Reason for my paranoia is this so-called "break-in period" you guys are all talking about.
I've leased cars all my life, other than my first car, which was used. So I know nothing about break-in thing.
When I bought it, car already had 100 miles from dealership. The first drive home, I went home with cruise (20 miles) at 65mph. Now I'm reading that I should not be going at constant speed over long period of time (i think i was on cruise for like 30-40 mins).
After reading the forum, I now feel like I just destroyed my car's future. So today, I went on a little trip, to the mountain, where there's lots of twists and turns, uphill, and downhill, allowing me to vary speed constantly from 20mph to 50mph. But going back home, I had to take the freeway again and did the constant 60-65mph again but no cruise this time. Although I did try to vary going from 55-65 (is this good or bad?)
I now have 250 miles, already approaching 500 miles and I think I'm screwing it up. I don't even know how to properly do engine warm ups, it's already hot these days as it's summer now, I just warm it up for 2-3 mins. All things I read in the forum, it seems like people are pros and experts at this. I don't want to destroy my new car before it even hit a week old.
I been checking the instant mpg and I think my average is like 18-23 on the hwy. If I knew better, I think it might even be less than that. And this is when I been light-pedaling and driving like I'm on egg shells. So this is slightly concerning but I am taking the word that it just takes time. I just don't want to be one of those guys on here that says even after break-in period, they are getting like 20'ish mpg on hwy.
Please help, what can you guys advise me?
I've leased cars all my life, other than my first car, which was used. So I know nothing about break-in thing.
When I bought it, car already had 100 miles from dealership. The first drive home, I went home with cruise (20 miles) at 65mph. Now I'm reading that I should not be going at constant speed over long period of time (i think i was on cruise for like 30-40 mins).
After reading the forum, I now feel like I just destroyed my car's future. So today, I went on a little trip, to the mountain, where there's lots of twists and turns, uphill, and downhill, allowing me to vary speed constantly from 20mph to 50mph. But going back home, I had to take the freeway again and did the constant 60-65mph again but no cruise this time. Although I did try to vary going from 55-65 (is this good or bad?)
I now have 250 miles, already approaching 500 miles and I think I'm screwing it up. I don't even know how to properly do engine warm ups, it's already hot these days as it's summer now, I just warm it up for 2-3 mins. All things I read in the forum, it seems like people are pros and experts at this. I don't want to destroy my new car before it even hit a week old.
I been checking the instant mpg and I think my average is like 18-23 on the hwy. If I knew better, I think it might even be less than that. And this is when I been light-pedaling and driving like I'm on egg shells. So this is slightly concerning but I am taking the word that it just takes time. I just don't want to be one of those guys on here that says even after break-in period, they are getting like 20'ish mpg on hwy.
Please help, what can you guys advise me?