On Sat, 10 May 2008 08:25:06 +0100, hsg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:15:50 -0600, Bow Wow <Bow@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>I was planning on taking my soon to take possession X5 on a trip which
>>will consist mostly of highway driving of about 3000mile drive and
>>been told that that's not such a good idea because you don't want to
>>drive a brand new car on the highway for any extended amount if you
>>can help before the car's properly broken in.
>
>So you're spending thousands of $$$$$ on a new BMW car and you think it
might
>break down? Shame on you!
>>
>>The seals, rings and the machine just needs to set in properly, which
>>happens during the break in period and before that, I was told you
>>should avoid any long highway trip.
>
>Basically this is already done unless the factory robots are made in
China and
>speak Burmese or something! Modern engineering is not infallible but it
is
>dammed good. I took delivery of my new 730d SE car and drove it from the
UK to
>Alicante in Spain and back only putting fuel in it. Running - in is a
thing of
>the past. You do not drive for 3000 miles with your foot on the floor at
>breakneck speeds. You drive on a fairly flat surface at speeds around the
60 -
>80 mph mark. Varying the speed occasionally might be useful as when the
engine
>is on the overrun the bores get cooled by extra crankcase vacuum and
inlet
>vacuum draws cooler air into the engine - not much as it did when
machining
>tolerances were measured in fractions of an inch instead of fractions of
a
>millimeter.
>>
>>What do you guys think? If this was your car, would you do it or put
>>off the trip until after the car's broken in properly? Thanks.
>
>Drive sedately, not too much load for the first 200 miles and vary the
driving
>style occasionally and - take a list of BMW phone numbers for dealers
en-route
>incase you need to call the service guys out - remember its still under
warranty
>and they should collect if all goes pear shape.
>
>Hugh
If the OP is in the US, he is referring to putting it on the highway
on cruise control for hours on end at the same speed. That's not the
same thing as you driving from the UK to Alicante, unless they just
built a straight highway right across the channel into Spain.
Your last piece of advice is good. If his car is brand new he should
drive variable speed/style initially, but I suggest he talks to his
dealer and/or read the manual to find out howmany miles he needs to do
that. When I broke mine in I took it past 200 miles before considering
it broken-in.
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