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Old 12-09-2012, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Strubaru View Post
demo = driven like a hire car, never warmed up properly, thrashed to the shithouse by sales reps and potential owners
Up until a couple of weeks ago the missus worked for a manufacturer (not a dealer) and had 2 cars. She had one and her parents had one. They got swapped over every 12 weeks and i would have happily recommended any of them to friends / family to buy.

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Your brand new Subaru is put straight on a roller 'dyno' to check engine and brakes straight after it is built.

After witnessing it first hand, if they don't baby the engines, why should you?
The black art of running cars in. I limiter launched my brand new my00 at the set of lights outside total subaru when i got it and it never let me down. Some people say baby it others say load it up and drive up greenmount hill in a high gear to put some load on it. I dont think modern engines are really an issue with running in any more. Personally i would not run it in keeping constant revs for aperiod of time i.e. The freeway. Other than that just give it a gutfull!

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