Car is broken-in.

AndreZ Cadena · 03-24-2009, 04:03 PM

I hit 1200 miles yesterday and did first oil change. Today I went driving after lunch and I am very pleased with the car. Coming from a 350z I know how this cars are but the 370Z is really amazing, the power delivery is awsome and when you shift up from red line it puts you in a sweet spot. I test drove a yellow base with s/p at the dealer but it wasnt broken in and i didnt beat it too bad, so i couldnt really feel the car at its peak performance. I cant wait to take this thing to a track!

oh, and my oil temp never went over 240, and today was a pretty warm day here in San Diego. That makes me happy.

alvinmathew88 · 03-24-2009, 04:25 PM

lol.. i thought this was gonna be a different kind of thread...

broken-in as in your car got "Broken-in"...lol..

good stuff.

pencilnink · 03-24-2009, 04:27 PM

^I thought the same thing, thankfully it wasn't, lol.

chubbs · 03-24-2009, 04:35 PM

Oooooooh now I want to buy one.

SoCal 370Z · 03-24-2009, 04:37 PM

Who changed your oil, and if you did can please add some feedback? What oil did you use? Thanks.

AndreZ Cadena · 03-24-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal 370Z

Who changed your oil, and if you did can please add some feedback? What oil did you use? Thanks.

I went to the dealership because the place were i do it myself was closed and my plan was to change the oil right when the car was broken in. They overfilled it the first time (because they're retarded), so i took it back and got it fixed. And it was also $25.01. i used conventional oil rather than synthetic for the first oil change. When I hit 3k miles i will do synthetic every 3k miles. I did this to be on the safe side since theres controversy about synthetic when breaking in... blah, blah blah... I dont consider the car broken in until you drive it like your going to after the "owner's manual" way to 3k miles. After that I will go with Mobil 1 fully synthetic.

Hope this confusing write up helps you.

arcticreaver · 03-24-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreZ Cadena

I went to the dealership because the place were i do it myself was closed and my plan was to change the oil right when the car was broken in. They overfilled it the first time (because they're retarded), so i took it back and got it fixed. And it was also $25.01. i used conventional oil rather than synthetic for the first oil change. When I hit 3k miles i will do synthetic every 3k miles. I did this to be on the safe side since theres controversy about synthetic when breaking in... blah, blah blah... I dont consider the car broken in until you drive it like your going to after the "owner's manual" way to 3k miles. After that I will go with Mobil 1 fully synthetic.

Hope this confusing write up helps you.

hehe i went and got my first oil change at around 1200 miles and i went with mobil 1 0w-30. i think my car is running pretty darn smooth.

355890 · 03-24-2009, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreZ Cadena

i used conventional oil rather than synthetic for the first oil change. When I hit 3k miles i will do synthetic every 3k miles. I did this to be on the safe side since theres controversy about synthetic when breaking in... blah, blah blah... I dont consider the car broken in until you drive it like your going to after the "owner's manual" way to 3k miles. After that I will go with Mobil 1 fully synthetic.

Never heard of that.....Can you provide something to back up that claim, anyone?

AndreZ Cadena · 03-25-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 355890

Never heard of that.....Can you provide something to back up that claim, anyone?

Nope, nothing to back that up. Thats just what I do.

takimbe · 03-25-2009, 03:03 AM

Wow, another Z owner in San Diego...I get mine in 3 more weeks. I have only seen one other Z in San Diego, and its driven by DJCUETIP. looks like we are the lucky few until the economy pulls out of the recession and people rush out to buy them!

Voivod · 03-25-2009, 03:33 AM

I've still got about 500 miles left to go. This is what the car wants to do every time I drive past the exit to Skyline...
YouTube - Audi R8 Hillclimb http://photo.xuite.net/rock10138

AndreZ Cadena · 03-25-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Voivod

I've still got about 500 miles left to go. This is what the car wants to do every time I drive past the exit to Skyline...
YouTube - Audi R8 Hillclimb http://photo.xuite.net/rock10138

HAHAHAHA! thats a nice video. Im glad you and your car have are good at communicating.

AndreZ Cadena · 03-25-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by takimbe

Wow, another Z owner in San Diego...I get mine in 3 more weeks. I have only seen one other Z in San Diego, and its driven by DJCUETIP. looks like we are the lucky few until the economy pulls out of the recession and people rush out to buy them!

Yeah, I THINK I've seen two on the streets, one in Coronado were i live and the other one by Fashion Mall, both time it was dark and I could barely see the head/tail lights so Im not sure if they were 370z. But yeah it sucks to have one of the few 370z in San Diego, I've been followed home by 2 guys in a g37s, I got pulled over yesterday by a female cop who "was doing a routine check" at 1:30am, all she did was ask me about my car, and the first thing she said after "license and proof of insurance" was "so this is what a 370 looks like"....Im not a **** and I love to share with people who want to see it but I dont like being followed home and I dont like to get pulled over after a long day at work....

But anyways, good luck with the Z you will love it.

takimbe · 03-25-2009, 02:28 PM

haha thats a great story for the 'unique stories' thread! I actually saw a yellow one last night in Pacific beach, parked in front of a liquor store off Garnet.

I sure hope I dont get pulled over though. I am sure ill get a lot of attention, seeing as how I live in Mira Mesa...

tvfreakazoid · 03-25-2009, 03:58 PM

i'm from sacramento and i haven't seen one yet

03-24-2009, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
AndreZ Cadena Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 73 Drives: 09Nissan370blkMtSp/p Rep Power: 0	Car is broken-in. I hit 1200 miles yesterday and did first oil change. Today I went driving after lunch and I am very pleased with the car. Coming from a 350z I know how this cars are but the 370Z is really amazing, the power delivery is awsome and when you shift up from red line it puts you in a sweet spot. I test drove a yellow base with s/p at the dealer but it wasnt broken in and i didnt beat it too bad, so i couldnt really feel the car at its peak performance. I cant wait to take this thing to a track! oh, and my oil temp never went over 240, and today was a pretty warm day here in San Diego. That makes me happy.

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