08-13-2021, 03:20 AM | #1 |
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Break-in Period
Good day gents. Taking delivery of a 22 X6 40i tomorrow and am wanting to add the Race Chip piggyback. Is there a set time I should wait to break the car in (miles) before adding or is it safe to do right away? Thanks in advance.
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08-13-2021, 04:53 AM | #2 |
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break-in notes are in the manual. It's kinda moot to add the chip early since it's recommended to take it easy until 1200 miles. one may be tempted to just floor it, but if you can hold yourself back, go for it.
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08-13-2021, 09:01 AM | #4 |
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One needs to ask if all the new vehicles used for test rides and demos that are thrashed with 10 miles on them blow up or have major problems down the road.
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08-13-2021, 10:32 AM | #5 |
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yah, break-in is a hotly debated topic. some abide by it. some don't. I'm not interested in going down that road of discussion.
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08-13-2021, 08:30 PM | #6 |
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Well luckily I bought the vehicle while it was enroute to the dealership. So no test drives have been done on my unit. It shouldn’t have more than 5 or 6 miles on it when I pick it up.
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08-17-2021, 04:28 PM | #12 |
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INB4 this becomes a complete shit show of people who bought their X5 calling people who lease an X5 trash renters, and people who leased their X5 who call people who bought their X5 stupid for wasting money on a depreciating asset BECAUSE THIS ALWAYS TURNS INTO THAT.
That said, I lease and I am trying my best to go easy on it during the early days. eBoost from the transmission is kinda cool, if for no other reason than it seems cool. Not sure how much torque it produces, I thought hp was 11 or so (?).
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08-17-2021, 06:07 PM | #13 |
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I'd love to see some real, honest statistics. I know when I test drive - if it's a brand new car with little mileage, I won't drive it like I stole it. I'm probably the rare guy though..I mean, I actually hand wash and check the oil levels too..
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So they do in fact (I asked a couple of them) have their foot to the floor ) within reason of course) any chance they can get. If you can't understand that, it is what it is. |
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08-18-2021, 03:58 PM | #17 |
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It doesn't matter whether you install it before or after break-in period.
It is down to how hard you are driving it during the break-in period. Besides, there is no break-in period on non M cars.
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technically, there is a break-in period for non M cars, just no need for after break-in service. from my manual:
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Floored my new x5 no less than 10x in the first 2 days. also hit 140mph on the way home. Previous cars: -2017 Macan S - floored it no less than 50x in the first 3 days. Did 35 minutes of going all out, 100% on the Nurburgring during my ED. No less than 3 hours of going 100+ mph on the Autobahn. No problems with the car for the next 4 years with regular maintenance until I traded it in for my current car -2012 Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track - I was 21, what is break in? |
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Who has had problems due to not abiding by the break in rules? I've had more brand new vehicles than I can remember at this point and drove every one of them the way I pleased and never had an issue. |
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