LOL!

 

I didn’t adhere to break in guidelines but if you must you can do like what Chris Harris did and break it in in one day:

 

I waited about 200 miles. Dealer said just don't launch it. I drive it like I stole it 😂

 

Those of you who reckon you hammer your new Ps from 0 miles please post your VINs…so those of us who think you’re talking **** can avoid buying them 😬

 

I have too many Porsches to post all the VIN's.....so just don't buy from me!

Most the time you guys want me to haul it to a dealer 30 miles away and wait half a day for a PPI, then I have to explain to you why it's not coated in silly plastic film or ceramic coated (heathen! egads!) THEN, you want $ 10,000 discount off my ask because the PPI says it will need tires in 10K miles and brakes in 15K miles......and there's a small rock chip below the left headlight and you want to bumper cover repainted.....

SO I JUST TRADE THEM IN 95% OF THE TIME.

 

Back in the 80's, the break-in period for German cars (VW at least) was 1000KM or 600 MI. Go with that.

 

Best post of the thread.

Out of respect for the OP’s desire not to debate break ins, I will simply say that if you can’t find a way to drive this car 1800 miles, then you really should question if you should be owning it.

“I never have time to drive” is an excuse for “I’m just more into owning high performance cars than driving them”. I’m as busy, or more, than anyone here, I don’t work from home, I still rarely take my sports cars to work, and putting 1800 miles on a Porsche is something I could accomplish in no time

 

You need to head out to Lake Geneva, the Dells, etc. When I lived in the city it was perfect for breaking in, as you can’t travel over 35 mph on the Kennedy or Eisenhower anyway most days. Just watch the Blue line pass you by at each stop as you head East or West on 90 (LOL).

Enjoy the new car…just need to drive.

 

I have a 3yo daughter and a wife that works morning, day and night, so yes, finding time to go joy riding is difficult right now. Shame on me for owning something I've always wanted that I can't drive as much as I'd like at this stage of my life. I took delivery of the junior seat today which will allow more frequent trips, but it will remain challenging until she's older. With that said, I'm sorry, but your judgment of me is incorrect, and frankly a little off putting.

 

The Kennedy is BRUTAL with this construction. Heck, it was bad without it.

 

I managed to put 1800+ on my T within 30 days-just drive the bejeezus out of it is all!

 

Nothing to get all offended about. But a fact’s a fact. You don’t have time for a sports car—or you can’t make the time—whatever it is. That’s evident, and I don’t see that changing. So there’s really nothing to do—you can hang onto it and not drive it, or sell it to someone who will. You started the thread, after all, and you’re going to get all sorts of advice

 

As I said, I challenge anybody to tell me they were busier than I was during my Porsche ownership. Two kids, working wife, no option to work from home, etc and I still put 11k miles on my Porsche in under one and a half years. And that’s with it not being my daily and storing it in winter. Chicago burbs aren’t a great area for a sports car but if you get out there and explore, you CAN find some great backroads, farmland, etc. In the end, there are plenty of places to enjoy a car like this

 

Fair. I appreciate all advice and welcome it.

This is not advice and is drippinMg with negativity. “I never have time to drive” is an excuse for “I’m just more into owning high performance cars than driving them”.

 

I have several vehicles, and have been thinning down the collection, mainly because none of them get enough miles when spread over (4) cars and (2) motorcycles. I look at the Virginia Personal Property Tax (harsh) and the cost to insure and do maintenance on all of them and it's about $ 2K a month to keep them all in service without any of them being driven at all. However, I don't play golf or have any other hobby expense, so my wife gives me a pass. But I do realize more often than not I take a truck to work because I need a pickup in my business several days a week. My 992 just turned 10,000 miles and is 3 years, 8 months old. My pickup truck gets 10K a year, my Cayenne (trip car) about 8K a year.

But sometimes you just want to see it in the garage, I sure do. So don't sweat it - long as you can justify the cost of keeping one not being driven much.

This I will tell you for sure, however. Spend as much time as you possibly can with your 3 year old daughter! You hear that a lot, but its so true. My one regret in life was being out on the track on weekends when I should have been taking the kids to the Zoo, that sort of thing. You have, at most, ten years of fun with her. At 13, she won't want anything to do with you (or. your wife) and maybe, coming out of college at age 23, you might be OK again. So you have ten years from age 13 to 23 to drive the Porsche . For now, go to the Zoo!