[Tigers] Off topic: How to treat new cars
Eric Gibeaut
sunbeams at sc.rr.com
Sat Jul 20 12:21:46 MDT 2019
A lease car?
Drive it like you stole it!
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1. Re: Off topic: How to treat new cars (Dr. T. Y. McDowell)
2. Re: Off topic: How to treat new cars (Jim B)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:25:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Dr. T. Y. McDowell" <tym2 at comcast.net>
To: Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com>, Ron Fraser via Tigers
<tigers at autox.team.net>, coolvt at aol.com, sabre2tgr at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Off topic: How to treat new cars
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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:
>
>
> Stu
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> I don?t think there is much to breaking in a new car these days or
anything to worry about for that trip.
>
>
>
> You might want to check to see what the drive cycle is for the
computer of that vehicle.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Have a safe and happy trip.
>
>
>
> Ron Fraser
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> 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
>
> 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:
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> So what do you think? With today's oils and clever design, is there
anything to worry about for the long term?
>
>
>
> Stu
>
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:51:53 -0700
From: Jim B <jbsyv at yahoo.com>
To: "tigers at autox.team.net" <tigers at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Off topic: How to treat new cars
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No smokey burnouts or drag racing for the first 2500 miles! Seriously
though, new cars really don?t need breaking in. Have a great and safe trip.
JB
> On Jul 20, 2019, at 8:25 AM, Dr. T. Y. McDowell via Tigers
<tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 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:
>>
>> Stu
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> I don?t think there is much to breaking in a new car these days or
anything to worry about for that trip.
>>
>>
>> You might want to check to see what the drive cycle is for the computer
of that vehicle.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> Have a safe and happy trip.
>>
>>
>> Ron Fraser
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> So what do you think? With today's oils and clever design, is there
anything to worry about for the long term?
>>
>>
>> Stu
>>
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