I remember a friend of mine buying a new Porsche back in the mid '80s. He asked the salesman at the dealership what the break in period was, how long he should baby it, etc. The salesman looked at him, puzzled, and said something to the effect of: Porsche road tests all of their cars before they leave the factory. Your car has already seen 140mph. There is no break in period, just drive it!
I believe Ferrari and Lamborghini also test drive each of their vehicles before they leave the factory, and they sure don't baby them right out of the box. Then again, they bring them back in and give them a pretty thorough going over to make sure everything is OK before they ship. At least that's how they used to do it, and I'm pretty sure the smaller high performance specialty makers still do.
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