Break in period?
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oh no. try posting up here, he'll let you know exactly where your car is
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That's wicked nice of you... I'm trying not to be overly insane about this lol
I can just call CS in the morning too and hope I get some straight answers. Tried to PM Deysha but that girl no way in her right mind would be working on a holiday. I think what pisses me off is tomorrow is 6 weeks and they swore up and down 4 weeks 4 weeks... then the tone changes.
I remember driving to them to check out a used Mustang saying who in their right mind would order a car and wait that long? I could never do that! Hah...then I order one... turns out I'm not very good at the wait...and getting testier by the moment. Passive aggressive
I can just call CS in the morning too and hope I get some straight answers. Tried to PM Deysha but that girl no way in her right mind would be working on a holiday. I think what pisses me off is tomorrow is 6 weeks and they swore up and down 4 weeks 4 weeks... then the tone changes.
I remember driving to them to check out a used Mustang saying who in their right mind would order a car and wait that long? I could never do that! Hah...then I order one... turns out I'm not very good at the wait...and getting testier by the moment. Passive aggressive
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My 2 cents,
I have done the old school break-in on all my new cars. But even if other feel that is out dated here are some things to consider:
1. During the first few hunderd miles (I think 500, but some say up to 1000), the engine computer is learning how you drive and makeing adjustments. That is a fact that the dealer will tell you. And if you ever disconnect your battery for a long time, it goes through that again. So how do you want your car to learn about how you drive? Personally, I'd want it to be like I driver 80+% of the time.
2. Your car as brand new brakes. You want to break those in a little. So be gentle with your stopping for a few days, at least.
3. As olnycodered said, the rings need to be seated. Do you need 500 miles of that? Maybe not with today's engine, but you want to do for some time.
4. A car is made up of a lot of parts. With today's tech and build procedures, issues are rare, but it can happen. Seems like a good idea to take it easy and make sure things are all tight and in working order.
So I just do the 500 mile thing. It is cool when you hit 500 mile and know you can have fun. I take the time to know the car and understand its quirks.
I have done the old school break-in on all my new cars. But even if other feel that is out dated here are some things to consider:
1. During the first few hunderd miles (I think 500, but some say up to 1000), the engine computer is learning how you drive and makeing adjustments. That is a fact that the dealer will tell you. And if you ever disconnect your battery for a long time, it goes through that again. So how do you want your car to learn about how you drive? Personally, I'd want it to be like I driver 80+% of the time.
2. Your car as brand new brakes. You want to break those in a little. So be gentle with your stopping for a few days, at least.
3. As olnycodered said, the rings need to be seated. Do you need 500 miles of that? Maybe not with today's engine, but you want to do for some time.
4. A car is made up of a lot of parts. With today's tech and build procedures, issues are rare, but it can happen. Seems like a good idea to take it easy and make sure things are all tight and in working order.
So I just do the 500 mile thing. It is cool when you hit 500 mile and know you can have fun. I take the time to know the car and understand its quirks.
yeah overly insane should start soon. Deysha's good but she gets overwhelmed and usually takes a few days to respond.
once it leaves the factory no one really knows how long it takes, they go different ways too, even to the same dealer. at least you should be getting the new wheels on yours, up to now the '13 6's were coming with the 10-12 wheels because of some supply problems, they just started using the new ones a few weeks ago
once it leaves the factory no one really knows how long it takes, they go different ways too, even to the same dealer. at least you should be getting the new wheels on yours, up to now the '13 6's were coming with the 10-12 wheels because of some supply problems, they just started using the new ones a few weeks ago
My 2 cents is... Aside from beating the piss out of it, Break it in how you plan on driving it. Go easy for the first 500 or so. Everything is computerized these days so you want to train the computers to respond to your driving habits. Agressive downshifts, kick down points etc. Once the cars knows you (1000) drive it like you stole it!!! I have a feeling by how pumped you are to get the car that first 1000 will go by in no time. Most of all ENJOY IT!
I'm also curious to see if she comes with the tribar Pony fender badges. So far with the options I've picked I can't get anyone to confirm if they'll be there or not. It's a 50/50 split. A minor thing but I kinda dig em. I know if they come from the factor they're drilled and 3m'd in... I could always put them on if I wanted to.
Idk if I'd ever order again thou. Of course I may change that once I actually have her.
Idk if I'd ever order again thou. Of course I may change that once I actually have her.
How you drive is a matter of opinion and your choice. When I bought my car new, I was told to change the oil often for the first 3-5000 miles. Once that's done, you change the oil normally. I never drove it hard or easy when it rolled off the truck. I just drove it the way I usually drive cars..... If that makes sense LOL
