You "baby it" for the first 100 miles, then you drive it *HARD* for the next 200,000 miles! :) More seriously, you change the oil *IMMEDIATELY*. You then drive using moderate RPM, but varying the RPM as well, no steady-state highway cruising, for the first 1000 miles. I would change the oil again at 500 miles. Switch to synthetic at 1000 miles and enjoy! -glen