Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read   Cars Lounge > Cars Lounge > Toyota > Toyota Prius How to "break in"? User Name Remember Me? Password   Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes   #1   08-20-2006, 05:25 AM Carpe Diem Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 20 How to "break in"? Less than 2 weeks and my Prius will be delivered! Any hints on breaking in the car? Within 4 weeks I have to travel to Germany (from Belgium, yes, that's where I live..). A lot of highway, in Germany even without any speed limit. In total about 1500 miles. Any suggestions? Max. speed the first 300 miles? 1000 miles?... Carpe Diem View Public Profile Find all posts by Carpe Diem Add Carpe Diem to Your Buddy List   #2   08-20-2006, 06:48 AM richard schumacher Junior Member   Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 74 How to "break in"? In article <%oZFg.31598$2B3.561211@phobos.telenet-ops.be>, "Carpe Diem" <niet.mailen@aub.tx> wrote: Quote: Less than 2 weeks and my Prius will be delivered! Any hints on breaking in the car? Within 4 weeks I have to travel to Germany (from Belgium, yes, that's where I live..). A lot of highway, in Germany even without any speed limit. In total about 1500 miles. Any suggestions? Max. speed the first 300 miles? 1000 miles?... Do whatever it says in your owner's manual. Paraphrasing the 2004 owner's manual: for the first 1000 km avoid excessive speed, hard acceleration and hard braking. "Excessive" and "hard" were not explicitly defined, but this does not sound like a good prescription for Germany :_> richard schumacher View Public Profile Find all posts by richard schumacher Add richard schumacher to Your Buddy List   #3   08-20-2006, 07:07 AM Bill Junior Member   Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 183 How to "break in"? "Carpe Diem" <niet.mailen@aub.tx> wrote in message news:%oZFg.31598$2B3.561211@phobos.telenet-ops.be... Quote: Less than 2 weeks and my Prius will be delivered! Any hints on breaking in the car? Within 4 weeks I have to travel to Germany (from Belgium, yes, that's where I live..). A lot of highway, in Germany even without any speed limit. In total about 1500 miles. Any suggestions? Max. speed the first 300 miles? 1000 miles?... I broke mine in with a 400 mile trip. Per dealers request I changed speed every 5 minutes or so. 55, 60,65,70,75,70,65,60,55 etc. Have no idea if doing so made any difference. Bill View Public Profile Find all posts by Bill Add Bill to Your Buddy List   #4   08-20-2006, 11:01 AM Carpe Diem Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 20 How to "break in"? "richard schumacher" <no-spam@invalid.net> schreef in bericht news:no-spam-15A072.09485320082006@news.isp.giganews.com... Quote: In article <%oZFg.31598$2B3.561211@phobos.telenet-ops.be>, "Carpe Diem" <niet.mailen@aub.tx> wrote: Quote: Less than 2 weeks and my Prius will be delivered! Any hints on breaking in the car? Within 4 weeks I have to travel to Germany (from Belgium, yes, that's where I live..). A lot of highway, in Germany even without any speed limit. In total about 1500 miles. Any suggestions? Max. speed the first 300 miles? 1000 miles?... Do whatever it says in your owner's manual. Paraphrasing the 2004 owner's manual: for the first 1000 km avoid excessive speed, hard acceleration and hard braking. "Excessive" and "hard" were not explicitly defined, but this does not sound like a good prescription for Germany :_> It's not my intention to drive like the germans (100 or 110 mph, or even more...). But I just wonder : what is the maximum speed I can hold for hours, knowing that the car will only have 1000 miles or even less? Is 70 mph reasonable? Or can I do 75? Carpe Diem View Public Profile Find all posts by Carpe Diem Add Carpe Diem to Your Buddy List   #5   08-20-2006, 11:04 AM Carpe Diem Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 20 How to "break in"? "Bill" <bill@home.now> schreef in bericht news:7cOdnQW7LpIA53XZnZ2dnUVZ_rWdnZ2d@onvoy.com... Quote: "Carpe Diem" <niet.mailen@aub.tx> wrote in message news:%oZFg.31598$2B3.561211@phobos.telenet-ops.be... Quote: Less than 2 weeks and my Prius will be delivered! Any hints on breaking in the car? Within 4 weeks I have to travel to Germany (from Belgium, yes, that's where I live..). A lot of highway, in Germany even without any speed limit. In total about 1500 miles. Any suggestions? Max. speed the first 300 miles? 1000 miles?... I broke mine in with a 400 mile trip. Per dealers request I changed speed every 5 minutes or so. 55, 60,65,70,75,70,65,60,55 etc. Have no idea if doing so made any difference. So 75 mph seems to be the maximum speed for the first 400 miles. Carpe Diem View Public Profile Find all posts by Carpe Diem Add Carpe Diem to Your Buddy List   #6   08-20-2006, 12:03 PM Bill Junior Member   Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 183 How to "break in"? "Carpe Diem" <niet.mailen@aub.tx> wrote in message newsm2Gg.32107$ul3.375863@phobos.telenet-ops.be... Quote: "Bill" <bill@home.now> schreef in bericht news:7cOdnQW7LpIA53XZnZ2dnUVZ_rWdnZ2d@onvoy.com... Quote: "Carpe Diem" <niet.mailen@aub.tx> wrote in message news:%oZFg.31598$2B3.561211@phobos.telenet-ops.be... Quote: Less than 2 weeks and my Prius will be delivered! Any hints on breaking in the car? Within 4 weeks I have to travel to Germany (from Belgium, yes, that's where I live..). A lot of highway, in Germany even without any speed limit. In total about 1500 miles. Any suggestions? Max. speed the first 300 miles? 1000 miles?... I broke mine in with a 400 mile trip. Per dealers request I changed speed every 5 minutes or so. 55, 60,65,70,75,70,65,60,55 etc. Have no idea if doing so made any difference. So 75 mph seems to be the maximum speed for the first 400 miles. That was 5 mph over the speed limit. Subsequent to the break-in, the fastest I've driven mine 85 while passing an asshole who accelerated when I was alongside. It's pretty snappy from 55 to 85. Bill View Public Profile Find all posts by Bill Add Bill to Your Buddy List   #7   08-20-2006, 12:20 PM Carpe Diem Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 20 How to "break in"? "Bill" <bill@home.now> schreef in bericht news:UJmdnf0gJpmEXXXZnZ2dnUVZ_oednZ2d@onvoy.com... Quote: "Carpe Diem" <niet.mailen@aub.tx> wrote in message newsm2Gg.32107$ul3.375863@phobos.telenet-ops.be... Quote: "Bill" <bill@home.now> schreef in bericht news:7cOdnQW7LpIA53XZnZ2dnUVZ_rWdnZ2d@onvoy.com... Quote: "Carpe Diem" <niet.mailen@aub.tx> wrote in message news:%oZFg.31598$2B3.561211@phobos.telenet-ops.be...> Less than 2 weeks and my Prius will be delivered!> Any hints on breaking in the car?> Within 4 weeks I have to travel to Germany (from Belgium, yes, that's> where I live..). A lot of highway, in Germany even without any speed> limit. In total about 1500 miles.> Any suggestions? Max. speed the first 300 miles? 1000 miles?...> I broke mine in with a 400 mile trip. Per dealers request I changed speed every 5 minutes or so. 55, 60,65,70,75,70,65,60,55 etc. Have no idea if doing so made any difference. So 75 mph seems to be the maximum speed for the first 400 miles. That was 5 mph over the speed limit. Subsequent to the break-in, the fastest I've driven mine 85 while passing an asshole who accelerated when I was alongside. It's pretty snappy from 55 to 85. OK, thanks. 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