break in... long drive???

sillygoat · 09-12-2006, 05:56 AM

i was wondering if it would be okay to break in a car by taking a road trip...

would that mess it up if driving for a long period of time?

or would it all be good just as long as i keep the speed low.

NFS · 09-12-2006, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sillygoat

i was wondering if it would be okay to break in a car by taking a road trip...

would that mess it up if driving for a long period of time?

or would it all be good just as long as i keep the speed low.

So long as you vary your speed - don't just sit at one speed with cruise on.

ShinyRedCar · 09-12-2006, 06:58 AM

Well...I did this with our 2004 E46. Drove it off the lot and proceeded directly to Phoenix, AZ (I live in Porterville, CA). The distance from here to there is about 560 miles. I used the cruise control to vary the speed every mile in small increments. For example, drive at 60mph, set cruise, drive 1 mile and then press the button to increase speed to 61, drive for 1 mile, then increase to 62 etc all the way to 80 then back down to 70, then back up, and on and on. I'll tell you what...that car is a helleva lot more responsive than my E90!

Tater · 09-12-2006, 07:52 AM

I did this, driving from Charleston, SC to Boston over a period of about a week. Stayed off the interstates, and on any long stretches of highway tried to vary rpm's, either by changing speeds, or varying gears to maintain one speed. It's been seven months since break-in and I can't find anything to complain about (other than the ubiquitous sticking door handle problem).

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ShinyRedCar First Lieutenant 7 Rep 366 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Well...I did this with our 2004 E46. Drove it off the lot and proceeded directly to Phoenix, AZ (I live in Porterville, CA). The distance from here to there is about 560 miles. I used the cruise control to vary the speed every mile in small increments. For example, drive at 60mph, set cruise, drive 1 mile and then press the button to increase speed to 61, drive for 1 mile, then increase to 62 etc all the way to 80 then back down to 70, then back up, and on and on. I'll tell you what...that car is a helleva lot more responsive than my E90! __________________ Jeff
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Tater Hauptgefreiter 2 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 335i xDrive Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arlington, VA iTrader: (0)	I did this, driving from Charleston, SC to Boston over a period of about a week. Stayed off the interstates, and on any long stretches of highway tried to vary rpm's, either by changing speeds, or varying gears to maintain one speed. It's been seven months since break-in and I can't find anything to complain about (other than the ubiquitous sticking door handle problem).
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