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Bear in mind the engines are all run for a while and dyno'd before vehicle assembly.
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Hi. I'm kind of new to this forum, but I've
been "lurking" below as I learn from all of
you about the 996. You guys are very knowledgeable
and helpful to a lot of us learning about these
cars--thanks!!
Now to my question... I'm looking at buying
a used '02 C2 with low miles. However, I'm
concerned about buying a used high-performance
car due to proper break-in procedures that
*sometimes* need to be done on cars like this.
Does Porsche have a specific break-in procedure
recommended for these cars? If so, is there
any way to tell (maybe DME report) that the
car has/has-not been broken-in properly? A
local p-dealer told me that these cars come
pre-broken-in on delivery--I'm skeptical of
his comments... Any insight into this would
be much appreciated--thanks...
Bear in mind the engines are all run for a while and dyno'd before vehicle assembly. They are then thrashed around Zuffenhausen for 30-30 minutes before being OK'd for delivery
I am sure the break-in has some mechanical value, but as you were told, the break-in, which prior to the '02 model was a 1000 miles, is primarily for other reasons, i.e. safety and legal liability.
With so many people new to Porsches via the Boxster and the 996, it is like a drivers education course.....to gain familiarity and skills with a high performance car.
I would not worry as that is what warranty is for...enjoy the Porsche if you buy it
The head mechanic at my dealership told me to drive the car normally and that breaking it in according to the manual was not necessary. He did tell me not to hit the redline limiter!
Most people buying a high performance 996 would probably take "care" and break the car in correctly, by the fty. recommendations (in this case, 2,000 miles under 4,200 rpm).
I've also read that you could hook the car up at a Porsche dealer and read the cars internal computer, which will show how "hard" the cars actually been driven during its first miles.
The cars computer I believe records how fast, how high the rpm's. This will let you know if the car was beat up or not.
With that said, Porsches are meant to be driven, and I think a few high revs when new shouldn't hurt anything....
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