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11-20-2012, 03:24 PM | #3676 | |
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11-20-2012, 03:35 PM | #3677 |
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11-20-2012, 03:50 PM | #3678 |
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11-20-2012, 04:52 PM | #3679 |
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I'm out!
2013 WRX Limited Sedan. DGM. No Nav, no options. Ordered 9/26 from Metric Subaru (Long Island, NY) Delivered 11/20 Hard break-in complete (first 20 miles to seal the rings), now it's on to moderate break-in for the next 1k. Car feels like a big step up from my previous car (05 WRX Stage 2). I thought performance would be close, but the 13 really is a LOT beefier. Best of luck to you all! The car is DEFINITELY worth the wait! |
11-20-2012, 05:10 PM | #3680 | |
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I have to ask you what do you mean by hard break-in? |
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11-20-2012, 05:47 PM | #3681 |
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Some people think you should push your car really hard initially to seal the rings. Some say you should treat it delicately and vary the RPM ranges. Some say all the breaking isn't necessary because the factory machined clearances are so close compared to cars even 10, 15 years ago.
After a ton of research I don't believe anyone knows for sure what to do when you first get a car. |
11-20-2012, 05:54 PM | #3682 |
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Thanks very much!
about the break-in stuff.... exactly what randomae said. I figured since no one really KNOWS for sure, I would kind of get the best of both worlds by doing the hard break-in for the first 20 miles, which is what the hard break-in people say is the most important, in case it really does seal the rings... and then do the moderate break-in that Subaru tells you to do. |
11-20-2012, 06:34 PM | #3683 | |
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I don't know how true that is, but you may want to ask them or check online to see how many WRX/STi's they are getting on a regular basis. For example I found 2 dealers I like that offered me pretty much the same price, one has 2 in transit and the other has 14. Just to be safe I'm going with the guy who gets 14 a month. |
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11-20-2012, 06:54 PM | #3684 | |
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Then my dad says break it in the way you plan on driving it, that it's bad to baby the car for the first few weeks if you are going to be aggressive with it later. Basically it's like asking an athlete to sprint without training--good recipe for a pulled hammy. It's also a good reason why you let your car warm up in the morning, but do so by driving it gently--not by letting it idle in your driveway for 15 minutes. Also, being an engineer myself, you wouldn't leave something that critical to the performance of your product in the hands of the consumer. If engines really needed to be broken in for 1000 miles before the were ready for prime time, then it would be done at the factory. Imagine if you bought your AMOLED phone and you were told to leave it on an all-white screen for the first 100 hours (which is more or less what's done at the fab before shipping them out). Last thing, I've purchased 3 new cars and have never had a dealer say a word to me about a break in period. |
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11-20-2012, 07:01 PM | #3685 |
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11-20-2012, 08:07 PM | #3686 |
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My dealer told me to drive it how ever I wanted that there wasn't a break in period.
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11-20-2012, 11:02 PM | #3687 |
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Your dealer need to RTFM
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11-21-2012, 12:06 AM | #3688 |
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Jacksonville will be awesome! I think it will be in the Mid east coast though - Maybe Northern Georgia. Who wants to start making bets? I found a map, and it's between 1850-2050 Nauts of travel from us. If it leaves port soon, and averages (lets give it a low number) 12 Nauts to desination, it should take between 6 days to 7 days to get here. That seems super quick until you actually think about the numbers! Anyways, i bet it will be somewhere in Georgia, possibly jacksonville FL, and i think the ship will arrive the 29th or 30th depending if they make any more stops. I bet my car will arrive at the dealer around the 11th of Decemember
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11-21-2012, 12:41 AM | #3689 |
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11-21-2012, 01:20 AM | #3690 |
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11-21-2012, 01:28 AM | #3691 |
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11-21-2012, 01:36 AM | #3692 |
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It's a mixed belief because there's different theories on what's best for the car. Every car manual says some type of break in period yet there are people that go drive like a bat out of hell the second they step into their new cars and never have any problems with them. I like to be on the safe side though and take it easy.
Question though since I do only have 170 miles on mine so far. For those of you that have your STi's, did you keep it in "I" mode the entire break in period and switch it into "S" mode at all? I've had mine in "I" so far keeping it under 4K rpms but it feels so sluggish in "I". |
11-21-2012, 01:42 AM | #3693 | |
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Say you go And drive it like you stole it, and nothing goes wrong: everything sets right. If anything goes wrong dealer fixes it. Great end of story, happy owner. Now u baby the car and the moment you drive it like you should, some thing goes wrong cause something didn't seat properly, and its now it acts up after 36k. Now it's your problem. I refuse to believe that Subaru nor any other car company doesn't test these engines and QA's them before putting them in vehicles. Just my .02 cents, like many already said there are many factors to this, but bottom line is its up the the owner. Got my vin, eta, and just waiting for the car. Having the eta is worse than not knowing when it will come! Now im counting down the minutes till the eta! |
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11-21-2012, 01:45 AM | #3694 | |
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Like I said if it were really all that important they would do it at the factory. Or have a rev limiter that held the RPM under 4k for the first 1000 miles. Just like if they really didn't want you to disable traction control they wouldn't give you a way to do it. Just drive the damn thing. |
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11-21-2012, 08:18 AM | #3695 |
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just drive the damn thing. if you don't have enough common sense while doing so (smells, sounds, feel's, etc) you are destined for disaster anyway. |
11-21-2012, 09:07 AM | #3696 | |
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11-21-2012, 09:45 AM | #3697 | |
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11-21-2012, 11:21 AM | #3698 | |
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11-21-2012, 11:24 AM | #3699 |
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11-21-2012, 11:26 AM | #3700 | |
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I think people just need to use common sense when driving any car. I will most likely to not have any problem not going crazy with the car for the first 1000 miles so I won't mind following the manufacturer recommended break in period. Last edited by luan87us; 11-21-2012 at 11:33 AM. |
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