[daytonagary]

Originally Posted by Carolina Chuck

So I expect my car next week and have a 1400 mile round trip scheduled to visit family. Does anyone think that driving the car at a constant speed for such a long distance at break in will pose a problem?

you DO NOT have to drive interstate. Take some secondary roads the first 500 miles which will also let you learn about and enjoy your new car in its beginnings. Then get on the interstate. Did that on my car coming from Columbus Ohio to Daytona Beach, FL. A beautiful drive through the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee on two lane highways and by the time I got to Georgia my 500 miles was up and did the boring but quicker drive home on the interstate. You can't really enjoy the car or learn about your new car sitting there like a zombie for 1400 miles down the interstate.

[MiamiBlueCamaro]

Originally Posted by Carolina Chuck

So I expect my car next week and have a 1400 mile round trip scheduled to visit family. Does anyone think that driving the car at a constant speed for such a long distance at break in will pose a problem?

Yes big problem don't do it

[samsumon]

I think you should just drive your car, not on cruise control, and just change your speed often..

The first 1-500 miles, maybe don't highway it. just do more start stops and then that is it.

[Carolina Chuck]

Thanks for all the responses. I think I will take the hybrid approach and do about 500 miles at varying speeds and then no cruise at all. This should at least give me some peace of mind.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by Carolina Chuck

So I expect my car next week and have a 1400 mile round trip scheduled to visit family. Does anyone think that driving the car at a constant speed for such a long distance at break in will pose a problem?

Vary gears, set cruise at different speeds, accelerate a few times...and take back-roads for half the trip.

It'll be a fun, beautiful road trip, and you'll satisfy the break-in recommendations. It may add an hour, but who cares.

I've driven home about 300 miles interstate immediately after purchasing both my ZL1, and then the 1LE from out-of-state. They've been tracked hard, and run beautifully.

[cartem2]

Originally Posted by daytonagary

you DO NOT have to drive interstate. Take some secondary roads the first 500 miles which will also let you learn about and enjoy your new car in its beginnings. Then get on the interstate. Did that on my car coming from Columbus Ohio to Daytona Beach, FL. A beautiful drive through the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee on two lane highways and by the time I got to Georgia my 500 miles was up and did the boring but quicker drive home on the interstate. You can't really enjoy the car or learn about your new car sitting there like a zombie for 1400 miles down the interstate.

Great suggestion

[Jeb114]

Do you still have to “break in” a new vehicle today?

In a word, no. Lubricants and engine oil have come a long way, compared to the products of old; they protect metal parts much better than their predecessors. In addition, the steel and aluminum used for engine parts come from the factory already conditioned and treated, thus ready to run.

The only caveat comes with that first oil change. Make sure you change your new car's oil and filter for the first time at 1500 miles unless otherwise recommended by the manufacturer. The reason? Metal has worn off while mating surfaces were established, and those metal scraps need to be removed from the engine before they cause long-term damage.

SAE guidelines.

[daytonagary]

Originally Posted by Jeb114

Do you still have to “break in” a new vehicle today?

In a word, no. Lubricants and engine oil have come a long way, compared to the products of old; they protect metal parts much better than their predecessors. In addition, the steel and aluminum used for engine parts come from the factory already conditioned and treated, thus ready to run.

The only caveat comes with that first oil change. Make sure you change your new car's oil and filter for the first time at 1500 miles unless otherwise recommended by the manufacturer. The reason? Metal has worn off while mating surfaces were established, and those metal scraps need to be removed from the engine before they cause long-term damage.

SAE guidelines.

The C7 Corvette with the same engine the manual says to break it in for the first 500 miles so I would advise to do so. No constant speed or excess rpm until 500 miles. the red line on tach even stays at 4500 until you reach the 500 mile limit. Enjoyed watching my tach change at exactly 500 miles in my vette. Don't know if Camaro does the same.

[Tr6]

Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

Vary gears, set cruise at different speeds, accelerate a few times...and take back-roads for half the trip.

It'll be a fun, beautiful road trip, and you'll satisfy the break-in recommendations. It may add an hour, but who cares.

I've driven home about 300 miles interstate immediately after purchasing both my ZL1, and then the 1LE from out-of-state. They've been tracked hard, and run beautifully.

Perfectly written right here!

I drove 400 miles the next day of getting my vehicle delivered and I pretty much took every other off ramp then back on the on ramp driving back. Stopping at travel stops etc.

In very very basic terms, break in = in city driving.

Originally Posted by daytonagary

The C7 Corvette with the same engine the manual says to break it in for the first 500 miles so I would advise to do so. No constant speed or excess rpm until 500 miles. the red line on tach even stays at 4500 until you reach the 500 mile limit. Enjoyed watching my tach change at exactly 500 miles in my vette. Don't know if Camaro does the same.

Tach doesn't change and our break in is 1500 haha. That is pretty damn cool though.

[cuspid]

My daughter drove her new 15 Camaro from Wisconsin to Florida 1500 miles. I dove my new corvette from Detroit to Florida and another corvette from New Jersey to Florida. NO ISSUES AFTER. No big deal

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by Jeb114

Do you still have to “break in” a new vehicle today?

In a word, no. Lubricants and engine oil have come a long way, compared to the products of old; they protect metal parts much better than their predecessors. In addition, the steel and aluminum used for engine parts come from the factory already conditioned and treated, thus ready to run.

None of which means that the parts have fully worn in to each other or that local hot spots have shaken down to their final position/shape.

I once had to drive a brand-new Avalanche about a hundred miles on a dealer trade arrangement, much of which was on 55 MPH and higher speed divided highways. So I kept mostly to the right, varied the speeds, the rpms, the gears I used, the amount of throttle used, and I made sure to include some engine compression deceleration from time to time as well. And that was for somebody else's vehicle.

If you read your manual thoroughly enough, you'll see where even the tires should be given a couple hundred miles of easy driving first. I'm not kidding.


Norm

[Scarrzz]

Originally Posted by daytonagary

you DO NOT have to drive interstate. Take some secondary roads the first 500 miles which will also let you learn about and enjoy your new car in its beginnings. Then get on the interstate. Did that on my car coming from Columbus Ohio to Daytona Beach, FL. A beautiful drive through the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee on two lane highways and by the time I got to Georgia my 500 miles was up and did the boring but quicker drive home on the interstate. You can't really enjoy the car or learn about your new car sitting there like a zombie for 1400 miles down the interstate.

^^^ This is good advice. ^^^

[camaro99]

Drive it the way you want even going over 4500 once in a while for a few seconds....I did this with my all stock never tuned 5th gen 2SSRS WITH CUT OUTS and a week before I trade her in after 6 years and 30000 miles...I decided to take her top speed for first time....hit 155mph..then it blocked and came down to 154 for about 5 seconds...no issues ever!..and no catchcan too!