# Multi-weight advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** corolla, toyota\ **Created:** [April 7, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multi-weight-advice/71803 "2012-04-07T01:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multi-weight-advice/71803/21 "2012-04-09T17:28:32Z")
When I was a kid in the late '60s my Grandfather would put $1.00 of gas in his Chevy II and drive from Wash. DC to Stafford county and back, 82 miles round trip. I don’t think he ever filled it over halfway. My father OTOH never let his tank go below 3/4. ---
**Author:** ![oldbodyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@oldbodyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldbodyman)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multi-weight-advice/71803/22 "2012-04-09T19:09:26Z")
My Dad had a gas station in the late 60’s thru the early 70’s. There was a gas war in town. He got down 10 cents for almost a week. ---
**Author:** ![raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raj)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multi-weight-advice/71803/23 "2012-04-09T19:45:54Z")
Lets back it all up. A quart every 3months (assume 3000 miles or even 1000 miles) is NOTHING to be concerned about an 11yr/225,000 mile car. Buy the recommended oil and check/top every 3-4 fuel fillups. This is good advice for a brand new car or an oil burner(your car does not really qualify likely). The car made it 225k on the proper oil, why mess with success thus far??? [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multi-weight-advice/71803.md?page=1)