Thread: Is it necessary for these cars to warm up?

I wear a beater and shorts to the store when its 40. Southerners are pusses for cold weather.

As for warm up. If its in the 30's or colder I hit the remote start and let it warm up 7-10 minutes. I don't necessarily do it for the cars sake, I do it for my own, and to defrost the windshield so I can see.

Originally Posted by stealthee

I wear a beater and shorts to the store when its 40. Southerners are pusses for cold weather.

It's not that were pusses for cold weather, just that we don't get it. We actually got snow for like 4 days last year, all WINTER! If its below freezing at all they ice the roads, we just don't get cold weather here, its like Mexico lol. If you remember my posts from February this year, I got hated on because I was waxing my car because it was already 60 and sunny. People in Kansas were still shoveling snow and I was out waxing the car because it was a pretty day. Summer doesn't get below 100 even at night... we is a tropical people.

If it were freezing, or the few times it gets below freezing I do let the car warm up for a few minutes before I take off, but as said... for my benifit mostly. The car will run fine. Just keep fluids in check and don't drive crazy and you'll be fine.