All of my and my parents' vehicles have been broken in easily. The plymouth breeze has 78k, the toyota previa has 186k, my truck has 48k, and my saab has 8000 miles on the factory fill and hasnt used any oil. NONE of them have ever used a drop of oil, and they all run like new and (except the truck) give MPG at or above EPA spec.
All start on the first cylinder in below-freezing conditions.
For our other cars, my brother's 94 mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 has 115k and uses about 1/2 qt every 4000 miles. My 91 BMW uses about a quart every 3000 miles (but there is a slight oil leak). My GF's 94 acura integra (161k) uses NO oil. My 83 MB turbodiesel uses about 1/2 qt every 3000 miles, but the turbo drain leaks. My Father's 96 MB E300D (152k) uses no oil at 7500 mile OCIs.
All of these also start on the first cylinder in below freezing conditions.
JMH