malachii Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I was reading my Canadian manual and it states break in until 2000km. Now the US version I understand states 1000 miles, which is about 1620km.. I'm at 1600km now..... I'm tempted to go with the US spec :-) Unless of course I'm totally wrong. Can anybody please confirm? Thanks, Mal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nendo Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 they just being careful,, after i had 500km i started rippin it hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbi012 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I started at 1600km, thats what it says in the manual! so you can go ahead and enjoy. you might smell carbon monoxide the first few times so dont panic. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I thought carbon monoxide was odorless :-P. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 [quote name='malachii']I was reading my Canadian manual and it states break in until 2000km. Now the US version I understand states 1000 miles, which is about 1620km.. I'm at 1600km now..... I'm tempted to go with the US spec :-) Unless of course I'm totally wrong. Can anybody please confirm? Thanks, Mal.[/QUOTE] I suspect that possibly the people who wrote the manual had a problem converting to kilometers, either that or they just thought rounding up wouldn't hurt, either way you're good to go. Just remember the golden rule with all Turbo Subies and that is full operating temperature before going into boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Word on the street is canadian spec cars take longer to break in due to the colder climate conditions. Just kidding. I have no idea why there would be any discrepencies but you should be fine after 1000 miles (1620km). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I'm going to guess that they just rounded up to the nearest 1000 km to be conservative. Which probably sheds some light on how arbitrary the numbers in the manual might be. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunderkind Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Canadian cars are a wee bit wussier than the 'muhrican versions. LOL! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachii Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 Well, I decided to let temptation get the best of me - I stopped breaking in at 1599 km just out of blind spite :-) To heck with the Canadian 2000 km breakin! Wow, what fun!! Mal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 [quote name='malachii']Well, I decided to let temptation get the best of me - I stopped breaking in at 1599 km just out of blind spite :-) To heck with the Canadian 2000 km breakin! Wow, what fun!! Mal.[/QUOTE] Good for you. Nice avatar BTW...I want one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachii Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 The avatar is a photo of my custom "enhanced security system". I'm really glad I decided to go with this setup - I haven't had any vehicle break-ins or vandalism so far. The only problem involves the high-cost monthly maintenance plan that's required to keep the system running smoothly. Wagon required. Mal. p.s. They make great pets too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunderkind Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Lucky u don't have a pitbull. Ontario may be banning those dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachii Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 Yeah. 30 years ago when everybody wanted a Dobermann they got a bad name due to bad breeding. They're good stable dogs now. My dog - Mika - is actually really friendly. He wasn't bred for agression, nor has he been raised that way. I expect bit bulls will be fine in 30 years too. Too bad they're going to be banned due to irresponsible breeders and owners. Not sure what's going to happen to people who own them. I doubt they can force you to get rid of your dog. probably just banning the purchase of new dogs. Anyhow this is pretty off-topic. Take care, Mal. p.s. Here's an alternative pic of my dog - much less scary ;-) [url]http://www.wadesoft.com/transfer/cute_mika.jpg[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan1 Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Mal, Are you sure you've got a Subaru Legacy manual or a Subaru Legacy for that matter :)? On page 8-2 "New vehicle break-in driving- the first 1,000 miles (1,600km). On the back of my manual it says Issued April 2004.Printed in USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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