scoobydave14

hi all can anyone give me some true milage figures on running one of these cars in as steve at the carstins meet talked me into ordering one comes end of may cant wait info much apreciated ps wheres that lad that raced me in that blue prodrive sport wagon be nice too here from ya cheers peeps

scooby_si

Sorry i cant b of use 2 u on the info front but if u wana meet us chaps of a cov nature check out the midlands meetings front currently looking at another un in 2 weeks time as per cov meet 26th May?
We tend 2 meet most months so feel 3 2 show yer interest we're a friendly bunch Honest
Si

scoobydave14

cheers mate thanks for the reply

by the way i was that silly dood with that my 98 reddish blue with yellow graphics on remember ?

scooby_si

Cant say as i do chap i was too busy having fun with da fiat as per fiatastic
Si
PS nowt personal i have short term memory loss also Damn student years

chrisp

Unless the running in stuff has changed it use to be under 4000rpm for the first 1000 miles and then the dealer serviced it to remove the running oil and you are then advised to build the revs up gradually over the next few hundreds miles. Just remember not to labour the engine which is a big NO NO on a new engine and to keep it under 3000 rpm until the engine is very warm (can take 15 minutes ). Always let the car cool down and idle for at least a minute at the end of your journey. If its anyhting liek my two imprezas they don start to free rev until you have 5K miles on the clock.

I am sure someone will tell you to nail it from day one as it will give you an extra 5 bhp but take 50,000 miles off your engine life

chrisp

Forgot to say everything else is new so the tyres and brakes need to be bedded in as well for the first few hundred miles.

KenG

I know Subaru are very firm about the run-in period for the STI after at least one engine blow up in the first 1000 miles.

Mine has 8.5K on now (bought on 1st Feb) and it did not become loose until 4K and really came on song about 6K. Keep it under 4Krpm until the first service and gradually build up from there. Use the shift light / buzzer to keep you in line.

Ignore the "give it a blast" brigade and treat it with some respect.

Ken