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How long do you let your car warm up?

Hey guys, just out of curiosity, if you do warm up your car, how long do you let run before driving? Personally I wait 30 seconds-ish, or wait for the

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View Poll Results: How long do you let your car warm up?
I let the juices flow then drive (30 seconds) 75 23.96%
I wait for the water temp to move off the bottom 37 11.82%
I wait for the water temp get to operating temp 13 4.15%
I wait for the oil temp to move off the bottom 16 5.11%
I wait for the oil temp to get to operating temperature (man that must take a while) 7 2.24%
I let the juices flow then drive like a granny until everything warms up 73 23.32%
I don't wait for it to warm up but I drive like a granny until everything gets to temp 39 12.46%
Warm up?!?!?! WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WARM IT UP? THIS AIN'T NO 1920'S CAR, modern technology FTW!!! 53 16.93%
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Default How long do you let your car warm up?

Hey guys, just out of curiosity, if you do warm up your car, how long do you let run before driving?

Personally I wait 30 seconds-ish, or wait for the operating temps to fall, then get to the top of the street (residential, so not too fast) then the water temp is usually at operating, not oil though... But that's the extent that I care
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