break in period driving me nuts
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Originally Posted by vadim
What a load of BS. Ever heard of adaptive auto tranny?
Besides, we have a 50k warranty, drive hard right away and if a problem is generated you take it in... drive like a granny where problems come later, you can pay for them out of pocket.
Originally Posted by ctC230K
Hmm now where have I seen that before
Last edited by Deutscher_Wagen; Apr 5, 2005 at 12:00 PM.
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Originally Posted by Deutscher_Wagen
No BS... I know about the tranny, but ever heard of motors running the way they are driven?
Besides, we have a 50k warranty, drive hard right away and if a problem is generated you take it in... drive like a granny where problems come later, you can pay for them out of pocket.
Besides, we have a 50k warranty, drive hard right away and if a problem is generated you take it in... drive like a granny where problems come later, you can pay for them out of pocket.
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Originally Posted by vadim
If you fail to do it right, your engine still may last well over 50k mi, and no warranty will ever help you, as there will be no obvious signs of failure. The penalty will likely be increased oil consumption and reduced/uneven compression in cylinders (=reduced power) due to improper ring seating.
I agree with the granny driving, seams that people are doing that though.
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Originally Posted by amdeutsch
Erik
How many more people would need to be employed? How much more would this add to the cost of the car/bottom line? What about infant mortality and/or wrecks? ETc, etc, etc,
Oh, before I forget; the secretary that has to inform you, the new prospective car owner: Sorry, but we had an accident while track testing your car. Please wait while we put you back to the end of the line. We do afterall have a schedule to meet. So sorry.
How many more people would need to be employed? How much more would this add to the cost of the car/bottom line? What about infant mortality and/or wrecks? ETc, etc, etc,
Oh, before I forget; the secretary that has to inform you, the new prospective car owner: Sorry, but we had an accident while track testing your car. Please wait while we put you back to the end of the line. We do afterall have a schedule to meet. So sorry.
Vadim - Sure you don't have to floor it at a track...but they (ferrari, etc) do. As for the safety thing I brought up...it's just an opinion I have because I really don't see any other reason to 'break in' the car.
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like when we got our new bed, me and the misses broke it in at full throttle. :v
oh wait, did I just say that out loud?
IMO, under 1K you should drive the full RPM range till about 6K... and every so often, show that honda next to you what you paid for
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oh wait, did I just say that out loud?
IMO, under 1K you should drive the full RPM range till about 6K... and every so often, show that honda next to you what you paid for
$0.02
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by Deutscher_Wagen
like when we got our new bed, me and the misses broke it in at full throttle. :v
oh wait, did I just say that out loud?
IMO, under 1K you should drive the full RPM range till about 6K... and every so often, show that honda next to you what you paid for
$0.02
Cheers!
oh wait, did I just say that out loud?
IMO, under 1K you should drive the full RPM range till about 6K... and every so often, show that honda next to you what you paid for
$0.02
Cheers!
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Originally Posted by vadim
Oh, sweet Jeebas!! Didn't tifosiv122 say, loud and clear: first 1000 hrs you must take it easy until you get the feel of that bed!!!
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Originally Posted by vadim
Oh, sweet Jeebas!! Didn't tifosiv122 say, loud and clear: first 1000 hrs you must take it easy until you get the feel of that bed!!!
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i had a hard time learning my car. it redlines so fast in 1st gear it was hard not to. my VW 2.0 Beetle i had before this car had such a hige 1st gear compared to my C-Coupe, plus the 2.0 was very slow, it was difficult properly follow the break in guidelines without concentrating on my driving technique.
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i say drive it like you stole it... so adaptive tranny gets use to the quick and higher rpm switches, or your car will swtich at like 3k everytime, and wont have the whole 2000 - 5000 rpms to use its torque...
