Do we really have a 'Running in period' for the new age cars

Spinnerr · 9th March 2007, 10:22

They say 'Drive the first 1500Kms under 60kmph, no long drives, need frequent breaks' and a whole lot of things when you drive away a new car.

With all this cutting edge technology, laser assisted precision cutting tools do the new age cars actually need driving in period? What provoked this thought was the Ferrari built up in MEGAFACTORIES (NatGeo) that i watched yesterday.

I presume the Driving-in period is to make the car smooth, i mean, the pistons pulling in and out of the cylinders, the gears and other mechanical parts, but aren’t they already smooth, after all in the 21st century we have all the right tools.

More over what didn’t make sense was, let say a Porsche owner, after taking out his brand new car from the dealer, you don’t expect him to crawl around in 60, or take the example of a Truck. A transport operator gets a new truck, he would want it to haul the load right from day one, wouldn’t he?

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supremeBaleno · 9th March 2007, 10:45

Valid query, but lots of threads exist that have discussed this to pulp. Search and you will find.

Rtech · 9th March 2007, 10:47

Please use the search function, it really works!!

BHP Advice: Running in

9th March 2007, 10:22	#1
Spinnerr BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 417 Thanked: 487 Times	Do we really have a 'Running in period' for the new age cars They say 'Drive the first 1500Kms under 60kmph, no long drives, need frequent breaks' and a whole lot of things when you drive away a new car. With all this cutting edge technology, laser assisted precision cutting tools do the new age cars actually need driving in period? What provoked this thought was the Ferrari built up in MEGAFACTORIES (NatGeo) that i watched yesterday. I presume the Driving-in period is to make the car smooth, i mean, the pistons pulling in and out of the cylinders, the gears and other mechanical parts, but aren’t they already smooth, after all in the 21st century we have all the right tools. More over what didn’t make sense was, let say a Porsche owner, after taking out his brand new car from the dealer, you don’t expect him to crawl around in 60, or take the example of a Truck. A transport operator gets a new truck, he would want it to haul the load right from day one, wouldn’t he? What do you guys think??[FONT=Arial][/FONT]
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9th March 2007, 10:45	#2
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,699 Times View My Garage	Valid query, but lots of threads exist that have discussed this to pulp. Search and you will find.
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9th March 2007, 10:47	#3
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Please use the search function, it really works!! BHP Advice: Running in
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