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Do you run in a new car?
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Yup, they need running in.
Your garage should have talked you through this on the handover. Failing that, the drivers manual should give you some tips about revs, speeds and the like.Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
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I was told they don't need running in now. You can do any speed as long as it's not the same speed all the time.And I have always bought a new car.travelover0
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I once ran in a new car but I tripped over the seatbelt and fell out the window
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I have a had a couple of new cars and I didnt run them in, engineering has moved on since the days of "running in"0
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Yes and no.engineering has moved on since the days of "running in"
Mechanical components still need to lap themselves in fully before it's advisable to release the full potential of the engine. So I'd not give an engine full throttle until it'd done 1000miles.Happy chappy0 -
Anything mechanical has some degree of running in, but its not as strict as it used to be. Just drive normally when you get it, and dont drive it hard. Allow plenty of braking distance etc, and then as the miles acrue you can start to use the full power of the car.
Beware - if you are buying a diesel dont drive it to gently to start with - they take a lot longer to run in than their petrol equivilents (5-10K) if you drive them like a granny they never loosen up and will dissapoint0 -
This is how to run-in a diesel according to honest johns website:
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=32
I found that there was so much different advice, that the best thing was just to drive it normally but avoid the extremes of labouring and very high revs.0 -
I haven't heard that expression used for years.
I drive a new car with caution anyway until I get to know itAn average day in my life:hello: :eek::mad: :coffee::coffee::coffee::T
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I am no expert in property but have lived in many types of homes, in many locations and can only talk from experience.0 -
to sum up, I would say allow engine to warm up and oil to circulate and then drive normally. Have an oil change at 1000km or so - this will get rid of any shards and crap that have been shed from pistons, etc.
After this, drive it like you stole it
In the United Kingdom 200,000 people are bitten by dogs every year and some people will die as a result. Of those bitten, 70% are children... So the question has to be asked....... Has the time come to ban children?0
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