Driving During Break In Period

[drdiesel1]

Take the C-Max..... It's a car with a parallel EV drivetrain. It's not gonna cause any issue's. Drive it and enjoy it :love_shower:

[chrisl]

Take the C-Max..... It's a car with a parallel EV drivetrain. It's not gonna cause any issue's. Drive it and enjoy it :love_shower:

 

It's also a lot nicer car than my old (1998) saturn wagon.

[Bill-N]

I'm going to resurrect this thread to ask about engine break in rather than starting a new one.

 

I'm getting a 2013 SE (silver) that's getting dropped off tonight, and I'm planning to drive from LA to the Bay Area next week for thanksgiving.  The question is whether I should take the new C-max, which won't have many miles at all yet, or the old car.  I'm most concerned about whether the load going over the grapevine will be too high during the break in period.  I also tend to drive a little fast, but I always do manual throttle (I've never really liked cruise) so during the long stretch on the 5 the load should be varying reasonably.  From the comments so far, it seems like it's probably reasonable to take the C-max

 

Take the C-Max and enjoy.

[ScubaDadMiami]

You got the C-MAX for a reason.  Use it and enjoy it!  :shift:

[chrisl]

It's even less of a concern than I expected-- it already came over the grapevine from Bakersfield as a dealer trade, and got to me with about 400 miles on it.  Drove it around a little last night and it's quite an improvement. I don't have to wait for the slam after I put it in reverse...

 

I should have told the dealer I was headed up to the Bay Area and picked it up on the way.

 

thanks, all.

Edited November 23, 2013 by chrisl