Anyone else still doing a strict 1,000-mile break-in period? Or am I in the minority?

[Alex381]

I babied mine for the first 1000 miles. Then I had the oil changed and finally opened it up. Now I change the oil every 6k miles with full synthetic and have the tires rotated. It’s a brand new car, you’re going to have it a hell of a lot longer than 1000 miles. If nothing else it’s a great excuse to take it everywhere while you break it in.

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[davidsteele1975]

I am curious to know where you found that 1,000 mile break-in period.

It's in the handbook.

 

[WrekEE]

I was trying until i found out my dealership railed on my Dark Horse while it was in the shop. How do I know? 30 hours of driving and avg 17 mpg. Got it back with 35 miles driven and average below 16 with a little over 30 miles driven. Additionally found one of the rear tires were scraped up with curb scratches. And the bonus is a 6 inch blade in the passenger side.

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