Flying out tomorrow to pick up my new IX MR...
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I see the pro's and con's of both. And like a few say, there's a strong argument for either side. I guess that's why I'm confused/unsure. 8 more hours until I fly out. 
How does this sound? After driving moderately on the highway for 5-10 miles, allowing adequate warm up, I add a little of the "hard method" for a mile or two.
Based on that link, it's "broken in" then. Does it matter that I'm going to be traveling at a constant speed for the next 7-8 hours during the first 600 miles?
Looking forward to the road trip!
How does this sound? After driving moderately on the highway for 5-10 miles, allowing adequate warm up, I add a little of the "hard method" for a mile or two.
Based on that link, it's "broken in" then. Does it matter that I'm going to be traveling at a constant speed for the next 7-8 hours during the first 600 miles?
Looking forward to the road trip!
I remember reading this article a while back -
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=9270
To quote -
"Sales of the Evo cannot be blamed for Mitsubishi's current problems. The car might not sell in large numbers, but its performance and purity give us, and others, a reason to hope that Mitsu can find a way out of its troubles. We still feel the same way about the car even after almost two years and 40,000 miles, but aside from amusing us, our Rally Red stormer also bemused (and, as you'll see, abused) us, but it certainly never bored us.
For the first 600 miles, we treated the Evo like a cute baby lamb. That's because Mitsubishi tells us the break-in is a crucial time in an Evo's life. If you're kind for those first miles, you will be rewarded with quicker acceleration, and it will never burn oil, Mitsubishi claims.
Less than a month later, we tested the Evo, and our self-control was repaid with a 0-to-60 time of 5.0 seconds. Forty-thousand miles later, the repeat performance took 5.1 seconds. Also, we never had to add a quart of oil over all those miles. We've heard from owners who couldn't keep from cranking the tach to the far right as they pulled out of the showroom lot and now must add quarts of oil regularly."
Take that for what it's worth. I broke my Evolution MR in hard after about 200 miles. My GSR I kinda babied and followed the manual to the letter for the first 1000 miles.
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=9270
To quote -
"Sales of the Evo cannot be blamed for Mitsubishi's current problems. The car might not sell in large numbers, but its performance and purity give us, and others, a reason to hope that Mitsu can find a way out of its troubles. We still feel the same way about the car even after almost two years and 40,000 miles, but aside from amusing us, our Rally Red stormer also bemused (and, as you'll see, abused) us, but it certainly never bored us.
For the first 600 miles, we treated the Evo like a cute baby lamb. That's because Mitsubishi tells us the break-in is a crucial time in an Evo's life. If you're kind for those first miles, you will be rewarded with quicker acceleration, and it will never burn oil, Mitsubishi claims.
Less than a month later, we tested the Evo, and our self-control was repaid with a 0-to-60 time of 5.0 seconds. Forty-thousand miles later, the repeat performance took 5.1 seconds. Also, we never had to add a quart of oil over all those miles. We've heard from owners who couldn't keep from cranking the tach to the far right as they pulled out of the showroom lot and now must add quarts of oil regularly."
Take that for what it's worth. I broke my Evolution MR in hard after about 200 miles. My GSR I kinda babied and followed the manual to the letter for the first 1000 miles.
