Can you say M5?
Sep 21, 2012 | 12:01 PM
#36
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Joined: May 2008
Posts: 303
From: Albuquerque
I hear you guys on the break in. I did drive my 996TT like mad the day I got it. However, say something bad did happen, they look at the computer records, see I was “violating their rules” I am screwed with one big repair bill. It isn’t that long I can be patient. I will have plenty of time to have fun.
Sep 21, 2012 | 01:04 PM
#37
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 4,573
From: Up Yours!
I hear you guys on the break in. I did drive my 996TT like mad the day I got it. However, say something bad did happen, they look at the computer records, see I was “violating their rules” I am screwed with one big repair bill. It isn’t that long I can be patient. I will have plenty of time to have fun.
Sep 21, 2012 | 03:17 PM
#38
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 74
Impressions so far:
It has a 1200 mile break in period that the dealer seemed pretty medieval about so I will respect it.
A. Keep in under 100MPH
B. Keep it under 5500 RPM
C. Do not hammer it and engage the gear shift down
I can tell that it is beast, keeping within the 5500 RPM break in limit is hard to do, it comes up quickly.
The technology is very similar to my 2009 750, almost exact with a few upgrades. The parking assistance is wild, true bird’s eye view of the whole car. The shifting is insanely fast, either manual with the paddles or in automatic mode it switches gears far faster than anything I have driven before.
The steering and feel is true BMW, only on roid’s! In Sport+ mode, stiff and responsive is a huge understatement.
I will post some more once I can treat it a little more like the beats it is. I am drooling over using the launch control.
It has a 1200 mile break in period that the dealer seemed pretty medieval about so I will respect it.
A. Keep in under 100MPH
B. Keep it under 5500 RPM
C. Do not hammer it and engage the gear shift down
I can tell that it is beast, keeping within the 5500 RPM break in limit is hard to do, it comes up quickly.
The technology is very similar to my 2009 750, almost exact with a few upgrades. The parking assistance is wild, true bird’s eye view of the whole car. The shifting is insanely fast, either manual with the paddles or in automatic mode it switches gears far faster than anything I have driven before.
The steering and feel is true BMW, only on roid’s! In Sport+ mode, stiff and responsive is a huge understatement.
I will post some more once I can treat it a little more like the beats it is. I am drooling over using the launch control.
Sep 21, 2012 | 03:21 PM
#39
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 74
For what it's worth, guys, we break in every motor we build before it ever gets to the customer for precisely this reason. Too many people ignore the break-in, and more often than not, they are the very people who experience problems.
Be careful out there.
Be careful out there.
