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Michigan-dega
Posted by TG (more from TG) on Sat, 4 Oct 2003 21:38:30
In Reply to: Talladega, Jason 0W-40, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 15:00:16
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So what I see here is that we all agree these cars can "handle it" but we all agree to follow the manufacturers suggestions for break-in in the owners manual.
Back to the ORIGINAL CONTEXT of the first posting:
The original point was that this person had a 2003 car with undisclosed mileage that fishtailed under hard braking at 130 mph...
To which I was trying to reply that (since miles were not posted) the car could have had 300 miles on it when this allegedly occurred--which meant the car was not fully broken-in.
And I say AGAIN (politely) I make the payments, so I feel I decide how and when I break-in the engine.
Many posts on these BB's from the NG/9-3/ and 9-5 boards describe better mileage after about 7,000 tp 7,500 miles.
SAAB engineer friends on mine at Milford say the same thing to me. Yes, SAAB employees drive 'em like hell from brand-new to show how they can take it. They also can go get another one and/or get it "warranteed".
I was part of the 9-5 launch and saw how they "broke-in" the cars for the press drives and subsequent dealer drives at Palm Springs---and it ain't like Steve G or Mike L profess.
It was more along the lines of gradual accelerations to 60/70 mph over and over again on the 50 cars I saw it performed on. After a few hundred miles, then the press got them. If SAAB does it this way---then so will I--except I'll do it to 5,000, and I'll never have to see dealership guys like Mike L. with a problem.
After the break-in 5,000-to 7,500 miles, the "drive it like you stole it" philosophy is how I drive.
TG
1.26 million SAAB driven miles
SAABs since 1978
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Posts in this Thread:
- 03 aero fish tailing at sudden hard braking at 130 MPH, SUNGYEOL KWON, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 06:05:08
- Anh Nyung Hah Sae Yo? My advice is ..., J, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 22:53:50
- Queston, Lou, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 11:41:47
- Re: 03 aero fish tailing at sudden hard braking at 130 MPH, Dean, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:27:55
- Re: 03 aero fish tailing at sudden hard braking at 130, chris74, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:26:21
- Re: 03 aero fish tailing at sudden hard braking at 130 MPH, Jason 0W-40, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 09:08:50
- Re: 03 aero fish tailing at sudden hard braking at 130 MPH, TG, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 07:53:07
- breaking in new car at 130/120 mph, Aero'ed, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 08:29:36
- '03 aero , 4000 miles, 35 psi front & rear th. n/m, SUNGYEOL KWON, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 17:03:56
- Re: breaking in new car at 130/120 mph, TG, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 12:21:26
- Re: breaking in new car at 130/120 mph, Jay, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 23:02:56
- I asked that question of Saab, Stephen Goldberger, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 13:35:56
- WFO until it breaks, which it won't...., Mike Lynch
, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:09:42 - Me too., TG, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 14:29:10
- Talladega, Jason 0W-40, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 15:00:16
- Michigan-dega, TG, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 21:38:30 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 03 aero fish tailing at sudden hard braking at 130 MPH, turbo5spd, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 07:41:38
- Re: 03 aero fish tailing at sudden hard braking at 130 MPH, SUNGYEOL KWON, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 07:19:22
- Re: 03 aero fish tailing at sudden hard braking at 130 MPH, bRAD, Sat, 4 Oct 2003 06:46:32
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