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I just got my Cooper last Tuesday and I might have to drive to Montreal (from Toronto, about 500 kms). But I'm not sure if this is a good idea. It's a brand spanking new car. Are there any negative reasons why I shouldn't drive my sexy new car?
2003 chili red/black roof/automatic/heated seats/personalized license plate
it's the perfect opportunity to break your car in perfectly well. Make sure you ALWAYS vary the rpms....it's going to be tedious and at times very tiring, but it's going to be worth it.
Just vary your RPMs. Don't use cruise control if you have it and either drive at the same speed and change gears now and then or the same gear and change speeds. For the most part the 401 is annoying for keeping the same speed so you will probably be OK at least until you are well east of Kingston.
Oh, and try to keep it under 145km/h...
Harry
MINI Cooper Cabrio: now the car with go cart handling really feels like an open go cart! "... the only man that can come home at 3 am in the morning without getting into trouble with his spouse is the owner of a British sports car!" -- Phil Bailey
Like everyone else said, just make sure you keep varying the RPMs, its very important not to just cruise at 3000 RPMs or something in 6th gear. Every now and again, slow down change a couple gears. You'll be fine otherwise.
I've always wondered how CVTs break in anyways but basically as long as you speed up and slow down once in a while it should shift from cruising engine speed to accelerating engine speed.
Don't worry too much about the break-in regulations anyways. There is much debate on their value with today's modern manufacturing techniques. I wouldn't sweat it.
Harry
MINI Cooper Cabrio: now the car with go cart handling really feels like an open go cart! "... the only man that can come home at 3 am in the morning without getting into trouble with his spouse is the owner of a British sports car!" -- Phil Bailey
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