Originally Posted by Audiophile

Congrats on having more self control then I did I only made it 400 miles before I had to open her up a few times. At 3,000 now and it loves to be WOT

Originally Posted by xboxstrwrs55

Sorry for going off topic, but what does "WOT" mean? I have heard it a few times and struggle with it's meaning.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck

Wide open throttle.

Originally Posted by Audiophile

Congrats on having more self control then I did I only made it 400 miles before I had to open her up a few times. At 3,000 now and it loves to be WOT

I have a question, why is it obvious that your going to use mobil 1? These car's don't come with synthetic from the factory and you may actually do more harm then good by switching to syn. so early. Dino oil has additives that help swell seals and prevent leaks which is super important while a car is fairly new. If the car comes with syn. from the factory then its a different story because the seals, gaskets, etc... are all designed to work with syn. I have been in the automotive repair field for over 13 years now and have never seen a benefit to using synthetic. The only benefit most users will see is longer interval, but with most modern cars dino oil is good for 5k miles so how much longer are you going to go for roughly double the cost? IMO synthetic is just marketing from the oil companies to have higher profit's, the benefits do not out way the cost and there are some draw backs.... I just can't see someone who cares about their car going 10k+ on oil, I think that is a bit on the risky side.

Originally Posted by EPinNC

Do yourself a favor and get the first oil change done as close to 1000 miles as possible. Your engine has been breaking in and most likely has a high level of metal particles floating in the oil as part of the process. My car now has 500 miles and although I have not babied it, I will be careful not to redline it until I have had the oil changed for the first time. The metal particles in the oil/filter resulting from the initial break-in can cause damage due to reduced oil flow and increased friction. I believe the first oil change is the most important and have read how others change their oil after the first 100 miles of driving while breaking in a new car.

Originally Posted by kraqcommando

yeah i have redlined her about 6 or 7 times using the manumatic and she just hit 1000

Originally Posted by Audiophile

That's how I hit a high RPM the first time, I'm used to driving a manual and I had it in the manual mode went to shift from 3rd to 4th and went to 2nd - ooops! That was with around 400 miles on it, thankfully I was just playing with the manual shift mode and not really driving the car hard... then I realized I probably won't have this longer then 4 years and I mind as well just enjoy it while I have it.