The engine will completely fail after about 5,000 miles if you run in Sport mode all the time. That's a totally true 100% real fact.
What, you see that on Breitbart? >The engine will completely fail after about 5,000 miles if you run in Sport mode all the time. That's a totally true 100% real fact.
I think the 5000 miles figure is inaccurate......I know for a fact it occurs at about 500 miles and how I know my engine already failed. Not to worry, my wife pushes and I ride and visa versa........plus the added benefit is all that exercise we now get.The engine will completely fail after about 5,000 miles if you run in Sport mode all the time. That's a totally true 100% real fact.
I was searching but I can't find the Pinocchio emoji.The engine will completely fail after about 5,000 miles if you run in Sport mode all the time. That's a totally true 100% real fact.
That just about the length of my daily commute!
My friend you're driving a Porsche......meaning you're obligated to take the long way around. I have developed the knack of turning every short trip into at least a 25 mile sight seeing tour.
But seriously... did your SA tell really you to "drive it like a stole it from day one"?
No, I did not place that comment in quotes........he said "drive it however you want the 2K break-in is not necessary". Then I sent him this link* and never received any response.
Realistically, 1K should be more than enough but I will hold out to 1.5k/2k miles; though, I should be at 1K within the week. Next decision point when to change the oil.....1k/2K or the recommended 10K......
Not all recommendations stay the same country to country. The running in recommendation in the U.K was for only a little over 1800 miles anyway. The Porsche service intervals here are 20,000 or every two years, even though it's every year in some others. The extended service interval doesn't appear to do them much harm otherwise Porsche U.K wouldn't offer official warranties up to 15 years of age (3 years initial then extended warranties can be taken on a biennially to cover right up until the the car is 15 years old).
Looks like the intern who translated the UK manual was able to convert km to miles correctly.
How many of you other than Yipekiye actually use launch control more than once or twice? I didn't try it on my last 981 until I'd actually owned it in excess of 4 years. I only did it then to satisfy a very mild curiosity. I used it twice in a row on the same day & never felt the desire to do so again. So far I haven't tried it in my 718 & I'm not sure if I actually ever will. I don't deem it suitable for use on public roads (certainly not around here) & I don't like to stress the car in that manner anyway. If you hit a track & were actually going to race then it isn't particularly suitable for a race launch either. You shouldn't hold it at high revs for more than a few seconds without actioning the launch otherwise you stand to damage the vehicle. So the chances of you timing everything perfectly to coincide with the start of a race without causing damage or just simply getting your timing wrong & not initiating launch properly are pretty minuscule. You've got a rough idea, but you can't know exactly when that flag is going to be dropped or the lights change. So if anything I view it as a bit of a gimmick, that's maybe a bit of fun, sort of -ish, at a push, perhaps, but not really anymore useful than an ashtray fitted to a motorcycle.
Never on my Boxsters or Cayman. I did it once on my 991 Turbo S just to see what 0-60 in 2.9 sec feels like. Kind of scared me - not because of the brutal acceleration - more for the fear of an expensive repair. OTOH some magazines have done 100 launch controls in a row on the Turbo without any issue. OTOH, it ain't their car and they don't have to argue with the service manager.How many of you other than Yipekiye actually use launch control more than once or twice?
Yeah I can completely understand that. I don't mind driving a car pretty hard, but launch control didn't really sit very well with me & for pretty much exactly the same reasons. However in a 991 Turbo it might have been more than just the possible repair bills that scared me. My goodness that must be absolutely horrendous. :|
