I used to do when I rode a 2 stroke motorcycle, I shouldn't have to do it with a car.
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