[Vlad-Miami]

No, more like 70mph constant speed + I utilized coasting. Well, i wanted to see how good the car can possibly do, while I was just driving on a road. The actual eco pro ride was about 10-15 miles, still enough to get an idea of mpg. I was quite impressed i must say.

Not a proper break-in? Kidding? :-) how do you imagine a proper break-in?? :-D pushing the car to 4500 and breaking every 20 seconds and do this for all 1000 miles? LOL

[hyperzulu]

Originally Posted by Vlad-Miami

No, more like 70mph constant speed + I utilized coasting. Well, i wanted to see how good the car can possibly do, while I was just driving on a road. The actual eco pro ride was about 10-15 miles, still enough to get an idea of mpg. I was quite impressed i must say.

Not a proper break-in? Kidding? :-) how do you imagine a proper break-in?? :-D pushing the car to 4500 and breaking every 20 seconds and do this for all 1000 miles? LOL

No, I'm not kidding. Like I said...

Long highway trips with constant speed is not the way to break in the engine. You DON'T want prolonged periods where the engine remains at constant RPM. You want it to vary across the RPM range.

[Vlad-Miami]

Originally Posted by hyperzulu

No, I'm not kidding. Like I said...

Long highway trips with constant speed is not the way to break in the engine. You DON'T want prolonged periods where the engine remains at constant RPM. You want it to vary across the RPM range.

Well, duh. 15 miles won't make any difference, trust me it's impossible to break in ALL the miles the way you described. But still, i will keep that in mind when going to keywest, will have to vary rpm all the time. Good point, since I totally missed that.

[deathsliver]

Originally Posted by Vlad-Miami

I think aluminum is for teenagers, so the only option that was left was wood. Unlike other types, this woord is more gray than brown, so it looks just awesome, everyone loves, me inluded. ;-)

The wood trim looks great. I got a BSM with Red interior. It is far from hideous.

[deathsliver]

Originally Posted by Vlad-Miami

50 mile trip on i95, how does your mpg compare? have to say, that was eco pro mode all the way.

That has to be downhill!!!

[sstarrx3]

He lives in south Florida? Find me a hill!

[HX_Guy]

Originally Posted by hyperzulu

No, I'm not kidding. Like I said...

Long highway trips with constant speed is not the way to break in the engine. You DON'T want prolonged periods where the engine remains at constant RPM. You want it to vary across the RPM range.

I did a 350 trip home from CA to AZ right after I bought my car (though it had a little over 100 miles on it already. Didn't have much choice though.

[Vlad-Miami]

Originally Posted by sstarrx3

He lives in south Florida? Find me a hill!

+1 ))

[hyperzulu]

Originally Posted by HX_Guy

I did a 350 trip home from CA to AZ right after I bought my car (though it had a little over 100 miles on it already. Didn't have much choice though.

Long trips aren't against the old wisdom, it's the lengthy time spent at the same engine speed. When I was breaking in my car during morning commutes to work, I would switch between gears 4-5-6-7 at relatively same speed to keep the engine reving at different ranges. But it may not matter... who knows for sure. Can't hurt though.

[CF22]

Originally Posted by Vlad-Miami

For the dealer, i made a mistake and you guys - dont make it. Dont go with FL dealers. I will repeat:
The best chance to get the best price is to shop nationwide and purchase PCD. It was too late when I found out, but not too late for you.

I thought about PCD at first but it wouldn't work for me this year, unfortunately I have to order locally.

Originally Posted by sstarrx3

He lives in south Florida? Find me a hill!

Landfill mounds are no place for M235's. We've also got plenty gated communities with great twisties, not recommended.

[Vlad-Miami]

guys from sofl and miami, add me to your FB. let's meet up, have some fun with our cars! i noticed, many of you are actually from the area.

www.facebook.com/vlad.boyarskiy.3