Breakin' In the New Yaris 5DR LB!!!

[bubble-boy]

So, for the first 1,000 miles you are not supposed to go "excessive speeds". Is just a tad over 80MPH too fast? I was only at 250 mi. after 2 days of owning it. I can't help it; the ride is so smooth, I didn't even realize it! My new Yaris 5 DR LB rocks!

My wife even loves it and she's used to a Tundra (GasBurner).

[businezguy]

Originally Posted by bubble-boy

So, for the first 1,000 miles you are not supposed to go "excessive speeds". Is just a tad over 80MPH too fast? I was only at 250 mi. after 2 days of owning it. I can't help it; the ride is so smooth, I didn't even realize it! My new Yaris 5 DR LB rocks!

My wife even loves it and she's used to a Tundra (GasBurner).

Yes.

[Hypermiler]

I am also breaking in my new 5-door. I have 1300 miles on it. Didn't go above 60 for the first 1000 miles. Took it to 70 once since getting over the 1000 miles. I will baby this for the first 5000 miles. Then again, I didn't buy a Yaris to drive fast with... If I wanted to run at 70, 80 or faster, I would have went for a Jaguar or a BMW or another Euro-burner that can eat the miles.

[bubble-boy]

Luckily, I am just at 312mi. and wasn't at it that long. I will mend my wicked ways and take off my lead shoes. Plus, 80MPH totally kills the hypermiler I was hoping to become. Now I just need to wake up earlier to get to work on time.

[bubble-boy]

And why don't they just tell you what speed is excessive in the manual? I was thinking 90 was excessive . . . and 80 was pushing it just a little too hard . . .

[businezguy]

Originally Posted by bubble-boy

And why don't they just tell you what speed is excessive in the manual? I was thinking 90 was excessive . . . and 80 was pushing it just a little too hard . . .

Because much of the language in the manuals provided to customers is generic. In other words they don't write much of the manual just of the Yaris. Many of the pages are used for all of the other cars they manufacture. It saves a lot of money to print when there are duplicate pages used in each manual.

Also, they aren't going to be held liable by telling somebody to not exceed 60 miles when they live in Montana where the speed limit is 80 and get killed as a result. That would be a law suit waiting to happen. My advice isn't to worry about speed as much as not exceeding 3500 RPMs for the first 1,000 miles. Of course if you don't have a tachometer in your Yaris that can be hard to do, and you'd need to err on the side of caution.

[CDavis7M]

Well, there is a lot of debate about this subject. I've heard that some cars are broken in from the factory. Meaning they run the engines for 500 miles before it is ever put into the chassis. it is important to run the engine hard enough to set the rings in. I've also heard that you should break it in how you will drive it, so, essentially, drive normally.

I had a rental yaris sedan for two weeks that had 600 miles on. It had cruise control at 40mph, you just had to leave it in L. I broke that car in.

[supmet]

Varying your driving is more important than staying below any certain speed. DON'T use cruise control while breaking it in. Don't sit at 65 for 20 minutes straight. Change up your speed and don't let the engine sit at any one rpm for too long.

[remusrm]

Originally Posted by supmet

Varying your driving is more important than staying below any certain speed. DON'T use cruise control while breaking it in. Don't sit at 65 for 20 minutes straight. Change up your speed and don't let the engine sit at any one rpm for too long.

This is so true... Drive it like you would normally. DO not drive slow or same speed for a long time. I also had a MazdaSpeed3 and now a Mazda MX-5 and both state the same thing.

[AlexNet0]

I beat the piss out of mine ever since I bought it, the thing about the break in is not to stay at a certain speed or RPM for a long period of time.

[1NZYaris1]

Drive it like you stole it , cause you know you did

[RedRide]

Originally Posted by supmet

Varying your driving is more important than staying below any certain speed. DON'T use cruise control while breaking it in. Don't sit at 65 for 20 minutes straight. Change up your speed and don't let the engine sit at any one rpm for too long.

Good advise. Engine parts tend to wear together better. when speed (RPM) is varied.

Also, when breaking in any car, I simply dont push it to hard for the first 1000k. and then, gradually start pushing it harder until I'm eventually driving as I normally do.

As far as speed is concerened,, well you can red line it in first gear going realtively slow so, a little common sense goes a long way;.

BTW, this is one reason why a tach is alway a good thing to have. My tach is now installed in my HB.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by RedRide

Also, when breaking in any car, I simply dont push it to hard for the first 1000k. and then, gradually start pushing it harder until I'm eventually driving as I normally do.

Wow, 1000K?!? That's a long break-in period!

[RedRide]

Originally Posted by MadMax

Wow, 1000K?!? That's a long break-in period!

That would be 1k LOL

I'm a much better driver than typist.

[lilredrocket]

I was always told break in a car how you want it to preform. I have read in some posts about people that break a Yaris in for hypermiling and they can't get their car to "pull" after 70mph and mine has no problem topping out it "pulls" the whole time. Also why would toyota put an engine in a car without starting it to make sure that it is built correctly. All the rebuilt engines that I have seen burn small amounts of oil until the rings seat. That would look really bad driving off the dealership lot pouring out white smoke from your exhaust. Right?