How long do you let your car warm up?

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.

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.

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!

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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