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No surprise to find these proper break in techniques are taken from GM Owners Manual. Thank you CorvetteBlogger.
How to Properly Break-In Your New 2014 Corvette Stingray
What will also not surprise you, is that there is a competing school of thought espoused by a few, the "break it in like you stole it" theory. This concept suggests that is you "baby" your car during the factory prescribed break in period, you car will be weak and wussy throughout its life, performing not as strongly as it should.
It will be no surprise that most subscribe to GM's recommendations (at least in theory, but some will admit to being a little lax in real world application to their new car). I certainly have nothing but anecdotal evidence to share regarding my purchase history of new cars, i.e., being older than the average Corvette buyer, have had time to buy and follow factory break in specs in 15 vehicles. During my time of ownership (my four current vehicles average 10+ year old and are typical of my pattern of keeping my vehicles for a while), I have never had a motor problem; have always had lower than vehicle-factory-average repair problems; have vehicles which consistently exceeded factory MPG standards (often by a lot); and yet "CONSISTENTLY EXERCISE" my rides. But, I do NOT exercise them during the break-in period!
Which of these two competing schools of thought do you follow? How are you planning to break in your StingRay?
How to Properly Break-In Your New 2014 Corvette Stingray
What will also not surprise you, is that there is a competing school of thought espoused by a few, the "break it in like you stole it" theory. This concept suggests that is you "baby" your car during the factory prescribed break in period, you car will be weak and wussy throughout its life, performing not as strongly as it should.
It will be no surprise that most subscribe to GM's recommendations (at least in theory, but some will admit to being a little lax in real world application to their new car). I certainly have nothing but anecdotal evidence to share regarding my purchase history of new cars, i.e., being older than the average Corvette buyer, have had time to buy and follow factory break in specs in 15 vehicles. During my time of ownership (my four current vehicles average 10+ year old and are typical of my pattern of keeping my vehicles for a while), I have never had a motor problem; have always had lower than vehicle-factory-average repair problems; have vehicles which consistently exceeded factory MPG standards (often by a lot); and yet "CONSISTENTLY EXERCISE" my rides. But, I do NOT exercise them during the break-in period!
Which of these two competing schools of thought do you follow? How are you planning to break in your StingRay?