I have just recieved my AB/AB MCS 2008 I have put bout 180 miles on it and read a few posts as well as the users manual about the "BREAK IN PERIOD" of 1200 miles and today there was a honda accord that pulled up next to me and started reving the vtech and I just had to do it, I was doing bout 30mph ........ I pressed the sport button and just blasted into the open road..... did bout 80mph in a heart beat!!

Know what i am asking is A. can we use the sport button during the break in period???

and B. what could happen if i don't obey the break in period..... I don't know if I could last till 1200 miles, of driving like miss daisy!!!

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

 

FORTY LASHES WITH A WET NOODLE!

Seriously, though - you're not the only one. Check out this thread:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=145461

Besides...1,200 miles goes by faster than you might think!

 

nothing will happen. let her rip!

 

I feel the need... THE NEED FOR SPEED!

 

well if you have a manual you can glaze over you clutch if you beat on it, but yet again if you have the warranty it should be covered.

there is actually a school of thought that believes in the hard break in so depending on what you believe you're engine should be fine, your clutch is the only thing that could wear out quicker than it normally would with a calm break in period.

 

Huzzah your victory. 80 is fine during break-in. My MA made me promise not to hit 100 until I cracked 1,000 miles. Before that I was doing 85 or 90 when I could get away with it and the car was fine.

I used the Sport button during break-in as well.

CROC 411

 

IBTL (Discussing street racing is against the rules here.)

The requirements for the break-in period are to keep it under 4,500 rpm, and below 90 mph. Unless you have an automatic transmission, the Sport Button doesn't matter. I suspect you broke the rpm part.

There is some debate here about whether the dealer can tell from the onboard computer, or the fob what your max rpm was, and when. If so, there is a possibility that violating the break-in could void warranty. However, no one has report here (that I've seen) of this happening.

 

IBTL!

It's VTEC, by the way. VTECH is a cordless phone brand.

Sorry just had to throw it in.. Doesn't really matter anyhow.

Glad you are enjoying the MINI the 1200miles will be done before you know it!

 

Take it to the track before you kill someone. So you beat a what?! A Honda?! You're aces kid.

 

i didnt really try to race i just kinda got excited!!! I am comming from a 93 RX-7......

 

beat it now before the warranty ends!
At least then it'll be covered.

 

I have hard broke in my last 6 vehicles and never had an issue. You have to teach the car early what to expect.

 

X2 Ive also heard this before from friends of mine.
I would suspect that as long as all was installed properly, there really shouldn't be any issues.

 

Does that work on females? My wife would beat me if I said that to her.. lol

 

cry more

 

Thanks for the useless advice MOM!!

 

A little hard push off the line isn't gonna hurt to much.

Unless Johnny Blue lights you up. That's a trip in front of the judge here. Most of them are not real car fanatics.

There are big on making the goverment richer, though.

 

I did that once from a stoplight. The guy was in my rv mirror right away, then I turned right at the next light, he goes straight. At the next light there he is again asking for more! I just grin and said "you're done". True confessions of a Mini novice.

 

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