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Originally Posted by dw103
For those who said they would do their first oil change at 500 or 1000 miles, I am curious as to whether you found the anticipated shavings and other new engine detritus that was anticipated. I am nearing the end of my 500 mile break-in period and wanted to know if I should be thinking of doing an oil change.
Also, once the break in is done, is there any problem in getting the engine to higher rpm to get more oomph, especially in 1st and 2nd
Thanks,
David
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I had 625 miles on it and it was expectedly blackened, didn't have a particularly strong gasoline odor to it and did have some very small slivers in it, as I also expected.
I do have to comment that as the car breaks in (I personally feel it takes more than 500 miles to really break in) the engine
IS becoming more powerful and the transmission
IS shifting more smoothly with less delay in the shift. Today I drove it in the automatic mode and was pleasantly surprised at how nicely it worked in traffic. I really was eggpedaling it too much before....alittle more throttle seems to introduce a slightly longer time between shifts and a smoother quicker shift when it occurs.
And it is not shifting anything like the car did last summer during the Street Tour....not even close.
I am very happy with everything about my smart car at this point....EVERYTHING. And with the added convenience of the ScanGauge telling me what's going on behind the scenes, I AM REALLY HOOKED NOW!!!
John