First new car! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Azyael · 08-14-2017, 12:13 PM

Hey guys,

Someone rear ended me a couple weeks back and my old car was totalled.
I recently graduated, and found a swanky new job as a software QA Engineer so I thought maybe it's time to get the car of my dreams.

Say hello to my first new new car ever!!!

stranger things · 08-14-2017, 12:16 PM

Congrats and welcome!

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 08-14-2017, 12:34 PM

Congraaaaats, I know the feeling (being a relatively recent grad myself).

Ron B Avery · 08-14-2017, 09:17 PM

Nice car and color.
Ron

humfrz · 08-14-2017, 11:54 PM

WELCOME to the forum, there, Azyael and CONGRATULATIONS on your new car......

You sure did pick a winner!

Now, read the owners manual (the WHOLE thing), put only premium gas in it, follow the maintenance schedule and ...... stay far back from parking stops .....

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 08-15-2017, 12:02 AM

And for the love of God, leave it stock.

Teseo · 08-15-2017, 12:22 AM

Nah, wrong color. Totalled

Dexter · 08-15-2017, 12:44 AM

Congrats!

I'm somewhat in the same boat. First new car for me too was my 2017 BRZ that I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

The question is... hard or soft engine run in??? After much reading I went for hard break-in after I spoke to a mate who has been national sales manager of BMW, amongst others.

Tcoat · 08-15-2017, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dexter

Congrats!

I'm somewhat in the same boat. First new car for me too was my 2017 BRZ that I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

The question is... hard or soft engine run in??? After much reading I went for hard break-in after I spoke to a mate who has been national sales manager of BMW, amongst others.

What does the manual say for break in?
This shouldn't be a question.
No doubt the national sales manager for BMW would be the most informed on breaking in Subaru engines.

Dexter · 08-15-2017, 06:30 AM

An engine is an engine for the most part. You need to get the piston rings to seat properly to the cylinder wall. It creates more power and less blow-by.

Most engines are taken to red-line at the factory anyway. There's a theory that manuals only quote a break in period for legal reasons. Telling customers to push an engine is not the safest thing to do.

My feeling about it was that If I babied the engine and the piston rings didn't seat as well as they could, then that would never change. If broke something with a hard break-in, well there was probably a fault there waiting to happen anyway, and that's what a warranty is for.

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Tcoat · 08-15-2017, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dexter

An engine is an engine for the most part. You need to get the piston rings to seat properly to the cylinder wall. It creates more power and less blow-by.

Most engines are taken to red-line at the factory anyway. There's a theory that manuals only quote a break in period for legal reasons. Telling customers to push an engine is not the safest thing to do.

My feeling about it was that If I babied the engine and the piston rings didn't seat as well as they could, then that would never change. If broke something with a hard break-in, well there was probably a fault there waiting to happen anyway, and that's what a warranty is for.

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Every break-in myth set up in one post. Nice.

The break in process is set by the engineers to let the engine reach it's best. Saying it is from lawyers so people won't drive the car hard is silly. Breaking in is not babying the car it is prepping it and setting the parts in where they belong.
Glad that you are so much better qualified to determine what should be done than the people that built the car.

Dexter · 08-15-2017, 08:19 AM

Hey I'm just letting you know why I did what I did. There's debate on both sides. I was torn, and I can definitely see the logic from either opinion. I'd never advise anyone which way is more beneficial. I'm no mechanical engineer. I'm not on these forums to argue. Only discuss.

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Tcoat · 08-15-2017, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dexter

Hey I'm just letting you know why I did what I did. There's debate on both sides. I was torn, and I can definitely see the logic from either opinion. I'd never advise anyone which way is more beneficial. I'm no mechanical engineer. I'm not on these forums to argue. Only discuss.

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That is why I made sure the counterpoint was made.

Dexter · 08-15-2017, 08:32 AM

I didn't intend my initial post to sound that way. I was more interested which way OP was going to go with it.

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08-14-2017, 12:13 PM	#1
Azyael Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Drives: Toyota 86 Location: Texas Posts: 23 Thanks: 4 Thanked 28 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	First new car! Hey guys, Someone rear ended me a couple weeks back and my old car was totalled. I recently graduated, and found a swanky new job as a software QA Engineer so I thought maybe it's time to get the car of my dreams. Say hello to my first new new car ever!!!

08-14-2017, 09:17 PM	#4
Ron B Avery Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2017 86 Coupe Location: Oxnard CA Posts: 162 Thanks: 0 Thanked 111 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice car and color. Ron __________________ 2017 Toyota 860 Halo White, TRD springs, TRD air filter, Center consul arm rest lid, Magnaflow cat back exhaust, Pioneer SPH-DA120 head unit with Apple CarPlay, TRD sway bars , 17" 949 Wheels Beryllium finish, Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires, 225/45 ZR 17, Garage Vary Kouki splitter

08-15-2017, 12:02 AM	#6
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08-15-2017, 12:44 AM	#8
Dexter Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: 2017 MT BRZ with performance pack Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 36 Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats! I'm somewhat in the same boat. First new car for me too was my 2017 BRZ that I picked up a couple of weeks ago. The question is... hard or soft engine run in??? After much reading I went for hard break-in after I spoke to a mate who has been national sales manager of BMW, amongst others. __________________ Mitchell Imaging & Photography

08-15-2017, 06:30 AM	#10
Dexter Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: 2017 MT BRZ with performance pack Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 36 Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	An engine is an engine for the most part. You need to get the piston rings to seat properly to the cylinder wall. It creates more power and less blow-by. Most engines are taken to red-line at the factory anyway. There's a theory that manuals only quote a break in period for legal reasons. Telling customers to push an engine is not the safest thing to do. My feeling about it was that If I babied the engine and the piston rings didn't seat as well as they could, then that would never change. If broke something with a hard break-in, well there was probably a fault there waiting to happen anyway, and that's what a warranty is for. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Mitchell Imaging & Photography

08-14-2017, 12:16 PM	#2
stranger things The Upside Down Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: '13 FR-S Location: Hawkins Laboratory Posts: 117 Thanks: 176 Thanked 69 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats and welcome!

08-14-2017, 12:34 PM	#3
StraightOuttaCanadaEh Wes Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: Artisan Spirits '17 86 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,794 Thanks: 1,165 Thanked 1,674 Times in 994 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congraaaaats, I know the feeling (being a relatively recent grad myself).

08-14-2017, 11:54 PM	#5
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,868 Thanks: 28,790 Thanked 31,815 Times in 16,425 Posts Mentioned: 708 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	WELCOME to the forum, there, Azyael and CONGRATULATIONS on your new car...... You sure did pick a winner! Now, read the owners manual (the WHOLE thing), put only premium gas in it, follow the maintenance schedule and ...... stay far back from parking stops ..... humfrz

08-15-2017, 12:22 AM	#7
Teseo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: frs Location: Gunsai Posts: 4,877 Thanks: 7,148 Thanked 2,922 Times in 1,769 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Nah, wrong color. Totalled

08-15-2017, 08:19 AM	#12
Dexter Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: 2017 MT BRZ with performance pack Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 36 Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	First new car! Hey I'm just letting you know why I did what I did. There's debate on both sides. I was torn, and I can definitely see the logic from either opinion. I'd never advise anyone which way is more beneficial. I'm no mechanical engineer. I'm not on these forums to argue. Only discuss. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Mitchell Imaging & Photography

08-15-2017, 08:32 AM	#14
Dexter Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: 2017 MT BRZ with performance pack Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 36 Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I didn't intend my initial post to sound that way. I was more interested which way OP was going to go with it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Mitchell Imaging & Photography

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