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We bought ours in Hays, KS on a road trip gone bad and drove it back home to Mt. Pleasant, SC. Went from like 3 miles on the odometer to 1,400 on the first day we owned it. 46k a year and a half later and zero issues.
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Lol, years ago, ended up stuck in Hays due to a blizzard, had to spend the night in my truck, at least it was a diesel so i could run it and keep me warm.
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06-08-2020, 08:58 PM
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Everyone who has experienced severe premature engine wear or catastrophic failure specifically attributable to improper break-in procedure, please raise your hand.
Thought so.
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06-08-2020, 11:23 PM
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Thanks for all the input everyone, this is why i love this forum!
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06-09-2020, 12:39 AM
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Lol, years ago, ended up stuck in Hays due to a blizzard, had to spend the night in my truck, at least it was a diesel so i could run it and keep me warm.
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Dude. We were stuck for 6 days. My work did a mandatory shut down for a hurricane(that ended up never even touching us) so we used it as an excuse for an impromptu road-trip/vacation to Colorado. Loaded the wife, 2 kids, and 3 dogs into my wife's 2011 Hyundai Sonata and hit the road like a dumbass. 35 miles past Hays the engine shits its guts out at 106,100 miles on the ODO at 11:30pm. Knocking, every engine light, smoke, oil, etc.
We had the car towed to the Toyora dealer in Hays, and bought our 4runner when they opened. Couldn't leave for 5 more days because we couldn't get any company to insure it because our home of record was in the path of the hurricane.
It was quite the adventure to say the least. Ended up driving to Colorado anyways in the dealers loaner 4cyl Patriot with CVO transmission. Getting up Pike's Peak in that was a struggle.
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06-10-2020, 04:48 PM
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Just drive it like you normally would. If it's a long interstate drive, take an exit every hour or so. It's going to be fine no matter what you do short of drag-racing it repeatedly for the first few hundred miles.
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06-10-2020, 09:33 PM
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I bought my 4Runner with 10 miles on it 950 miles from where I live, drove it through town, got gas, a few other short stops, then I hit the highway, then the Interstate. Cruise control was set to 55, 65, and 75 (even up to 85) until I got home 14+ hours after I drove straight home from the dealership. The uphills and downhills had the RPMs changing as I drove home.
Once the odometer hit 2400 miles, my MPGs have started rising, going from 16.8 (when I got home from the dealer) to 17.9 now at 3000 miles. I expect that the MPGs will continue increasing since the real time MPG readout display usually is over 20 MPG with my driving style.
I thought about worrying about this break-in process, but never did; and you probably shouldn't either.
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06-10-2020, 11:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 00Sebby
Just drive it like you normally would. If it's a long interstate drive, take an exit every hour or so. It's going to be fine no matter what you do short of drag-racing it repeatedly for the first few hundred miles.
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Exactly. Just drive it. You’ll be getting off the interstate anyway at least every couple of hours for a bathroom break, gas, food, sight-seeing. When you do, drive around at in-town speed for a while. Stop and go. Easy acceleration. You’ll be fine.
If you can drive back roads at slower, more variable speeds, try that.
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12-31-2023, 09:28 PM
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Same. Bought with 1 mile on the ODO and did about 100miles of city driving then took it into the mountains for about 40 miles, then took a 809 mile trip home trying not to make it sweat. I followed the manual as best I could although I really wish it’s more explicit like “don’t use cruise control, extended periods mean x minutes or hours” but they didn’t. I’ve seen a dealer blog say keep it under 4k rpm and 621 miles xyz which is seemingly just made up
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Mine had 4 miles on the odometer on the test drive. Bought it and promptly drove it home 990 miles away. Did it in one shot too. Most of it was interstate but I did try my best to vary my speed. So far no problems. Did an oil change when I got home and am planning to follow the "every 5K" plan.
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