[Tigers] Off topic: How to treat new cars

[Dr. T. Y. McDowell]

Hey Tigers,


I buy a new car every few years.  It's been a long time since any required or even advised the old break-in period (fast starts, hard breaking, driving over a certain rpm, etc).  The oil is infinitely better, and more importantly, the Japanese taught the American auto industry to get their machining tolerances down!

My $.02


Tym McDowell

 

> On July 20, 2019 at 9:01 AM Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>     Stu
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>                     I agree with Mark.   Drive it around for the next week to get use to how it drives and sounds; also make sure all the systems are working properly.
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>     I don’t think there is much to breaking in a new car these days or anything to worry about for that trip.  
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>     You might want to check to see what the drive cycle is for the computer of that vehicle.
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>     When a Check engine light comes ON and the codes are cleared there is a drive cycle required for the computer to check all the sensors and monitors be happy.
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>     I know on some GM vehicles that drive cycle can be around 100 miles, yours could be different but you may want to get around 200 miles on the vehicle before taking that trip. 
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>     There should not be a problem with this new of a vehicle but I think knowing the drive cycle is a good thing to know with any computer controlled vehicle these days.
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>     Have a safe and happy trip.
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>     Ron Fraser
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>     From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of coolvt--- via Tigers
>     Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019 8:18 AM
>     To: sabre2tgr at gmail.com; Tigers at autox.team.net
>     Subject: Re: [Tigers] Off topic: How to treat new cars
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>     I think most of the owners' manuals still suggest driving them at varying speeds for the first few hundred miles.  If it was me, I'd try to take it out during the coming week and put a few miles on it. Of course, I tend to be a little fussy with cars😀 Mark L
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>     In a message dated 7/20/2019 7:36:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, tigers at autox.team.net mailto:tigers at autox.team.net writes:
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>     A question for the gearheads out there:  My wife's new Grand Cherokee sits in the driveway this morning with a grand total of 85 miles on the odometer.  Next weekend there's a trip planned that involves several hours pounding the interstates.
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>     IIRC in the old days they told us to be gentle with new cars until the engine was "broken in", a few hundred miles or whatever.  With with the GC there isn't much mention of anything like this.
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>     So what do you think?  With today's oils and clever design, is there anything to worry about for the long term?
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>     Stu
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