City for me is 35-50mph.

 

the speed limit in nyc is restricted to pretty much 1 speed. It's mostly 30 mph every where unless otherwise posted. The most I seen was 40. The lowest is 25 and highways are 50 period.

 

Oh god, NYC...I just wouldn't own a car.

 

BTW that applies for all 5 boroughs.

 

would you rather drive it gently for 500 miles and be wrong but safe?
or get 500 miles of thrashing, and be wrong and possibly cause issues later down the road?


just give it a bit of time to break in.

 

I only have 323 miles on mine so far just drove it a couple of hours ... I agree with the dont beat it but dont baby it and let the engine cool down and reheat for tension purposes . the pistons need to feel the full stoke at medium to high RPMS but dont rod it around just asking for trouble. basically its good when it doesnt smell like a new motor after you turn it off if you understand what i am saying. all the pre-lubed parts etc still need lubed by driving and it heats up creating that hot petroleum smell NO NOT BURNING OIL but greases.gearbox oils etc .

 

2230 for me so far. first oil change, here we come! woot woot

 

ehh, I was going based of memory...

I was wrong, but it still doesn't change the fact that I am reporting you.

at 550 miles, I am still getting that smell. Dying down a bit as **** resins up and gets used.

 

No matter what any manual says or doesn't say about a break in procedure on any car, some people are going to do the opposite, because they are idiots, they don't care, or a myriad of other reasons.

I didn't go over like 3k for the first 500 miles and changed the synthetic at that point too. But thats me. So, lets keep it civil in expressing our opinions. Sound reasonable?

Love you. xoxoxo

 

All I know is that I have been to the GM powertrain dynos at the Tech Center where they run their engines for long period of time at redline. The exhaust glows red hot for hours. Much more than any of us would subject their engines to on any sort of regular basis.

IMO, GM makes some of the greatest engines in the world, only needing consistent oil and filter changes. We all know of someone with a GMC/ Chevy truck that has 250,000 miles or more on it. Trucks lead hard lives, often idling for hours on jobsites. I really wouldn't be concerned whether or not you hit redline before or after 500 miles. Seriously, are we all going to drive these cars for 300,000 miles? You'll need a clutch sooner than any motor repair.

Also, if you are going to drive it for 5 years most of that is under warranty. Let the poor soul that buys the car off of you worry about the repairs after that.

 

Travis- I believe that many people may argue against you due to the fact that GM engines are not built like the used to be.... No longer like a rock. This is not my opinion specifically , but I think there might be a bit of truth behind the idea.

If a 2008 Silverado gets 300,000 miles on it a decade or so from now... I would honestly be surprised.

 

Not to be too derisive but, I really hate that kind of selfish bullish attitude. Frankly, I hope someone treated your car like **** before you got it so you can eat their car repair bills. See the other side of the coin.

If we all took care of our cars no one would have to eat unescessary car bills, we would have less scrap in the junkyards and less waste in our world. I hope you were joking because that kind of attitude sincerely makes me sick.

 

Naw, that's why I always buy new.

Dude, really, it's nothing to get sick about - hopefully, it was a figure of speech????

 

NO engines are built like they used to be...

cars are made to be disposable now, companies don't want you to keep a car for 10+ years, so they aren't building them to last that long, as sad as it is to say, they want you to buy it, pay it off, get rid of it...

that is across the board: GM, Ford, Dodge, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, you name it

so unless its something like a Vette, etc. don't expect a **** load of research to be done in engine reliability, if they will last 150,000 miles, that is awesome

 

good point.. maybe true...sounds like it might be. Makes sense and all. * shrug* who knows.

Personally, I would go insane if I had to drive a 15+ year old vehicle

Like that dude that hit 1 million miles in his Chevy 1/2 ton truck.. it was like a 91' or something? **** that.

A car is old to me when it hits 100,000 miles.. regardless of how long that takes.

 

Where in the hell are you getting your information from? Did Mary Jane give you this fantastic insight?

Until you decide to get some facts behind your bullshit, I suggest you just keep your opinion to yourself as you will **** people off that work for the company and know more about this stuff than you.

 

Drive it like you stole it!

 

Seriously, where do you get this conspiracy theory bullshit?

Did you know that the average American keeps their vehicle for 9 years.

 

Reporting me for what? I'm providing helpful information. The fact is that people rely on this site for FACTS and if you don't have them right...the site is useless.

The fact that you reported that there is no mileage recommended in the manual could have hurt someone's engine...

I'm just trying to be helpful...

I hope so too...don't people realize that GM has people that patrol these types of sites...what does that say for warranty claims if people are going to abuse their cars and then expect to have things covered...

They are just going to ruin it for the rest of us...

 

Great, now he's going to report you for trying to set things straight. You just keep walking into these reportings. Next thing you know he's going to have to report you for rescuing kittens from trees...

 

Hahaha...no kidding...

If you notice how much longer I have been on this site and how many less posts I have...it is easy to figure out which one of us contributes thoughtful posts and which one just posts stupid things because they have nothing better to do...

 

WRONG!

The validation on every engine component and system for GM powertrain has to be tested for a target life of at least 120,000 miles. 200,000 miles is becoming more the norm. This is much much much greater than it has been in the past.

And to further compound on your stupidity:

Engine reliability on a Corvette is only good because the base engine design is shared between the trucks, SUVs, and previous high selling V8 platforms. Engines that are made in high volumes are tested the hardest, because those are the ones that need to work and not fail or else GM pays out the ass on warranty claims AND no one will buy another car.

You know back in the 60s/70s you would be lucky if you could make it 3-5 Michigan winters without having a car basically completely rust out on you? The truth of the matter is people are keeping their cars longer and longer because the cars will run longer and longer. Just look at sales numbers alone. Auto sales have been down significantly in the past few years. This is partly because the economy sucks, but also because cars last longer so people don't have to buy them as often. For a lot of dealers, used car sales now generate more cash for dealers than new car sales.

You sir are right on one point, car engines aren't built like they used to be. They are built to be more powerful, more efficient, less polluting, and longer lasting.

 

Anyone miss this part of my post, apparently?