Break-in period

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Last month I picked up an `07 Boxster. I'd driven it at one dealer and had it transfered to another dealer for the actual purchase. Being a Porsche virgin I'd been reading these forums to come up to speed on what kind of care and feeding was required. I'd read a post lamenting the fact that the Boxster manual recommended 4.2K max on the tach for the first 2K miles.

In an effort to clarify the situation, I asked both sales people what was the "dealer's recommendation" on the break-in period. "There isn't any" came spouting out of both mouths. I challenged them with the 4.2K limit and they said, "nah, that's bogus", but they couldn't provided any sound justification for their remarks.

I decided to lightfoot the puppy til I could read through the manual myself. Sure enough, my `07 manual gives the 4.2K for 2K recommendation. I'd rather be safe than sorry so I've just tried to knock out the 2K miles as fast as possible; 1710 mi and counting. It's a bit like buying a candy bar and having to carry it around with you for a month or two before you can eat it.

It's interest to see all the opinions tossed around here, it would be nice if a real Porsche tech rep could be coaxed into explaining the break-in period and the oil change interval.