I wanted to know what other people thought about 'breaking in' their new cars. (ie G37) No need to break in a new car -vs- not driving faster than xx mph for xxx miles, etc.

 

there's plenty of threads on this and a lot of debate on what's right or wrong. search is your friend.

i just followed what the manual said, don't go over 4k rpms for the first 1200 miles and don't stay at constant speeds for a long time. i just thought the engineers that created the car might just know something about it. that's just my assumption though.

 

I misinterpreted the thread title and thought this was going to be about auto theft.

I followed manufacturers recommendations,: no constant speeds for long periods, no high RPM revving, no speeds over 70 mph for the first 1100 miles. I am purchasing not leasing and plan to keep this car long term, not just a couple of years.

 

Just follow the manual, can't go wrong with that.

 

What a novel concept. A small booklet that answers so many vehicle-related questions.

 

ha ha. me too.

back to the subject. I drove it like i stole it right out of the gate. is been almost 14,000 miles and havent had a problem yet.

 

I say run it right up to max RPM from day 1. Just lay rubber right out of the dealer. Driver it like you stole it. Beat it like a dead horse. Because from all the other threads on this topic, we know that every Tom, Dcik (would not let me spell it correctly ), and Harry says it is fine. We all know that the break-in info in the owner's manual was just a big joke.

or.....

You can follow the manual like some of us old farts.

 

i opted for the "hard break in"... been taking it up to 6K-7K every chance i get.

 

yes, there is a "break-in" period....in metric, it's 3000km's....u gotta stay under 3000rpm, blah blah blah BUT in reality....just drive it like you would normally drive, just don't take it to the track the first few months...staying under 3000rpm and under 100km/h, etc, that's all bullcrap...as long as u don't redline everywhere u go....it should all be fine....

i actually hit redline a few times when my car was still in the "break-in" period....but that's cause i also know that the piston rings need to be set...and the way to do that is to high rev it a few times...

honestly....u'll never keep the a car long enough to see the effects of a proper break-in...(average ppl keep a car for about 5-7 years)....

 

Go Hamsters !!!!!!!

 

If proper break in was so important, they would put a big sign on the steering wheel, front windshield, or window on all new cars. Instead they have a small little sentence somewhere hidden in a 200 page manual to cover their a**.

 

Drive it like there's no tomorrow, then just get it replaced/fixed under the warranty. =]
They might as well tell us to not pass 4k RPM and 70 mph for the first 60k miles.

 

Drive it like you stole it

 

realistically you can do whatever you want because, lets be honest, youre driving a car that was meant to be pushed fast and hard. the reason you might want to consider when "breaking in" a new car is that if you do keep it in low rpm's and (when possible) change the rpm's youre driving at on the highway about every 15 mins, it allows the seals to seat properly and this helps you to not have any leaking later on down the road