Breaking in the GTI - Yes Another Thread!

[Berelli]

When I picked mine up today , I spoke to one of the engineers and he said is stick to under 4000 revs for 500 miles - then enjoy.

[GTI-Newbie]

When I picked mine up today , I spoke to one of the engineers and he said is stick to under 4000 revs for 500 miles - then enjoy.

4000 revs is very quick!! I was cruising on about 90 mph and it was way under 4000 revs....

[Mr Savage]

Okay now sorry for bringing my old thread back up but this is driving me literally insane.

50% of people, including mechanics are telling me to drive it like I stole it or performance will suffer later on.

50% of oeople including VW are saying baby it in and don't go over 3k rpm/half throttle.

Which one is right!?!?!? Find this matter to just be so contradictory with evidence on both sides. With mine being a DSG it makes it even harder as Drive babies it & sport thrashes it so I'm having to use the paddle shifters.

How have you lot been driving your cars?

[monkeyhanger]

Drive it like you stole it if you've got a high performance motorbike, but a car's engine has a hell of a lot more weight to pull, it's not just the engine that needs to bed down - your brakes, tyres, gearbox and clutch need to too.

[Mr Savage]

So from what I've gathered. Full throttle (pedal to the metal) is bad. Sudden acceleration is bad. Labouring the engine is bad. Driving between 2k-4k revs with progressive pushing of the pedal to about half to 3/4's, using all the gears & varying speed is good.

High speed is bad?

Should you use the full rev band?

I'm losing sleep over this, it's ridiculous lol. Find that I can't enjoy the car while being too nervous that I might break it!

[CraigW]

So from what I've gathered. Full throttle (pedal to the metal) is bad. Sudden acceleration is bad. Labouring the engine is bad. Driving between 2k-4k revs with progressive pushing of the pedal to about half to 3/4's, using all the gears & varying speed is good.

High speed is bad?

Should you use the full rev band?

I'm losing sleep over this, it's ridiculous lol. Find that I can't enjoy the car while being too nervous that I might break it!

Your making far too much of it. Just get in the car and drive normally like you would do any other day of the week.

[Mr Savage]

So from what I've gathered. Full throttle (pedal to the metal) is bad. Sudden acceleration is bad. Labouring the engine is bad. Driving between 2k-4k revs with progressive pushing of the pedal to about half to 3/4's, using all the gears & varying speed is good.

High speed is bad?

Should you use the full rev band?

I'm losing sleep over this, it's ridiculous lol. Find that I can't enjoy the car while being too nervous that I might break it!

Your making far too much of it. Just get in the car and drive normally like you would do any other day of the week.

Your right Craig. This is my first new car and everyone's scaring me by battering on about how the first 1000 miles are the most important miles in its life and can turn the car into a thirsty, oil drinking slob or a fast, petrol drinking beast.

[CraigW]

If you drive normally you will be absolutely fine.  . Just enjoy the car and don't worry

[Gnasher]

I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure the dealership grease monkeys will have ragged it round the car park moving it for the pdi lol!!

[Mr Savage]

That's very true! I always wondered what would happen in the case if it arriving with 100 delivery miles too!

Okay then. Lastly, people have been telling me that it's best to do an oil change after 1000 miles too to get rid of all the crap. Is this true as VW don't seem to think it needs to be done.