600 miles enough for break in?

[Nytimes770]

Will be going in 500 miles road trip round trip. Mostly highway driving. Thinking long term, is it too early to take if truck only has 600 miles on it

 

[Artie]

Will be going in 500 miles road trip round trip. Mostly highway driving. Thinking long term, is it too early to take if truck only has 600 miles on it

Take it. This will be a great trip to achieve the break in mileage of 1000 miles. If you check with your owners manual it says no towing for the first 1000 mile break in period so any highway driving will be totally fine. You have nothing to worry about... unless you are wanting to tow.

 

[Soliyou]

You should avoid constant engine rpm for extended periods of time. For the first trip I did not use cruise control and made sure to change the speed frequently.

 

[Artie]

You should avoid constant engine rpm for extended periods of time. For the first trip I did not use cruise control and made sure to change the speed frequently.

My experience with the 10 speed tranny is such that the gearing rarely allows for consistent RPM’s for very long if at all, even with cruise. This may just be the area I live versus somewhere flat as a pancake like Kansas.

 

[OrangeWhipX3]

You'll be just fine. Let her snap.

 

[aggiegrad05]

I did a 500 mile round trip the day after I picked it up...had 12 miles on the clock when I left. That was 2 years and 26,000 miles ago, no engine issues whatsoever.

Don’t floor it, don’t set the cruise control and stay there for 3 hours, and don’t see how fast it’ll do 0-100-0. Otherwise you’ll be just fine. Personally I think a road trip (assuming you’re following the break-in instructions) is a great way to learn your new vehicle.

 

[osteodoc08]

Wish that was all I had to worry about.

enjoy your trip and don’t get caught up in the minutia

 

[wakeboarder]

I went on a road trip during break-in. I used cruise control. I put the transmission in manual mode and shifted gears every 5 to 10 minutes to vary the rpm between 1200 to 3500 rpm.

 

[rjdelp7]

Rent a car for the long trip. I always do. Leave the new one in the garage. I had a 18 wheeler, throw up a rock and ding the hood of my last rental. Hertz has $9/day damage insurance. It was covered. Imagine that was your brand new ,500mi vehicle? In 2013, the car in the next lane, hit a deer. It pushed it, into my lane and I ran the body over. It tore the front bumper off the rental. That time again, Enterprise ate the damage. I Always get the extra damage insurance. Cars get trashed on long trips, in and out. You will also save yourself, a full detail.

 

[Deadman]

I bought mine to drive. I'd take it cross country on day one if I had to.
Theres no magical break in on these things. Just run it like you want to.

 

[Fozzy]

I have towed and went on long trips right from the dealership with every vehicle I have ever owned. I have never had one issue with brake bed in, rings seating, gear wear,seals, oil consumption, nothing. Rental fleets don’t break their cars in, construction company’s buy a new truck and hook a heavy trailer to it first day for the rest of its life. Take it and enjoy your new vehicle, thats why you bought it. It’s not going to be a collectors item.


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[Nytimes770]

So I did take it on the trip. Averaged around 75 mph. Hit 90 once. Rpm ranged 1500 to 2500 but most of the time in high teens

 

[Wangle]

We live in IA and bought ours in Ohio. We drove it home, varying speeds and RPM. We also spent two hours trying to figure out how to open the rear quarter flip out windows, like our 2003 had. No problems at all. Except we still can’t open those windows....
Take it, vary speeds and RPM, stop frequently, enjoy!!

 

[aggiegrad05]

We live in IA and bought ours in Ohio. We drove it home, varying speeds and RPM. We also spent two hours trying to figure out how to open the rear quarter flip out windows, like our 2003 had. No problems at all. Except we still can’t open those windows....
Take it, vary speeds and RPM, stop frequently, enjoy!!

4th gens don’t allow you to vent the rear windows.

 

[StealthyBulldog]

4th gens don’t allow you to vent the rear windows.

That's what I'm finding out as well. Although, many things I read listed it as an option / feature when I was first researching the Expy. So I was surprised to find out it didn't have it when I got mine. Never had it before, so don't know what I'm missing so it's ok