Highway Driving During Break-in
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Highway Driving During Break-in
I'm from LA and I was thinking about buying my S up in the bay area - is it ok to drive it all the way home on the freeway? As I understand, when breaking in the s2000, you should vary your speed and not stay at any one speed for too long (ie. no long highway trips). Have any of you purchased your car far from home and drove it back? Does it REALLY matter? Thanks.
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You're also suppose to stay below 50mph. Can you imagine driving around 200-300 miles going below 50mph on the freeway? Have you ever tried driving 50mph and below on the freeway? You'll get a lot of pissed off drivers and people giving you dirty looks.
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You're also suppose to stay below 50mph. Can you imagine driving around 200-300 miles going below 50mph on the freeway? Have you ever tried driving 50mph and below on the freeway? You'll get a lot of pissed off drivers and people giving you dirty looks.
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Drove a new BMW 330i from Dallas to Little Rock (350 miles) and tried to stay under 65 - varied speed as much as I could. Never had any engine problems after that.
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Originally Posted by superjimbo,Sep 6 2005, 09:02 PM
How strictly do I need to follow the break-in procedures? Because driving 400 miles at 50 miles per hour would suck
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Originally Posted by Green Tea,Sep 6 2005, 07:50 PM
You're also suppose to stay below 50mph. Can you imagine driving around 200-300 miles going below 50mph on the freeway? Have you ever tried driving 50mph and below on the freeway? You'll get a lot of pissed off drivers and people giving you dirty looks.
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Do whatever you want to your car
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Originally Posted by JDogg,Sep 6 2005, 09:31 PM
My manual only says it to keep it under 5000 RPM. Nothing about 50 MPH.