Eck
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I remember a topic a while ago that said give a new car a bit of stick, then change the oil...Can't remember what else? My bro pics up his Corsa VXR Tomorrow, and I was wondering what would be the best way to run it in?
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Robin
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Hard and fast, it's under warranty...
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Hard and fast
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car  | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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Robin
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To be honest, I'd expect Vauxhall to tell him what to do, go by what they say, or it might void the warranty and he'll be fucked if it does break.
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mwg
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Wait for the oil to get to temperature then drive it however he wants.
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Hard and fast
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richc
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On my 125 motorcross, i gave it stick for 20 miles (once warmed up) then changed
the oil, and it were full or fillings! And they recommended 350 miles before you changed it! 
But yer i would give it some once warm, then change the oil after say 100 miles????
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Steve
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hard produces better end results then slow and careful
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Wait for the oil to get to temperature then drive it however he wants.
agreed. New cars dont need running in. I thought that they were run in on the test bed 
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richc
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http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Very good website, and i have put it to the test!
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Neo
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You all say hard and fast, however my boss did this with his new ST, drove it fairly hard (imo) however not boy racer style everywhere he went. Last thursday had its 15k service (2 months !) and they ruined him, said it was his fault all the stuff was bust, the gearbox was fooked etc so ended up paying stupid amounts to have it all fixed.
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swill_omnibus
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Well older cars years ago required "Running in" as they say to ensure a strong engine life and reliability. But personally, techology is so up-to-date now i do not think it would make to much of a difference.
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wilson_sri
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Id pull out the dealer, and bang it off the limiter 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
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jr
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it will say in the handbook
all the cars we sell have a suggested running in periode, espically the r8's
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by Neo
You all say hard and fast, however my boss did this with his new ST, drove it fairly hard (imo) however not boy racer style everywhere he went. Last thursday had its 15k service (2 months !) and they ruined him, said it was his fault all the stuff was bust, the gearbox was fooked etc so ended up paying stupid amounts to have it all fixed.
Must have been driving it stupid hard to have gearbox troubles after 15k. And why would you need to cover 15k in 2 months unless your a lorry driver?
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Neo
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Originally posted by richc
And why would you need to cover 15k in 2 months unless your a lorry driver?
Lives in brighton, works in slough/luton/crawley, gives a lift to his mate from worthing everyday to luton, so a day he drives around 250 miles.
Then Weekend mincing...and a short trip to Germany for a stag do and the miles have racked up....He's lost most the value of his car already
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Fad
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just drive is as per normal for the first 1k then give it death, its a modern engine no need to go OTT like a pussy.
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flybikeslee
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give it beans
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chrex
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What about older engines then? I'm rebuilding a C20NE, do i have to give that death for the first 20?...is it the same principle?
Will be getting put on a dyno anyways to get the carbs set-up, but gotta drive it to the dyno place and that bout 10-15 miles...of NSL Country lanes! 
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SVM 286
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I drove my new car fairly gently, not much more than 3k rpm, but no labouring either or too long in high gears for 600 miles as suggested, followed by a dozen or so miles of mild to fairly hard driving, followed by two or three hard launches at Santa Pod including a couple of burnouts.
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Mertin
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my mate was looking at buying an astra vxr from a vauxhall dealer. he asked about running it in and how u know the engines up to temp before thrashing it as theres no temp gauge. the sales man more or less shrugged
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SVM 286
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There's no temperature gauge?  
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chrex
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
There's no temperature gauge?
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willay
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I believe on the Astra VXR there is no water temp. I'm sure someone can confirm this.
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Fro
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There definately isn't my mates does not have one.
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