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      08-24-2007, 02:19 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by ukm3 View Post
so guys you all go to a dealer and want to demo the new m3. as you get in the sales person says sorry sir you can only drive up 2 3000rpm because we havnt coverd 1200miles..... Im sure you will be very understanding and say thats not a problem it must be run in correctly... (I DONT MIND) yeah right you will all want to thrash it...

Any demo will be a long time untill they put 1200 miles on as they will probably sell them on with 2000miles on after.
First of all, if the run-in procedure is like all the other M cars, you are advised to limit the revs at 5,500rpm until 1200 miles, not 3,000rpm.

However, even this number of revs won't allow you to really see what the car is like.

If cars are going to be used as demos then either they have to be run-in first, OR not released into the dealer network and sold on, OR given a special extended warranty.

Otherwise what is the point of BMW clearly stating a run-in procedure if it's not even going to be applied by the dealers?
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