Do you warm your car up?

HEDDY · #11 01-02-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by M.Opaliski

I would have never guessed ...

Well...I do take all of two seconds to plug my iPod in, does that count?

popowich · #12 01-02-2008, 10:37 PM

Only when it gets really cold out. I keep my truck in the garage so it's not too bad. I'm getting a car starter for the one that's outside since it sucks trying to warm up cards when it's like -10 degrees outside. Go go Buffalo snow!

-Raymond

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Chase · #13 01-02-2008, 10:47 PM

I used to with my jeep, it had remote start. but now no remote start, no warmup

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Ace · #14 01-03-2008, 12:32 AM

myy car idles high when i first start it. so i let the rpms get low before taking off. yea car needs a lil work but hey it gets me back and forth weach day. plus leather seats arent good cold as ice.

frogman68 · #15 01-03-2008, 03:30 AM

It depends since I am lazy if there is frost or snow on the car I start before I jump in the shower then when I get out there the frost is gone

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tarkus1 · #16 01-03-2008, 04:39 AM

I absolutely do start it about 20 min ahead of leaving. Nothing like getting in a nice,toasty car right off the bat. My car's 20 years old, but has great heat.(1987 Mercedes 560SL)

Kid Lester · #17 01-03-2008, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by frogman68

It depends since I am lazy if there is frost or snow on the car I start before I jump in the shower then when I get out there the frost is gone

I'm with frogman on this one.

If there's ice on every window, and I think of it in time, I definitely start it up, turn on the front and rear defrost, and let it warm up for about 10 minutes. That way I'm not scraping every window/windshield on the car for 10 minutes.

Also, if there's snow on it, heating it up makes it easy to just slide a big sheet off the roof and hood.

And on REALLY cold, windy mornings, like today, I'll do it.

Getting in my own car is one of my triggers to light a smoke for the ride to work. The last thing I want to do is get into an ice cold car, AND roll the window down so I can exhaust the smoke.

I really don't consider it a waste of gas at all. An automobile is a luxury, even if it's a piece of shit like mine. Yes, they are also necessessities in most cases, but you might as well enjoy them.

Air Conditioning is a waste of gas, too. But on a 95 degree day, do you really consider it a waste?

Sun Shine · #18 01-03-2008, 05:56 AM

Nope just jump in and drive... zooooommmmm

JoeyCat · #19 01-03-2008, 06:04 AM

I'm with Kid, I'm NOT jumping into an ice cold car right after I've had a nice hot shower, and I'm NOT spending 10 minutes in the cold to scrape the ice off. I'm old and I've earned the luxury of a warm car!

gtstang · #20 01-03-2008, 06:34 AM

depends on how cold and if theres frost/snow on the windows, plus it doesn't take long for a v8 to get warm .If not then its hit the key and go. I live less than a mile from work and have warm air blowing before getting there but I have to make the obligatory trip to wawa every morning. lol

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