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Yeah, we shouldn't warm up ours cars. Lets all drive around with our windows frosted over.....oh wait, we have ice scrappers for that, or we keep in a garage. My car, my engine, my gas.....Ill damn well warm it up if I want to.
Isn't part of the reason you warm up for a short time so that the oil can circulate?
I live in extreme cold, and I wouldn't think of just starting my car and quickly driving off.
And you are correct. Where I live at we have electrical outlets at the parking lots at work for us to plug our vehicles. The motors are winterized (block heater, battery blanket or a trickle charger, oil pan heater, and antifreeze mixed around 60/40% distilled water). About 15-20 minutes before leaving work, we start the motors using the remotes, and just when walking out of work we remove the ice or snow from the windshield.
At -30 degrees, a cold motor would take around 15 minutes of driving the car at 55MPH for some warm air to defrost the windshield inside the car, but not sufficient time to warm the cab.
If the car is 20 years old, warm it up. newer cars don't need that. (Advice from an old car mech) Thing is, when your windows are covered in ice, I usually tend to start my vehicle and scrap the windows while it warms up....
In the really cold climates you don't really care about using extra gas. What you want is a car that warms the inside fairly quickly. so letting the engine and transmission warm up a bit means that the air is warmer and you don't have to drive for 15 minutes in a freezing car first.
Yeah, we shouldn't warm up ours cars. Lets all drive around with our windows frosted over.....oh wait, we have ice scrappers for that, or we keep in a garage. My car, my engine, my gas.....Ill damn well warm it up if I want to.
But... wait!!!! The Environmentalists say it's not "Your gas!"
I drive away in my car right after I close the doors
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