Just curious because I took my car (base cayman with PDK) with 750 miles to the CA-23 highway off the 101 going to Point Dume/Malibu area. It handled it fine, but I know I’m still not through the break in period. Just being paranoid that I might’ve damaged something with all the abrupt turns and loose rocks. I’m pretty sure that I didn’t go above 4,000 rpm, but I put it on sport mode and noticed that it was holding on to 2nd during some of the climbs, so I took it off haha. Wanted to see if anyone else took their cars to the canyons before the break in period was over? Thanks!
How many miles did you wait until you took your car to the canyons?
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I also was trying to follow the letter of the break in period, and except for a number of over 4K RPMs I think I was pretty good. Certainly encourages and develops a certain amount of emotional control, as you can understand. Actually, I think you are doing the best thing you can do during the break in period, some of which is about exercising the suspension along with the engine. You should continue visiting the canyons as often as you can for another 1,250 miles!
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The occasional moments above 4000 RPM are fine, even during the run-in period. The main thing is to make sure the engine oil temp is warm enough before you start pushing on (out of the blue zone, around 90 Celsius), and to avoid prolonged operation in the upper half of the tach until you've got a few more miles on it. You won't have damaged it from momentarily hitting 5000/6000 for a few seconds.
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I also ran my car in to the book but hit the canyon style roads straight away. I drove mainly in manual making sure the PDK change gear at 4000 RPM but occasionally went over a little bit. The car still actually performed really well limited to 4000 RPM due to the massive torque between ~2500-4000RPM. Of course when you can use 5000-7300RPM it is better again!
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I'm not sure about the mileage--it was about 25 minutes.
I think there is an element of social engineering in the 2,000 mile break in period. Essentially, if you are gentle with the car and nearly always stay under 4,000 RPMs, then you are in effect taking it easy while you learn about the car, and it learns about the way you drive it. This is important for those of us who are driving our first Porsche, and particularly annoying for those who have driven them for years.
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I stayed within the recommendations and waited until it was exactly at 2000 miles. At that particular moment I was driving about 60 mph up the Driscoll Bridge on the NJ Turnpike (I95) in moderate traffic.
So I moved out into the fast lane and stepped down hard on the gas and kept it down.
I'm not going to publicly admit what speed I achieved......but it was very memorable.
So I moved out into the fast lane and stepped down hard on the gas and kept it down.
I'm not going to publicly admit what speed I achieved......but it was very memorable.
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I followed no break in procedure at all, other than waiting for the car to be fully warmed up and at the maximum sustainable temperatures, 190*+
When I test drove new cars at my dealer my salesperson would tell me to floor it. He’s been selling cars that way for decades. I can’t imagine it’s been a problem. Every car there with more than 20, 30 miles on the clock has likely been redlined.
When I test drove new cars at my dealer my salesperson would tell me to floor it. He’s been selling cars that way for decades. I can’t imagine it’s been a problem. Every car there with more than 20, 30 miles on the clock has likely been redlined.
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Just as long as you remember that the dealer gets paid for repairs--either by you or Porsche during the warranty period. There's no down side for them for problems.
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Seconded. The manufacturer stands to lose if the car breaks. You stand to lose if the car breaks. The dealership does not stand to lose (much) if the car breaks -- and mostly stands to gain.
Remember that dealerships the world over profit most from service and repairs. This is the bane of improvement in the engineering and reliability of modern cars. The trickle-down effect of this is multifaceted, too (For example: It's a major reason why full-on service manuals aren't available for most Porsches for less than a four-figure sum.)
All that said, a happy medium is probably best regarding Porsche break-in directives since Porsche itself says its engines can be run to full potential, within reason, straight out of the factory. Just use common sense in finding your 'happy medium'.
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