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JP66 said:
Short drives are ok, but not all the time.
I agree. If most of the driving during the week are trips lasting less than 30 minutes, then, from what I've read on the BITOG forums, at least once a week one should take the car for a long drive to get the oil to operating temperature which gets rid of most of the water condensation.
With regards to maintenance intervals, short trips equal severe conditions while long trips equal normal conditions. Also, in the spirit of prevention being better than cure, getting a once a year $50 premium oil analysis and interpretation by a respected tribologist (like
http://www.dysonanalysis.com/ ) seems worth the expense.