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01-24-2011, 06:51 AM

#21

Gas Man

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Join Date: 01-04-2010

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The big oil companies are my customers at work and there is no way I'd let my car run at idle to warm up for that long. wow.

01-24-2011, 05:26 PM

#22

celblazer

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Location: NJ

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It is cold here in NJ but I get heat in my SS after just a mile or two even in this cold. The remote start kills mileage and at $3 plus a gallon I can live being cold a couple of minutes.

01-24-2011, 07:04 PM

#23

Rod Run

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Location: New England

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Originally Posted by LouTheArtist

I can't stand that 10 minute limit! It's straight bull. Anything 30 minutes or more is good but to tell you the truth when I leave it on for 45 minutes it's perfect! :)
Lou-

Quote:

Originally Posted by 843de

Gee Lou, just a thought. Rather than trying to figure out a way to have it run for 45 minutes wasting gas and costing money, why not spend that cash on warmer clothes?

I agree totally. I'm sorry, but that is just totally retarded. I wouldn't want any of my non-diesel cars to idle that long, just in the added wear and tear on the engine. Idling that long is not good for a regular gasoline engine, nevermind mentioning how much quicker you're breaking down your oil

Also, nine degrees isn't even that cold. I was out shovelling off my roof in a tee shirt yesterday and it was in the teens.

01-24-2011, 08:39 PM

#24

TomsHHR

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You could look into a heated garage, was -26 in Superior the other day.

01-25-2011, 09:52 AM

#25

jerSSey HHR

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I rarely let mine run for more than 3-5 minutes. No sense putting additional wear and tear on the engine or burning more gas. I wear gloves on cold mornings until the cabin heats up. I haven't had too many issues with having to defrost the windshield, although I've had to do a lot of ice scraping on the outside windows.