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Hello Everyone!!
I am brand new here and have a question, I had ran across a deal I could not pass up I managed to buy a 2008 Kia Optima 4 cyl 5 speed car with "0" miles from a local large Kia dealer here. I bought it back in February 09 it was a left over no one wanted it because it is a 5 speed. I got such a good deal on it I knew it was the right time to buy.
This car is a spare vehicle for us as I have a company car that I use daily so the Kia is used on the weekends and occasionally a weekday. I average about 4,000 miles a year on the car. It currently has just turned 1,800 miles. I want to be sure it stays in TOP SHAPE!! so I want to know what do I need to do.. I was going to take the car on a road trip the 4th of July weekend and put about 600 mi on it!! A RARE trip!!
So here is what I want to know, oil changes? I was going toget the first one when I get back so the car will have about 2,300 mi on it at that point.I was told to put in synthetic oil in because it lasts longer. I also take the car out at least once a week and run it on the freeway about 10 miles at the least every week should we not use it this way it just doesnt sit around I assume that’s a good idea?
I basically want to know how to keep the car in top shape even though I dont drive it much, I hope in 5 years when this car just about hits the 20,000 mile mark that it is maintained right and remains reliable like it is now since its a brand new vehicle.
I know the car calls for maintenance at mileage intervals but being driven so little I am not sure exactly how to maintain it with out wasting money and doing maintenance that it will not need because it is driven so little. any advice is appreciated!! a few other things it is in a fully enclosed garage every day, and as of today the NEW CAR SMELL is still strong when you open the door!! gotta love that!  also I paid just over 10,000 for this car a stellar deal for a car so loaded with options and only 20 miles on it  the MSRP was 18,755.00
Thanks for reading my post and I sure hope I get some good advice here!!!
Thank you!!  

If your putting on 4000 miles a year you don't have to do anything special.If you put synthetic oil in ive read that you should put in a half quart of regular oil to keep the seals from drying out.If you find that your not driving the car for months at a time mark the tires and move the car 90 degrees every two weeks to prevent flat spots.