Warming your car

[Th3G3ntleman]

So I have a Mazda 3 and for whatever reason that shyt feels like it takes forever to warm(it doesn't but I'm impatient) which got me thinking what is the point of warming your car outside of getting the heat to be decent in the winter?

I remember my parents telling me to do that shyt but they never provided any evidence as to why I have to do it in the first place.

Googling it now it looks like it actually doesn't do shyt. So I've come to thecoli for the tie breaker. What are yall thoughts?

 

[cheek100]

It’s good to warm your car as is anything with moving parts when it’s cold.
If it doesn’t heat well check your heater coil, might be clogged.

 

[newarkhiphop]

So I have a Mazda 3 and for whatever reason that shyt feels like it takes forever to warm(it doesn't but I'm impatient) which got me thinking what is the point of warming your car outside of getting the heat to be decent in the winter?

I remember my parents telling me to do that shyt but they never provided any evidence as to why I have to do it in the first place.

Googling it now it looks like it actually doesn't do shyt. So I've come to thecoli for the tie breaker. What are yall thoughts?

how old is your car?

I think the thought back in the day was to warm the oils that doing this would make your engine last longer. With modern engines allegedly this is now longer needed. My last few cars have been 10-15 years old so during the winter months i always warm them up for at least a minute or two ( and I've kept them in garages too)

few of my family members have new cars 2-3 years old and those warm right up soon as u hit the road

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

how old is your car?

I think the thought back in the day was to warm the oils that doing this would make your engine last longer. With modern engines allegedly this is now longer needed. My last few cars have been 10-15 years old so during the winter months i always warm them up for at least a minute or two ( and I've kept them in garages too)

few of my family members have new cars 2-3 years old and those warm right up soon as u hit the road

2016

 

[Reggie]

This was some type of thing a lot of cats told me when i was younger and i ran with it. But starting it and letting it run for 10 or 15 minutes like some do is just a waste of oil and gas. At most i will let it run for 30 seconds to a minute or to let the computer system start up.

 

[jadillac]

I think warming the car was

A. Good if you want to get in a car and the heat is already on
B. I think it was much more applicable to older cars back in the day tho.
C. If you have a garage, warming is not necessary really.

 

[Wayans Brehs]

Letting your car sit for minutes after startup is only helpful if you don't want to get into a cold car. If you don't care about that, the heat will kick in much faster if you just drive the car. Just make sure not to rev the engine while the engine temps are cold and you're good.

 

[NoMorePie]

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I warm my car up for maybe 2 minutes then drive off keeping the RPM below 2k

 

[ryderldb]

I let it warm up for a minute. Once i see the rpm's drop a little during idle, i'm off.

 

[GunRanger]

Driving the car warms it faster. Dont waste time

 

[King Sun]

please let your car start for 1min in the winter even if you don't believe in idling. It's not all about the heat you have to give the engine tine for all the oils to lubricate and warm up.

 

[⠀X ⠀]

Eh... fvck that. I get in and go.

 

[WaveWhisperer]

I whip a classic and a modern vehicle


I warm up both.

 

[powmia]

I warm up my daily driver,e320 cdi. Them diesel run like shyt in the beginning if not warmed up.