its generally not recommended to let a cold motor idle in those temperatures...you should only give it about 30 sec or so to get the oil moving throughout and then proceeed with a light foot. this will decrease the amount of time the engine is operating at colder temperatures

Is it really cold in Memphis ??

This is good to know. I noticed people already do this with their Mercedes and BMWs. As for someone running of with the Z that is heating up. I wonder if the car shuts down since the key needs to be physically inside the car for it to go into "drive". It can sense that they key is no longer inside the car I suppose. Probably the would be thief wouldn't get very far. You can easily test this theory by starting up the car and placing the key in the house and to try driving off without the key with you.

you open your door and hit the Lock button on the inside of the door as you are getting out :p:p , dont need the key to do that so it can still be inside of the car, it will beep like crazy and re-open your doors

and yea i tried it just to see what happens... we have 2 fobs anyway so why not...

on my buddies bmw 550i he can lock his car, put his fob in the trunk and close it and it will beep at him and open his trunk again, pretty awesome imo

My gfs G35 does the same thing with the trunk.

My guess is that the button on the handle doesn't work while the car is running, only the interior switches, auto lock/unlock, and the lock/unlock buttons on the keyfob itself.

No I haven't tried it yet to find out for myself. :p

It's against the law the leave a car running unattended in the UK!

But I might try it anyway ;)

Reminds me of this
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Haha, great find. +1

same law here. they run away with your car, your fault. but oh well

Nice vid - notice that the Corvette crosses the yellow line once and cuts the corner. Very bad form.

in germany i had a wesbastos heater in my bmr...

Preheating systems
Webasto's remote-operated, engine-off preheating systems provide the tangible benefits of warmth and window defrost while offering an environmentally friendly alternative to remote-start. By eliminating extended idling of the engine to heat the passenger compartment, Webasto’s preheater greatly reduces emissions and fuel consumption while increasing safety and security.

Your winter drives will never be the same. Webasto heaters deliver the same level of comfort you get when you are into your warm home and out of the cold. Webasto heaters preheat your engine, defrost your windows, and warm your interior before you even start your vehicle.

i had the dash mounted display pad for programming times to turn it on like a alarm setting...

now there is the key fob, and the ability to turn it on thru your cell phone...

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Yup....You can drive it til it runs out of gas without the key once it's running.....

I still wouldnt let the car warm up too long, not good to idle continuously for a long time...

it got to 42 yesterday