# New car break in period

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-break-in-period/79336>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [May 16, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-break-in-period/79336 "2013-05-16T05:02:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![BillS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@BillS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillS)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-break-in-period/79336/1 "2013-05-16T05:02:32Z")

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I bought a new Honda civic and I’m driving to Cali next week. Am I remembering correctly that a new car needs a break in period? How dangerous is it for my car to drive all the way in 4-5 days?

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-break-in-period/79336/2 "2013-05-16T05:10:17Z")

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What does your owner’s manual say about breaking in your new car? Here’s another discussion related to your question:

[http://community.cartalk.com/discussion/2292266/new-car-speed/p1](http://community.cartalk.com/discussion/2292266/new-car-speed/p1)

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**Author:** ![DrRocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/drrocket/32/2603_2.png) [@DrRocket](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DrRocket)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-break-in-period/79336/3 "2013-05-16T05:12:26Z")

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You DID read the owner’s manual, right?

It should contain the information you need. In general, You should be ok, I think.

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-break-in-period/79336/4 "2013-05-16T05:18:50Z")

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You are driving to Cali, Colombia from where??

As others say, your owner’s manual has the right instructions, mostly not to drive too fast, and VARYING your speed. DO NOT DRIVE AT THE SAME SPEED ALL THE WAY! Do not use Cruise control.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car-break-in-period/79336/5 "2013-05-16T06:25:48Z")

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Got to be east of the river anyway to take 4-5 days. Read the manual and enjoy the trip. Take an extra quart of oil and check it each time you get gas.