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Greg Senior Enthusiast

Greg

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Yeah, right.  I'm sure the dealer kept my AV under 55 for all of the 100+ miles it took to pick it up from another dealer and deliver it to my house.  On Monday morning, I saw two AVs with dealer plates headed east together on I-96, probably being swapped between dealers.  Both were doing 80+.

 

I would say drive it reasonably and change oil frequently.

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Import Hater

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The speed thing is silly.  Go as fast as you want.  But I wouldn't do anything full throttle.  For the big block, I'd say never get over 3,500 rpm. And never have the rpm at one constant speed for more than a couple minutes.  I'd say you only need 2-3 hundred miles doing that and you're fine.  And no heavy braking in that period either.  Just like if you had just got a brake job.

 

Rob

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CMNTMXR81

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Well, do you want the technical or the realistic way?  :D

 

I do it by the manual, I have friends (and foes) who don't give a sh*t and put it to the boards pulling out of the dealer lot.  :D

 

All I know, was when I tore my engine down to be built two years ago, the machine shop was shocked as to how perfectly wore everything was.  I attribute part of this to properly breaking it in as well as constant preventative maintenance.

95Yukon Enthusiast

95Yukon

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I would say a hard break-in will take miles off in the long run. If you plan on keeping it for the long haul, be nice to it and you'll save repair bills down the road and get a loy more miles out of it. If its a lease or you plan on selling it in the next 2 years, treat it like a rent a car and you probably won't notice any difference (but the next owner might, eventually)

I think the resale value would be higher on a private sale if you convince the prospective buyer how diligent you were on maintenance and break-in. If it gets traded in at a dealership in the next few years with 30 or 40K miles on it, they won't care about break in or maintenance, since they are going to mark it up to the same price on their resale regardless of those things.

Just my 2 cents..

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Instructor

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I own nothing but manual shift vehicles, When I get something new, I punch it to the floor and redline the engine for the first 10 starts (if possible). Then i drive it normal.

 

  I'll never forget the day back in may of 1991 when I picked up a brand new V-Max. i pulled out onto the boulevard outside the dealer and punched it to redline through the first 3 gears. 2 weeks later I brought it in for the 600 mile valve adjustment and the owner of the dealership met me in the parking lot screaming profanities at me about how he would not do any warranty on the bike.

  i still own it now and it has one of the best running engines I ever owned.

 

-john

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