New Car Don'ts or Urban Legend?

[GrussGott]

Given some of the ... misinformation, fear, uncertainty, and doubt I've seen posted I thought it'd be fun to start a list:

New Car Don'ts or Urban Legend?

1. Don't let your car sit idle for more than 2 weeks or [unknown] will happen
2. Don't exceed 5.5k RPM during break-in or BMW will void your warranty
3. Don't use a car wash pressure washer or your paint will flay off like wood chips

Have i missed any?

[ixse]

all wrong and useless and misleading. /thread

[jc05e46m3]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Given some of the ... misinformation, fear, uncertainty, and doubt I've seen posted I thought it'd be fun to start a list:

New Car Don'ts or Urban Legend?

1. Don't let your car sit idle for more than 2 weeks or [unknown] will happen
2. Don't exceed 5.5k RPM during break-in or BMW will void your warranty
3. Don't use a car wash pressure washer or your paint will flay off like wood chips

Have i missed any?

Don't drive it into a ditch.

[fecurtis]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Given some of the ... misinformation, fear, uncertainty, and doubt I've seen posted I thought it'd be fun to start a list:

New Car Don'ts or Urban Legend?

1. Don't let your car sit idle for more than 2 weeks or [unknown] will happen
2. Don't exceed 5.5k RPM during break-in or BMW will void your warranty
3. Don't use a car wash pressure washer or your paint will flay off like wood chips

Have i missed any?

None of these are true.

[gtron]

there are some similarities but those are very exaggerated and false.

[2011CrazE89]

Don't open the passenger side window for 48 hours.

[ss134]

Pressure washer is true

[ersin]

I'd be surprised if the break-in guidelines don't say to not exceed 5500 rpm for the first 1500 miles. Will they void your warranty if you do go past 5500? Not automatically. But if there's a problem and they can blame it on that then they will probably try.

There was thread here where someone used a pressure wash and damaged the lower part of the front bumper. Search for it.

If you let the car sit for 2 weeks or more you'll grow hair on your palms.


Cheers.

[secretariat]

If you give a deposit in January and get a production number in April it doesn't mean shit, you will end up with order sitting around with no progress for 5 or 6 months anyway!!!!!!!!!!

[Demetrius Joel]

Originally Posted by ss134

Pressure washer is true

Agreed!

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by ss134

Pressure washer is true

[Samurai of 2day]

I heard that it is bad luck to have sex in the car.

...Good thing I don't believe in luck!

[GrussGott]

I heard the carbon brakes are definitely not un-covered by the warranty

[gtron]

Originally Posted by Demetrius Joel

Agreed!

Originally Posted by ss134

Pressure washer is true

maybe if you use a zero tip but that will remove the paint off any car and also pretty stupid as it goes beyond commonsense.

i've owned a lot of bmw's and pressure washed them all for years with no issues.

[Demetrius Joel]

Originally Posted by gtron

maybe if you use a zero tip but that will remove the paint off any car and also pretty stupid as it goes beyond commonsense.

i've owned a lot of bmw's and pressure washed them all for years with no issues.

I'm not exactly sure why it happened. I went on a long road trip around Europe, had a hunch of bugs on the front bumper. Tried pressure washing when I got back, and some of the paint peeled right off. Was pretty butt hurt. Maybe it was two weeks of the bug build up I dunno. Cuz I've used the same pressure washer plenty of times before.