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Tanks tend not to have traction problems! Sadly they do a lot of damage to a soft surface when turning, Now, did I tell you the story about when we were on excersize in Germany in 1964 and the regiment had to do a180 deg turn in a village........zzz
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100miles to scrub the tyres in, then let rip. New Cars are built to be thrashed from the off. The onboard computer control wont let anything bad happen. Sounds a bit Clarkson, buts its true
No mechanical sympathy then ....... ?
None, modern cars are engineered from the word go to go. They are de-tuned and restricted. Plus if its going break, it will do so, the sooner the better I feel. So as to get it back to the dealer earlier. No point nursing these things about.
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100miles to scrub the tyres in, then let rip. New Cars are built to be thrashed from the off. The onboard computer control wont let anything bad happen. Sounds a bit Clarkson, buts its true
No mechanical sympathy then ....... ?
None, modern cars are engineered from the word go to go. They are de-tuned and restricted. Plus if its going break, it will do so, the sooner the better I feel. So as to get it back to the dealer earlier. No point nursing these things about.
and then sold 'as one careful owner'
...... designed, engineered or not, bits of metal rubbing against each other still need a bit of
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Given the problems of replacing a middle range tow vehicle with anything suitable, I would think people would want to take as few chances as possible. We replaced our old XTrail with one of the last old style vehicles in 2014 and made sure to do the minimum
400 miles, suggested, before towing. I am hoping it will last me a few years as most of the obvious replacements are now ridiculously underpowered. I think if I have to start looking at something bigger like the Pathfinder, we may well think of changing to
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cars have being run inon the production since the 1970's
hence you dont see the sticker running inn please pass any more,
if you strip an engine down, replace piston rings, big end and main bearings then that is differant, you will have to run it inn
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Ours did. It is a minor inconvenience, and even if it is not necessary and the manufacturers are just being cautious. I would rather be safe than sorry, considering how much these things cost. When you read some of the threads on here people look at all sorts of things to save money, and rightly so, therefore it seems a little strange some would not want to do this in respect of their tow vehicle.
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I bet they don't take the revs to the limit with 1.5 tonnes of caravan on the back. However, it is just personal choice at the end of the day. As I do not intend to sell my vehicle anytime soon it is only me who will
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Just what do you think it will save you?
honda test all the engines by taking the revs to the limit, so it has very little effect on reliability. I believe BMW have something simular.
I think it will stop me voiding my warranty if it all goes to worms. Your belief in what another manufacturer does will not help me at all.
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Not good to take revs to maximum with no load , i wonder how they do this.
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My Cherokee instruction book states no towing for first 500 miles then not faster than 50mph for next 500 whilst towing. Don't all cars come with this type of information?
Mazda say no towing for 500 miles but nothing more other than detailing the items at risk.
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It'd manage the twin axle Airstream we saw at Manchester yesterday then ..... max weight of 2900kg!! 
