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#31
05-29-2008 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris G35
4000 km?!
I hate to tell you this but your car was broken in by 1500 kms. You have been wasting your time driving like a granny for nothing.
I hate to tell you this but your car was broken in by 1500 kms. You have been wasting your time driving like a granny for nothing.
#32
05-29-2008 | 08:46 AM
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Breaking in a modern car/engine is one of the biggest myths going. Has anyone ever heard of a car having problems, performing poorly or anything else because it was not broken in properly? I have not "broken" in a new car in 10 years, and that covers 5 different cars, and have never had an issue.
Some arguments hold that if you "baby" the car in the first 100 miles, the valves never seat properly so the car will never perform optimally.
Some arguments hold that if you "baby" the car in the first 100 miles, the valves never seat properly so the car will never perform optimally.
#33
05-29-2008 | 09:48 AM
Originally Posted by NewGMan
Breaking in a modern car/engine is one of the biggest myths going. Has anyone ever heard of a car having problems, performing poorly or anything else because it was not broken in properly? I have not "broken" in a new car in 10 years, and that covers 5 different cars, and have never had an issue.
Some arguments hold that if you "baby" the car in the first 100 miles, the valves never seat properly so the car will never perform optimally.
Some arguments hold that if you "baby" the car in the first 100 miles, the valves never seat properly so the car will never perform optimally.
Surely they can't be mitigating their risk of component failure, therefore mitigating their warranty repair costs...
Surely car makers aren't that smart, and don't pour billions of dollars into R&D with their primary focus being cost-reduction and increased profiability...
#34
05-29-2008 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by NewGMan
Breaking in a modern car/engine is one of the biggest myths going. Has anyone ever heard of a car having problems, performing poorly or anything else because it was not broken in properly? I have not "broken" in a new car in 10 years, and that covers 5 different cars, and have never had an issue.
Some arguments hold that if you "baby" the car in the first 100 miles, the valves never seat properly so the car will never perform optimally.
Some arguments hold that if you "baby" the car in the first 100 miles, the valves never seat properly so the car will never perform optimally.
Then how do u explain why your new G gets better mpg until about 15k miles before leveling off?
#35
05-29-2008 | 02:06 PM
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#38
05-29-2008 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 350Zed
I wonder why all manufacturers recommend it then?
Surely they can't be mitigating their risk of component failure, therefore mitigating their warranty repair costs...
Surely car makers aren't that smart, and don't pour billions of dollars into R&D with their primary focus being cost-reduction and increased profiability...
Surely they can't be mitigating their risk of component failure, therefore mitigating their warranty repair costs...
Surely car makers aren't that smart, and don't pour billions of dollars into R&D with their primary focus being cost-reduction and increased profiability...
#39
05-29-2008 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by NewGMan
Breaking in a modern car/engine is one of the biggest myths going. Has anyone ever heard of a car having problems, performing poorly or anything else because it was not broken in properly? I have not "broken" in a new car in 10 years, and that covers 5 different cars, and have never had an issue.
Some arguments hold that if you "baby" the car in the first 100 miles, the valves never seat properly so the car will never perform optimally.
Some arguments hold that if you "baby" the car in the first 100 miles, the valves never seat properly so the car will never perform optimally.
BTW i drove my friend's 06' M3 when i first got my car, man the m3 felt like a rocket! so fast so much torque. Feels like it will CREAM my car like a joke, my G35 felt about 40-50%ish compare to M3 hard to put into words... But after 6 months and 10K my engine has became very very buff! I feel like my car is about 90 to 95% comparable to his engine now. I feel I can DEFINATELY give his M3 a good run(1/4 mile), maybe even beat it, heh!
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#41
05-29-2008 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by gao
Then how do u explain why your new G gets better mpg until about 15k miles before leveling off?
#43
05-30-2008 | 12:48 AM
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my bumper is somewhat messed up.
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05-30-2008 | 08:40 AM
