Babying the car?

DIGItonium · 10-10-2012, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by edub370

09 with 22,000 miles

That's close to the number of force inducted miles on my car.

edub370 · 10-10-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DIGItonium

That's close to the number of force inducted miles on my car.

haha nice. how many total

jcosta79 · 10-10-2012, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ShockWave

Will babying the car cause damage to motor over time? Should I redline the car or is the engine still needs broken in? Also how often should I redline the car if it needs it? My car is a 2010 with 13k miles. Thanks for any advice guys!

With 13K miles your engine broke in a while back already so have at it.

Redline that baby whenever the urge hits you and the engine oil has reached proper operating temperature.

Change the oil regularly and you should be good.

gbrettin · 10-10-2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ShockWave

Will babying the car cause damage to motor over time? Should I redline the car or is the engine still needs broken in? Also how often should I redline the car if it needs it? My car is a 2010 with 13k miles. Thanks for any advice guys!

I don't think it babying the car would damage anything; it would just be boring to drive.

Your car has plenty of miles and is completely broke in to drive it how ever you want. Be sure to do the normal maintenance on the car and you should be fine in most cases. I will throw one caveat out there for you that others are not sharing. The more you beat on a car the more likely it will break.

Example. Your drive train will take more strain if you do hole shots every time vs every now and then. If you do some spirited driving every now and then no big deal.

The simple point: Drive it how you want to. If you have a few repairs then just fix the car, no big deal.

gbrettin · 10-10-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jcosta79

With 13K miles your engine broke in a while back already so have at it.

Redline that baby whenever the urge hits you and the engine oil has reached proper operating temperature.

Change the oil regularly and you should be good.

^ very good advice about operating temps. Don't drive hard when your engine is cold.

jcosta79 · 10-10-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

I don't think it babying the car would damage anything; it would just be boring to drive.

If a car is not given some WOT every once in a while, you are more prone to have excessive carbon deposits on the valves and other engine parts. Heat also helps to burn off any water that may have accumulated in the oil.

OldGuy · 10-10-2012, 09:53 PM

I drive my car like any other---never "like I stole it," just sensibly and occasionally in spirited way. It's been perfect since its birth 3 years ago.

Luke · 10-11-2012, 09:09 AM

Constant redlining is only really needed in a rotary to keep it from carbon locking...... but its always fun in the Z too, i like to check my limiter still works. lol

RandyD · 10-11-2012, 09:16 AM

if you haven't thrown yourself back into the seat when you're accelerating from 80 - then you haven't driven it yet.

KSFastah · 10-11-2012, 10:16 AM

To each their own...but....

It's just a car....a mass produced car....just drive it hard and enjoy it. It's entirely likely that the Z is FAR more capable than skill level of 90% of the people driving it anyway.

wh!plash · 10-11-2012, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

babying or garaging cars rustles my jimmies. Unless you have a super modified super car or rare production car i dont even wanna hear anyone brag i have an 09 with only 20,000 on it blah blah.

09 with 18,500 here...

But I live a whopping 5mi from my office, and my wife works at the same building, so I drive maybe half the time.

On the weekends, my car only comes out of the garage if its raining and can't ride my bike.

90 ST · 10-11-2012, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

babying or garaging cars rustles my jimmies. Unless you have a super modified super car or rare production car i dont even wanna hear anyone brag i have an 09 with only 20,000 on it blah blah.

Mines an '09, but with 157xxxkms, guess i went the other way on that one, lol

PapoZalsa · 10-11-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

babying or garaging cars rustles my jimmies. Unless you have a super modified super car or rare production car i dont even wanna hear anyone brag i have an 09 with only 20,000 on it blah blah.

Mine is 2009 with 10,000 miles and is not because I babied it. I do take care of the car. But I have three more cars in my house, I wish I could drivre it more. However it has been 3 times ZdayZ and survived the Dragon!

So the Z is in the garage and a pain to pull out with the car in the garage and a single driveway, plus a damn cul de sac(minimum parking).

PaulZ370 · 10-11-2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

babying or garaging cars rustles my jimmies. Unless you have a super modified super car or rare production car i dont even wanna hear anyone brag i have an 09 with only 20,000 on it blah blah.

I have a 2011 with 15k miles, garaged at all times except for when I drive her. Is that a problem for anyone else?

nmjaxx9 · 10-14-2012, 03:15 PM

yeah you def gotta redline once if you havent thats really sad

also takes the fun out of driving it.

10-11-2012, 10:16 AM	#25 (permalink)
KSFastah Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: KS Posts: 184 Drives: 12 370Z Sport GM M6 Rep Power: 13	To each their own...but.... It's just a car....a mass produced car....just drive it hard and enjoy it. It's entirely likely that the Z is FAR more capable than skill level of 90% of the people driving it anyway. Mt Tam I am and BrianSoCal like this.

10-10-2012, 09:53 PM	#22 (permalink)
OldGuy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 899 Drives: '09370Z Red Base A7 Rep Power: 17	I drive my car like any other---never "like I stole it," just sensibly and occasionally in spirited way. It's been perfect since its birth 3 years ago.

10-11-2012, 09:09 AM	#23 (permalink)
Luke Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 111 Drives: 2012 370Z 6MT Black Rep Power: 13	Constant redlining is only really needed in a rotary to keep it from carbon locking...... but its always fun in the Z too, i like to check my limiter still works. lol

10-11-2012, 09:16 AM	#24 (permalink)
RandyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Posts: 2,977 Drives: 2010 370z 7AT Roadst Rep Power: 20	if you haven't thrown yourself back into the seat when you're accelerating from 80 - then you haven't driven it yet.

10-14-2012, 03:15 PM	#30 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 26	yeah you def gotta redline once if you havent thats really sad also takes the fun out of driving it.