From the factory its Dino oil.
I don't think 1/2 quart in 5K is out of the ordinary. The new Subi imprezas 2.0 would burn 1/2quart per gas fill up and they claimed that was normal. I would say all IC engines burn oil. The amount is typically not noticable between oil changes.
My 06 with 82K on the clock doesn't burn any oil though. Might at 120K.
I don't think 1/2 quart in 5K is out of the ordinary. The new Subi imprezas 2.0 would burn 1/2quart per gas fill up and they claimed that was normal. I would say all IC engines burn oil. The amount is typically not noticable between oil changes.
My 06 with 82K on the clock doesn't burn any oil though. Might at 120K.