[Jeff_in_Oviedo]

I plan on respecting the break-in period for the most part, which is the general sentiment here.

I do wonder though, the car that I test-drove(and the thousands of others that are test-driven), they get hammered to red-line several times in an average test drive, wouldn't you think? The salesman really don't make any mention of a break-in, for if they did, the potential buyer wouldn't get the true pleasure of driving the car.

If not following the break-in strictly causes damage down the road, then I do feel sympathy for those who simply buy off the lot. Those 10-20 miles on the odometer were likely not easy ones, if you know what I mean.