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Hi Ruffus,

Thank you for your response.  I finally had the chance to drain my transmission oil today and only 150ml was collected.  I didn't get a chance to examine the oil before I drained it into a larger container. 

I imagine I was riding on 150ml oil for perhaps the last 2-3k miles or the past year .  Do you believe there is any damage to the transmission?

Neil, You must be a lot more optimistic about the future of car ownership than I am.

There are new, innovative ways of getting around showing up all the time now. I’m all for embracing them, as I’ve long believed driving 3-6 ton cars to be unsustainable, both financially and environmentally.

MB, were you addressing me? I also agree that the future does not include gas powered cars....but in the present my daughters will both need to have the ability to drive a car on their own. We live in a suburban area that is not walkable to school, friends houses , daughter's dance, stores, etc. Not really safe biking and neither will follow their Dad and go on 2 wheels. So we're left with driving a car. Both cars I purchased are old..21 and 26 years old...so I'd rather keep something old on the road rather than add a new vehicle to the congestion.

Neil, You must be a lot more optimistic about the future of car ownership than I am. Costs are all but guaranteed to rise faster than wages, with gas rationing a real possibility in the near future.  And lasting a long time, given what’s going on energy wise world wide. Not sure it’s doing young people a favor by getting them accustomed to getting around by traditional vehicles.

I see a much better landscape forming for scooters, mopeds, e-bikes, even golf carts.  From what I can tell, younger generations realize car ownership is unaffordable and undesirable. There’s actually a lot of good that can come from such a shift.

There are new, innovative ways of getting around showing up all the time now. I’m all for embracing them, as I’ve long believed driving 3-6 ton cars to be unsustainable, both financially and environmentally.

I don’t mean to second guess your parenting, just trying to throw out an unconventional viewpoint.

I thought you were going to say that you would re-home your daughter's Burgman! Serendipity!

I understand about your 18 yr old granddaughter still being on her driving permit with little desire to drive. My 16 and 19 year old daughters are doing the same. I've even bought them both cars for future use when they get their license....someday.....

Nice collection of photos there Stig!