When I picked my car up yesterday the dealer told me he had just received a
call from MINI telling him that there is no need to break the car in.......you can drive
it however you like. He said he wished he had known and been able to tell that to all the people who came before me. I still plan not to go over 4500 rpm for the first 1,250 miles, but I'd still like to know if anyone else has been told the same thing. He also said that changing the oil more frequently than every 10,000 miles is overkill and a waste of time because they use a synthetic oil. Any pertinent thoughts?

 

I have lots of thoughts, but most of them aren't pertinent :smile: I'm babying Jack for now

 

Oh, and the dealer told me for 500 milies and not over 5000RPMs. I'm sticking to the manual :smile:

 

>>When I picked my car up yesterday the dealer told me he had just received a
>>call from MINI telling him that there is no need to break the car in.......you can drive
>>it however you like. He said he wished he had known and been able to tell that to all the people who came before me. I still plan not to go over 4500 rpm for the first 1,250 miles, but I'd still like to know if anyone else has been told the same thing. He also said that changing the oil more frequently than every 10,000 miles is overkill and a waste of time because they use a synthetic oil. Any pertinent thoughts?


Yeah right! Unless MINI makes an official correction statement in the owner's manual about the break in procedures, it is pretty much a bunch of bunk from your dealer. I don't buy it for a minute. Proper brake in procedures mark the difference between a 100K mile car and a 200K+ mile car.

The choice is clearly yours.

 

Or if your like me and your leasing the car for a few years... (i'll use a comment from another member) Drive it like you stole it.