How long do you let your car warm up?

gbrettin · 02-20-2013, 07:13 PM

I remote start my car and get ready in the morning. My car is nice and warm for my mile drive to work. ... so about 15min idle.

Z-Girl 12 · 02-20-2013, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

I remote start my car and get ready in the morning. My car is nice and warm for my mile drive to work. ... so about 15min idle.

I am determined to treat myself to that mod by the fall if I still have my Z.

KillerBee370 · 02-20-2013, 08:11 PM

I wait till the rpm's drop out from the 'warm up stage'. Yes, even modern cars have this. I voted get the juices flowing and drive like a granny until it warms up as I guess that would pretty much cover what I just said.

KillerBee370 · 02-20-2013, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

I remote start my car and get ready in the morning. My car is nice and warm for my mile drive to work. ... so about 15min idle.

Mikes350z · 02-20-2013, 08:19 PM

I almost always wait at least one full song on the radio unless im in a hurry. Usually thats long enough for the oil temp to move off the bottom.

w0rM · 02-20-2013, 08:20 PM

I pretty much just wait for the idle to drop to normal. I don't usually get too crazy driving in the mornings but I don't make any special effort to drive like a granny.

P.S. I had remote start on my 350z. I miss it some times. Hard to beat a pre-warmed car on a cold day.

KillerBee370 · 02-20-2013, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by w0rM

I pretty much just wait for the idle to drop to normal. I don't usually get too crazy driving in the mornings but I don't make any special effort to drive like a granny.

P.S. I had remote start on my 350z. I miss it some times. Hard to beat a pre-warmed car on a cold day.

It's great fun to run out in your underwear first thing in the morning when there's a light sprinkling of ice cold dew only to find that you somehow forgot how on earth to operate your unlock button. Then you finally figure it out and hop in being careful not to let your bare back hit the Antarctic leather seat back while starting the car to warm up while you run back inside only to find that now you must fumble for the front door key.

Yeah I don't see the point of the remote start

w0rM · 02-20-2013, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

It's great fun to run out in your underwear first thing in the morning when there's a light sprinkling of ice cold dew only to find that you somehow forgot how on earth to operate your unlock button. Then you finally figure it out and hop in being careful not to let your bare back hit the Antarctic leather seat back while starting the car to warm up while you run back inside only to find that now you must fumble for the front door key.

Yeah I don't see the point of the remote start

Of course. You live in Southern California. Even though it's fairly rare here, when it's 20 degrees out and your sitting in traffic on a cold leather seat, you appreciate it.

It's also fun to start it from a distance when people walk by the car, just to see their reaction.

speedfreek · 02-20-2013, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by w0rM

when it's 20 degrees out and your sitting in traffic on a cold leather seat, you appreciate it.

No seat warmers? Only takes a min for me to feel it kick in.

TheW3r3W0lf · 02-20-2013, 09:32 PM

Depends on how much time I have after walking the dogs in the morning really but I generally don't wait long. Sometimes if I have time and it's super cold out or it's been a couple days without driving I will give it a few minutes but 45 seconds is the norm and then drive it easy until I get out on the highway which is about 2 miles. Honestly the car is under warranty and I am much harder on the car when I drive it aggressively than driving it cold.

I do agree with some about modern cars being better suited for start and go driving but I cringe when my neighbor starts up her car in the morning and puts it right into reverse before she even has her seat belt on. CLUNK!

CDepp · 02-20-2013, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by speedfreek

No seat warmers? Only takes a min for me to feel it kick in.

Seat Warmers: used round year to warm buttholes since 1997.

/admit it, you use it in milder weather also.

gbrettin · 02-20-2013, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

Heh. Okay, I am serious on all parts of my statement.

It is anywhere between -20 to 30 degrees in the winter. Needless to say it's f'ing cold out so I warm my car up completely. Having the car run for 15 min or so serves a few purposes. 1. The car is defrosted, 2. The cabin is warm 3. The electrical system gets to charge for a bit longer because cold weather sucks the life out the battery quicker.

I really do live a mile from work too... Again, it's stupid cold so I'm not walking.

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Edit: I take longer than 15 minutes to get ready in the morning. That's just the car's average warm up time.

w0rM · 02-20-2013, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by speedfreek

No seat warmers? Only takes a min for me to feel it kick in.

Ah! I wish!

TheGreatOne · 02-20-2013, 10:04 PM

Like many, 30 seconds which is about the time it takes for idle to go back to normal...definitely got longer after exhaust/intake/TP install

CDepp · 02-20-2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatOne

Like many, 30 seconds which is about the time it takes for idle to go back to normal...definitely got longer after exhaust/intake/TP install

More cooler air going through, longer warm up time? I have no other clue why that would be with the UpRev tune...

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%
Voters: 313. You may not vote on this poll

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gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,238 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 542172	I remote start my car and get ready in the morning. My car is nice and warm for my mile drive to work. ... so about 15min idle. Last edited by gbrettin; 02-20-2013 at 07:20 PM.

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Mikes350z Base Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 248 Drives: 09 370Z MagBlack M6 Rep Power: 13	I almost always wait at least one full song on the radio unless im in a hurry. Usually thats long enough for the oil temp to move off the bottom. SouthArk370Z likes this. __________________ '09 370Z Touring w/Sport & Nav 6-Speed Magnetic Black Persimmon HKS NAV Tool Backup Camera 35% Tint SOLD 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Altitude Dark Gray

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w0rM A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,198 Drives: 2015 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 35	I pretty much just wait for the idle to drop to normal. I don't usually get too crazy driving in the mornings but I don't make any special effort to drive like a granny. P.S. I had remote start on my 350z. I miss it some times. Hard to beat a pre-warmed car on a cold day. __________________ \| SOLD September 14th, 2013 \| My Build Journal

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TheGreatOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 46 Posts: 1,980 Drives: E60 BMW M5 Rep Power: 21	Like many, 30 seconds which is about the time it takes for idle to go back to normal...definitely got longer after exhaust/intake/TP install CDepp likes this. __________________ 2017 SUBARU STI 2008 E60 M5 - SOLD 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z - SOLD (and missing her)

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KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	I wait till the rpm's drop out from the 'warm up stage'. Yes, even modern cars have this. I voted get the juices flowing and drive like a granny until it warms up as I guess that would pretty much cover what I just said.

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TheW3r3W0lf Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 111 Drives: 2012 Z34 Nismo- SOLD Rep Power: 12	Depends on how much time I have after walking the dogs in the morning really but I generally don't wait long. Sometimes if I have time and it's super cold out or it's been a couple days without driving I will give it a few minutes but 45 seconds is the norm and then drive it easy until I get out on the highway which is about 2 miles. Honestly the car is under warranty and I am much harder on the car when I drive it aggressively than driving it cold. I do agree with some about modern cars being better suited for start and go driving but I cringe when my neighbor starts up her car in the morning and puts it right into reverse before she even has her seat belt on. CLUNK!

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