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Those shoes look sweet! Did you post what they are? (Are they very narrow?)
Older version of the below. I actually have pretty wide feet, and they are true to size. Just kinda pointy, so throws off the dimensions I bet. Good luck!
This is my first Porsche and I know you T owners out there won’t beat me up about this question. Are you T owners out there abiding by the 1,875 mile break in period? My Porsche technician said i don’t need to break her in, that they’re made to be driven...just don’t redline her. At this rate with all the terrible weather it will take me until next summer.
This is my first Porsche and I know you T owners out there won’t beat me up about this question. Are you T owners out there abiding by the 1,875 mile break in period? My Porsche technician said i don’t need to break her in, that they’re made to be driven...just don’t redline her. At this rate with all the terrible weather it will take me until next summer.
I fall into the camp that it's more of a 'precaution' and CYA than anything else, and most likely not necessary, but I'm actually enjoying the anticipation of hitting 1875 and letting her rip. I just rolled over 1800 last week, so my next drive into the mountains is going to be memorable
I fall into the camp that it's more of a 'precaution' and CYA than anything else, and most likely not necessary, but I'm actually enjoying the anticipation of hitting 1875 and letting her rip. I just rolled over 1800 last week, so my next drive into the mountains is going to be memorable
I definitely don’t think it’s necessary. I put a few hundred miles on mine to let the tires, brakes and suspension settle in, then I let her rip, avoiding redline for another few hundred miles. I wasn’t gentle though, I drove the car as it should be driven, with a ounce of respect tossed in.
Here is the run-in receipe I followed. This is how they claim to do it at Weissach. Good enough for a higher revving Flat 6, good enough for mine. Just did my first service at 1 year. 6,100 miles. No drama, yet...
And this is how I bedded my PCCBs. Likewise, negative drama.
Good luck!
Good looking T, man! I am jealous, mine's on a charger, covered up in the garage.
Yah... i went with buying the Bridgestone Portenza AS tires... so that means on sunny days this winter (even when cold) I’ll be able to get out and charge the batteries. (Where I store it, i don’t have a charger).
SS,
I’m looking at a job in Austin. And, I am playing a lot of Forza 7 on Circuit of the Americas.... It might be fun to spend winters in Austin.
SS,
I’m looking at a job in Austin. And, I am playing a lot of Forza 7 on Circuit of the Americas.... It might be fun to spend winters in Austin.
I have ZERO regrets about living here. You'll miss the rain for a year, then you'll get used to being able to drive all the time... Hope it works out, as we can add you and your T to the rolls of the Hill Country Hillbillies Motor and Social Club. Currently consisting of two members...
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My rule of thumb for break in is to generally follow the manual but more importantly don’t beat on the car. No lugging in any one gear. Vary the rpm’s. Don’t cook the brakes or do hard launches on clutch. After a few hundred miles exploring the rev range a little is ok but not under full load. Gradually increase shift points as miles accumulate. Driving the car like ,well, a normal car is important.
Here is the run-in receipe I followed. This is how they claim to do it at Weissach. Good enough for a higher revving Flat 6, good enough for mine. Just did my first service at 1 year. 6,100 miles. No drama, yet...
And this is how I bedded my PCCBs. Likewise, negative drama.
Good luck!
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Whoa. With Respect, and I mean it, what the heck did I miss? I just drove mine off the lot like I stole it! OK, maybe keeping < 4500RPMs for the first couple thousand of KMs but then... Oil change at 5K. No issues. 3.0 pushing like a champ and PCCBs grabbing like the hands of God. Life is good.
Okay, sounds like I’m in good company and not doing anything crazy...I only hit 6k RPM once a drive. What, I’m trying to vary the RPMs...I just can’t resist with this car Where I live there are TONS of Porsche’s, Lambos, and Ferrari’s yet people seem to flock to the T not sure why. I took the wife to a store the other day and came out and a guy was taking a photo of it. I’m just glad it’s not just a looker and I can drive it like it begs to be despite what the manual says!
Whoa. With Respect, and I mean it, what the heck did I miss? I just drove mine off the lot like I stole it! OK, maybe keeping < 4500RPMs for the first couple thousand of KMs but then... Oil change at 5K. No issues. 3.0 pushing like a champ and PCCBs grabbing like the hands of God. Life is good.
With equal respect, doesn't sound like you missed a thing! I liked progressively getting comfy with the car and its limits. My previous brakes also squeaked a lot and I didn't want that. So far, not a peep. It was either the bedding or the fact that I keep thrashing her out in the hills here often. She seems to have taken to it all extremely well.
Luck or regimen... Not sure. But I'll take it either way!
I mostly behaved myself until about 900 miles, then I went for a little blast into the mountains with a Pcar group. Still kept it well below redline, but didn't baby it that much. Over 4k now and no issues. Tune is next
12-23-2019, 10:24 PM
Where I live there are TONS of Porsche’s, Lambos, and Ferrari’s yet people seem to flock to the T not sure why. I took the wife to a store the other day and came out and a guy was taking a photo of it. I’m just glad it’s not just a looker and I can drive it like it begs to be despite what the manual says!
