Bingo. Don't sweat it, you have plenty of warranty time for issues to surface and get resolved.
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New Car
- Thread starter mk8
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Bingo. Don't sweat it, you have plenty of warranty time for issues to surface and get resolved.
acapvwgti
Ready to race!
- Location
- providence, ri
op I babied every new gti I owned....except my mk7.
Got the car delivered with less than 29 miles on her( dealer picked it up from port). I drove the snot out of her from day 1.
Took it to speeds well close to 100mph way before the 1000 mile period.
Over 4 years later and not a single engine issue, in fact she drives better than the other ones I broke in gently.
Got the car delivered with less than 29 miles on her( dealer picked it up from port). I drove the snot out of her from day 1.
Took it to speeds well close to 100mph way before the 1000 mile period.
Over 4 years later and not a single engine issue, in fact she drives better than the other ones I broke in gently.
JC_451
Autocross Champion
- Location
- NJ, one of the nice parts.
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
You can get to 100mph without violating the break-in procedure.
It'll just take you a good while to get there since you can't go over 4K rpm. Watch out for your pal LEO while attempting this though cause you're gonna need a lot of room.
It'll just take you a good while to get there since you can't go over 4K rpm. Watch out for your pal LEO while attempting this though cause you're gonna need a lot of room.
mk7_bk
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Philadelphia Area
I dropped the hammer on mine when it had 34 miles... car seems ok. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Strange Mud
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Small Town CT
- Car(s)
- Assorted
I just want to say, as someone who used to do these dealer swaps for customers back in the day, we generally don't beat on the cars. 90% of the time it is retired folk that do dealer swaps for extra cash during the week, so chances are really good it was driven by an older gentleman. There might have been a quick burst of fun once or twice depending on the person, but honestly I wouldn't worry much about it. It's not like someone spent all 300 miles running the car like it was the Daytona 500 or something, it was all highway miles
Subliminal
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Vegas
- Car(s)
- Slow FWD VW Hatch
I drove my car off the dealer lot and straight to the canyons the day I got it. Don't worry about the break-in, just do proper maintenance.
But for the love of god don't do what the dealers tell you...mine wanted $155 for the $10k mile service.
And change oil every 5k if you drive it hard often.
But for the love of god don't do what the dealers tell you...mine wanted $155 for the $10k mile service.
And change oil every 5k if you drive it hard often.
GroceryGTIer
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Tri-state
28k before TTL is too much, but either way, not that big a deal in the long run though. Just enjoy
dequardo
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- America’s Dairyland
- Car(s)
- ‘21 GLI Autobahn GLI
Yep. Kevin mailed it. Lots of Debbie Downers here w/o any answers to OP questions.
mctriple
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Woodbridge, VA
It'll be fine. Congrats on the new GTI!
mikkelz_za
Ready to race!
- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
Congrats on the new car and enjoy it! Warranties are there to put your mind at ease.