I'm picking up my new SCrew Lariat in 3 hours!! Tomorrow I have a 300 mile road trip, returning the next day.... any break-in concerns/issues should be aware of? Is it OK to put those first miles on at highway speed? I want to do this right..... thanks in advance!

 

nope, nothing to worry about, i got my pickup from Racine, WI, and the dealer i bought it from In Omaha Nebraska, drove it from there to almost Colorado/Nebraska state line, all in about one day, all interstate, im am very pleased with this truck, 10,500 miles later, no complaints at all, of course, i got a STX 4x4, not as much that can go wrong with em, no power windows or anything. But i am VERY satisfied with it, even the gas mileage is more than what i expected. Just three words for ya. Sweet Looking Truck. well hope i helped out a lil bit. i guess i kinda ranted and went on.

 

Thanks, powerdome. I'm looking forward to the drive... should be a good "shake down".

 

hour and a half to go.

 

I wouldn't use cruise control for the first 500 miles. Vary the speed up and down as the motor breaks in.

 

Who did you buy it from powerdome? I'm from Omaha, NE myself.

 

bfevans, how about some details on the truck! Did you end up with LS?

 

GOT IT!!! One word.. WOW!! I ended up with the one I wanted that had everything except the ltd. slip. So... you guys who thought I should hold out for the LS, don't be too hard on me. I love the truck!! Here are the details:

Lariat Supercrew
Aspen green with the bright tubular running boards
Tan interior with the leather captains chairs
Moonroof and power slider in the back
Audiophile 6 disc CD
LT tires
Towing package
Heated seats package
Mirror package
Skid plates (not on my want list but it has them)
Reverse sensing system

I even ended up with a free bedliner due to some mix-up in the dealer trade... I was going to have a liner sprayed on but I'll go with this one for now. I'll get my more technologically advanced kids to help my post some pictures in a couple of days.

 

Congratulations, that sounds like a really nice truck! I'm having trouble fighting the urges to dump money into mine for all the cool toys i want!

 

Our road trip in the new truck was a success... combination of interstate speeds, secondary highways, up and over some moderate mountain passes... I think it was a good break-in. I left the cruise control off and varied the speed as suggested. Everything worked great! A very comfortable ride!

 

POWERDOME

I was born in and went to schoold in Racine, WI. Left there in 1963 to join the Air Force.
How did you get a truck from Racine? Did you dealer make a stock swap with the Racine dealer?

 

Don't beat the ****e out of it but get on the gas a lot and vary speed and RPM's. There is a lot of debate about break in procedures. I broke mine in hard - lots of short basts of high RPM's.

Tim