500 miles under 50 mph
Sooo, I posted in an other thread about the new 2500 HD I just bought. Great truck, nice truck, could not ask for a better truck. Buuuut, I'm reading the break in requirements and it says drive 500 ...
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CarnationSailor wrote:What an incredibly unsafe decision.
I followed the owner's manual and didn't tow above 50 mph for the first 500 miles, but contrary to the advice on this thread, I favored interstates over secondary roads. My thinking was that those wanting to go faster could get around me more easily and much safer on an interstate than on a two-lane road where they would have to hang it out there against oncoming traffic.
Studies show that it is not the rate of speed you travel as it relates to the speed limit that is more likely to cause an accident but the rate of speed you travel as it relates to the average speed of the vehicles around you.
