to wait or not to wait

[drkumar]

So when I pick up my car from munich, can i put the pedal to the medal and actually enjoy my trip and the autobahn right away or do i need to be a "smart driver" and break the car in for a few hundred miles or so before really enjoying it?

[Calif65GM]

It hasn't bothered most of us in the past to keep up with the flow of the A-bahn traffic. :angel:

Main thing is to vary the speed and don't use the cruise initially.

[former]

I suppose it depends on your definition of "pedal to the medal."

I found myself doing 95 MPH before I had put 20 miles on the car. You should in general, take it easy for the first 200-300 miles to allow the tires and brakes to break-in. The engine - well, I leave that up to you. :) I did manage keep it below 4000 RPM until after 1200 miles and did my best to vary the RPMs as much as possible during the trip. After that - well, it got pretty fun. :D

[chaz58]

How long do you want to keep the car, seriously? More than 75000 miles? Does it have a turbo?

In general, be gentle with everything for at least a couple of hundred stop and go miles. Tires, brakes, gears, engine do need a little time to wear in at a minimum.
If you plan on keeping the car long term, follow BMW***8217;s recommendations (and yes, you can do this and still keep up with autobahn traffic).
Ideally you would head to the alps and keep the RPM***8217;s down (in the recommended range) for the 1200 miles. This will give you varying loads on the engine, seat the rings, and prevent any abnormal wear patterns from forming. This is what I did, and will help ensure you don***8217;t have any oil burning problems later.

One of the worst things you can do is to use the cruise control in the first 1200 miles

[mrd]

Not intending to be the English teacher here, but what you're talking about doing is putting the pedal to the METAL (as in depressing the pedal all the way to the metal of the floor). If you go fast enough, you may get a ticket, but I doubt you'll get a medal. :D

[M FUNF]

:dunno:Not intending to be the English teacher here, but what you're talking about doing is putting the pedal to the METAL (as in depressing the pedal all the way to the metal of the floor). If you go fast enough, you may get a ticket, but I doubt you'll get a medal. :D


Picky, picky, picky the OP's ability to think things through was evident with his assertion that he wanted to put the pedal to the metal on a new car. With an IQ that high you should not be shocked that phraseology or spelling are not front burner issues.:rofl::dunno: