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Lifestyle => Tha G-Spot => Topic started by: swangin and bangin on September 29, 2007, 06:41:45 PM
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i always do this and now i just learned i was a gas wasting dumbass
Myth: Wait, it's still warming up
Some people insist that your car will last longer if you let it idle until the engine reaches normal operating temperature.
It's true that running cold is harder on an engine than running warm. The oil is thicker, and it takes a little time - very little, really - for it to flow to all the parts of the engine that need it.
But letting the car sit while the engine is running doesn't help anything. It just wastes gas and pumps out needless fumes. You might as well get on your way.
All you need to do is drive your car gently until the engine is warmed up. No smoky burn-outs first thing in the morning. Just go easy and keep those engine RPMs down until everything's toasty, and you'll be just fine.
Five to ten minutes of easy driving is about all it takes before most cars are ready to rev, says Sinclair.
Driving gently for a few minutes helps your brakes, too, says Sinclair. They also need a chance to warm up.
"Brakes go to from zero to 200 degrees or so in an instant with a hard stop," he says.
That kind of sudden temperature change promotes warping of brake rotors, he says. Better to make a few slow stops at first so the brakes can heat up gradually.
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Yeah, I know what you're saying.
But where I'm living it can be like -20 to -25 celcuis in the winter, so it's kinda nice to drive a warmed up car with no ice on the windows..
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Glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.
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Yeah, I know what you're saying.
But where I'm living it can be like -20 to -25 celcuis in the winter, so it's kinda nice to drive a warmed up car with no ice on the windows..
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i never warm my car up. but then again the coldest my car has ever driven in is like 30 degrees.
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i never warm my car up. but then again the coldest my car has ever driven in is like 30 degrees.
lol
same here
i love california
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i never warm my car up. but then again the coldest my car has ever driven in is like 30 degrees.
lol
same here
i love california
forreal, i just wish i knew that before ive always let my car idle before taking off
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Yeah, I know what you're saying.
But where I'm living it can be like -20 to -25 celcuis in the winter, so it's kinda nice to drive a warmed up car with no ice on the windows..
sometime even colder lol fucking -40 with winds lol
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I think most people do it to let the inside of the car warm up.
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i'm glad i own a vw jetta tdi, i can let the engine turn for 4 days straight without wasting diesel. That's my winter car 8)
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i'm glad i own a vw jetta tdi, i can let the engine turn for 4 days straight without wasting diesel. That's my winter car 8)
Ya my uncle has 1 of those, that thing doesnt need shit to move lol!!!
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People warm their cars up in California? LOL...I thought that was mainly done a.)in the snow and b.)with diesel tanks. Weird.
Also, don't turn your car off to save gas if you're about to take off again right away...Turning on the ignition wastes a lot more gas than just leaving it idle...Also, the AC/heater taking up gas is a myth, I heard...PeACe
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it doesn't waste gas per se. however it does use up power when it needs it (going over hills accleorating, ect. ) which makes the engine work harder which eats up more gas
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well how long are you "warming" it up for... 5 minutes?
any normal person does that shit for like 30 seconds and they're off
it can't be good for a car to turn on and immediately speed off
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10-15 mins
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well how long are you "warming" it up for... 5 minutes?
any normal person does that shit for like 30 seconds and they're off
it can't be good for a car to turn on and immediately speed off
That's why you don't speed off right away...You take it easy until the engine is nice and warm, then you start smashin...did you read the article?
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People warm their cars up in California? LOL...I thought that was mainly done a.)in the snow and b.)with diesel tanks. Weird.
Also, don't turn your car off to save gas if you're about to take off again right away...Turning on the ignition wastes a lot more gas than just leaving it idle...Also, the AC/heater taking up gas is a myth, I heard...PeACe
nah, the heater yes, but the ac take a lot of fuel. In the last car guide they made the test comparing hybrid cars with regular one. Without the AC the hybrid car was using like half the fuel but with the AC on the hybrid car was wasting as much. the heater is only a resistance of 10 A 120 volt it drains off the batteries though, so dont let it on when the engine doesn't turn.
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fuck this thread
this morning, i hoped on my bike and took off with out waiting for it to warm up, first time i ever did that. the temparture said (Low) and i usually wait for it to get to 116 or 120
and my bike was hella slow responding and it was making a weird ass sound.
and i didnt run it hard, the rpms go up to 18000 and i uped gears at only 6000
yahoo are a bunch of foreskin eaters (no homo)
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People warm their cars up in California? LOL...I thought that was mainly done a.)in the snow and b.)with diesel tanks. Weird.
Also, don't turn your car off to save gas if you're about to take off again right away...Turning on the ignition wastes a lot more gas than just leaving it idle...Also, the AC/heater taking up gas is a myth, I heard...PeACe
nah, the heater yes, but the ac take a lot of fuel. In the last car guide they made the test comparing hybrid cars with regular one. Without the AC the hybrid car was using like half the fuel but with the AC on the hybrid car was wasting as much. the heater is only a resistance of 10 A 120 volt it drains off the batteries though, so dont let it on when the engine doesn't turn.
Hybrid is different, because it depends on energy much more...
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fuck this thread
this morning, i hoped on my bike and took off with out waiting for it to warm up, first time i ever did that. the temparture said (Low) and i usually wait for it to get to 116 or 120
and my bike was hella slow responding and it was making a weird ass sound.
and i didnt run it hard, the rpms go up to 18000 and i uped gears at only 6000
yahoo are a bunch of foreskin eaters (no homo)
LOL
Where does it say ANYTHING about bikes?
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if u trying to save gas on the real go get it when its really cool out like after midnight/early morn hrs. u get more for ur money and the gas quality is better cuz of the cool undergroud tank temp....when its hot most the gas is just that... gas vapers...
peace
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fuck this thread
this morning, i hoped on my bike and took off with out waiting for it to warm up, first time i ever did that. the temparture said (Low) and i usually wait for it to get to 116 or 120
and my bike was hella slow responding and it was making a weird ass sound.
and i didnt run it hard, the rpms go up to 18000 and i uped gears at only 6000
yahoo are a bunch of foreskin eaters (no homo)
LOL
Where does it say ANYTHING about bikes?
i unconsciously made the assumption that the informative article was addressing all antithetical automotive vehicles.
GOD DAMN !!!!!!!!
look at the vocabulary
step yo vocab game up
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fuck this thread
this morning, i hoped on my bike and took off with out waiting for it to warm up, first time i ever did that. the temparture said (Low) and i usually wait for it to get to 116 or 120
and my bike was hella slow responding and it was making a weird ass sound.
and i didnt run it hard, the rpms go up to 18000 and i uped gears at only 6000
yahoo are a bunch of foreskin eaters (no homo)
damn dogg, 18 000 rpm, what are you driving? a formula 1?
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People warm their cars up in California? LOL...I thought that was mainly done a.)in the snow and b.)with diesel tanks. Weird.
Also, don't turn your car off to save gas if you're about to take off again right away...Turning on the ignition wastes a lot more gas than just leaving it idle...Also, the AC/heater taking up gas is a myth, I heard...PeACe
nah, the heater yes, but the ac take a lot of fuel. In the last car guide they made the test comparing hybrid cars with regular one. Without the AC the hybrid car was using like half the fuel but with the AC on the hybrid car was wasting as much. the heater is only a resistance of 10 A 120 volt it drains off the batteries though, so dont let it on when the engine doesn't turn.
Hybrid is different, because it depends on energy much more...
well i can see the difference on my jetta, when i turn the ac on the rpm climb a lil bit, just like when i got the choke on
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fuck this thread
this morning, i hoped on my bike and took off with out waiting for it to warm up, first time i ever did that. the temparture said (Low) and i usually wait for it to get to 116 or 120
and my bike was hella slow responding and it was making a weird ass sound.
and i didnt run it hard, the rpms go up to 18000 and i uped gears at only 6000
yahoo are a bunch of foreskin eaters (no homo)
damn dogg, 18 000 rpm, what are you driving? a formula 1?
nah
its a super sport
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step yo vocab game up
No need for that one. 8)
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Maybe for newer model cars, but I am rolling in a old school Fleetwood. Lacs need some time to warm up in the winter time to get going. My Cougar it does not take no time but a Lac when it is cold I just let it run for a few.