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Re: Plan on driving a new car on a 3000mile highway trip. Bad idea?

by "St. John Smythe" <sinjen@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 10, 2008 at 07:59 AM

Enrique Quijano wrote:
> Also, short bursts of acceleration up to 100 mph , and cruising at
variable 
> speeds  in the 50 to 85 mph range helped me loosen up the engine during
the 
> first 4000 miles, plus, of course, some city driving. If you  do not
want to 
> incur the wrath of the law by driving at 100 mph, down****ft to 3d or 4th

> speed , thus revving up the engine and achieving the same  effect.

Going 100 mph isn't as im****tant to good break-in as the full-throttle 
acceleration to get there.  Just do the occasional full throttle bursts, 
and don't worry about going 100.
-- 
sjs
 




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Plan on driving a new car on a 3000mile highway trip. Bad idea?
Bow Wow <Bow@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-10 00:16:20 
Re: Plan on driving a new car on a 3000mile highway trip. Bad i
"Enrique Quijano&quo  2008-05-10 10:34:16 
Re: Plan on driving a new car on a 3000mile highway trip. Bad i
"St. John Smythe&quo  2008-05-10 07:59:56 
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"Ray O" <rok  2008-05-10 07:59:31 
Re: Plan on driving a new car on a 3000mile highway trip. Bad i
"wtrplnet" <  2008-05-10 11:12:10 

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