Honda Car Forum

Well I picked up my new 05 LX-G 4 cyl 5 speed manual, Graphite Pearle
yesterday, so now I have to carefully break the engine in. I had a hitch
installed on it today. In the manual it says to wait until the car has
atleast 1000km (600miles) before towing. Why is this? or can I tow
anyways?

2nd question? I've heard some pople say that I should not wash the fresh
paint for one month? I want to wax my new baby as soon as possible. I am
using Simonize 100 Canuba liquid wax.


3rd question? Should I change the OEM tires that came with the car?
Micheline MX4 Energy P195/65R15 92H I've read that those tires are not
worth much?



Thank you;

Rick

In article <Lxame.17099$dZ5.1101433@news20.bellglobal.com>,
"skipper" <bluejays_99@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Well I picked up my new 05 LX-G 4 cyl 5 speed manual, Graphite Pearle
> yesterday, so now I have to carefully break the engine in. I had a hitch
> installed on it today. In the manual it says to wait until the car has
> atleast 1000km (600miles) before towing. Why is this? or can I tow
> anyways?

Follow the manufacturer's recommendations. They make such
recommendations for a reason.

You could also be going down the road at 80mph and suddenly cut the
wheel as far left as you can; really, there's no reason not to.

"skipper" <bluejays_99@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:Lxame.17099$dZ5.1101433@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> Well I picked up my new 05 LX-G 4 cyl 5 speed manual, Graphite Pearle
> yesterday, so now I have to carefully break the engine in. I had a hitch
> installed on it today. In the manual it says to wait until the car has
> atleast 1000km (600miles) before towing. Why is this? or can I tow
> anyways?
>
> 2nd question? I've heard some pople say that I should not wash the fresh
> paint for one month? I want to wax my new baby as soon as possible. I am
> using Simonize 100 Canuba liquid wax.
>
>
> 3rd question? Should I change the OEM tires that came with the car?
> Micheline MX4 Energy P195/65R15 92H I've read that those tires are not
> worth much?
>

Your first 2 concerns are easy enough to satisfy passively so why donthcha?
Try the OEM tires for a while, I don't think many people come close to the
limit of any tire and people who complain about wet weather handling, they
must be driving unsuitably for the conditions because I never felt "unsafe"
with proper driving matched to the conditions.