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Originally Posted by Pencil.Fight
When I bought my Corolla this past February, they told me that I had to break it in for the first 1000 miles. There's a whole chapter in there about how you're supposed to drive during the break-in period. Don't drive at the same speed for too long, don't drive too much in stop and go if possible, etc.
I just helped my girlfriend buy a Chevy Aveo that they have to ship up from Oregon. After seeing what I had to go through with my Toyota she was worried about having someone take it on a road-trip as the first drive. I asked the salesman and he said "yeah, that was on a Toyota. Our cars come from the factory ready to drive."
I'll let you be the judge as to whether that was salesman BS or just one more reason why Chevy is superior to Toyota.
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I think it is a little of both. Toyota definitely comes down more cautious on maintenance and car care standards than Chevy. When I worked at a Toyota dealership last year we just started cautiously recommending changing the oil every 5,000 miles, as opposed to every 3,000. Chevy says to just trust the oil life monitor, but under good conditions the oil can last to 7,000 miles. Sure enough, when I drive my Cobalt with care I get 7,000 miles between changes easily. On the other hand, salesmen are always just filled to the brim with
and will say just about anything.