Is it true I should not go over 65 mph for the first 1,000 miles on my TC? Like, I can handle the "no cruise control" thing, but man, driving 65 on San Diego freeways is just asking to be run off the damn road. I'm at about 550 miles now on the car, should I really suffer for another 450 before bringing it to 70+ or is the guy who sold me the car full of ____?

 

Break in... as in you just bought the car? If that is what you mean, your fine. Just don't drive around everywhere pinging off the rev limiter.

If you had a newly built/boosted application, things may be different.

 

Yeah, just bought the car about a week and a half ago. It's brand new.

 

Just keep it reasonable and shift at regular to lower RPMs. Don't speed excessively and vary speed so it gets the mechanics used to moving around inside.

 

Varying speed is probably one of the largest things... so you can go over 65... just make sure to change it up every couple minutes.

BTW... do you still have your Owner's Manual? Because that should be covered.

 

I dunno, I would just drive it man!

Make sure the cars always warmed up before getting on it.. I broke my oem motor in under normal driving just as i will drive it.. when i tore it down it looked amazing!

 

I don't think you need to be too concerned with the break in, as from what I understand engines of new cars are broken in at the factory (Somone please correct me if I'm wrong though). I think as long as your not beating on it or driving the same speed for multiple hours you'll be fine.

 

Alright, will do. Yeah I'm shifting around 3,000 rpm as suggested. The only time I go above is when I'm stopped on the retardedly steep hill in front of my place and I have to in order to keep from rolling back into the car behind me. Other than that I'm very good about not over-revving the engine.

 

Yeah, all cars that toyota produces, the engines are already broken in, to ensure that they work good, and no user error.

 

quoted FTW.

 

i think i hit 120 on the way home from the dealer

 

i have to agree i did my first smokey burnout 5 mins after i had the car i was always told break it in the way u are going to run it if u are going to bet the hell out of it then bet the hell out of it right away f it that is what that new car warrenty is for....

 

I treated mine nice for a while, bout 500 i would say. just don't do anything crazy to it.

BTW i now have 71k, with no big problems other then some random issues with an 02 sensor.

 

Drive it like you stole it

I believe the breaking in rule is something like for the first 1,000 miles don't beat on it? After that you should be good to go.

 

Does no one have an Owner's Manual anymore?

 

^^no they dont, I read just about every page when i got it. One because it was a new car, two just because I like to read stuff like that.

 

beat the ____ out of it lmao JK

 

man just drive it lol, i blew a my first motor during my break in period, because someone told me to drive it kool, then after you hit a certain mileage, drive the hell out of it. so just drive it, im on my 3rd motor now and she's driving fine. now how i went thru 2 motors toyota still can't tell me, but when i got this one, i started driving the ____ out of it and now she purrs like a kitten lol

 

^^awesome advice

 

Was this the one that went boom at the track?