Letting A Vehicle Warm Up In The Winter

[easilyscan 1,031]

It's 21° here right now. The kid who goes out with my neighbors daughter has had his late model full-size Chevy 'warming up' on the other side of the street for 1 hour & 3 minutes.

He did the same thing last winter.  I think his record is around 75 minutes. Too bad some of my degenerate gambler friends aren't here, we could make bets on it

 

[lickin_starfish 2,020]

Don't most remote starters shut off after 15 minutes?

[BeenHereBefore 1,631]

36 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

It's 21° here right now. The kid who goes out with my neighbors daughter has had his late model full-size Chevy 'warming up' on the other side of the street for 1 hour & 3 minutes.

You sure they are not getting busy in there? I let my cars warm up to clear the windows for 5 to 10 mins.

[jerryskids 7,141]

35 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

It's 21° here right now. The kid who goes out with my neighbors daughter has had his late model full-size Chevy 'warming up' on the other side of the street for 1 hour & 3 minutes.

He did the same thing last winter.  I think his record is around 75 minutes. Too bad some of my degenerate gambler friends aren't here, we could make bets on it

 

I'm intrigued that you know how long it has been warming up to the minute.  If you had said "about an hour," that would be one thing.  But one hour, 3 minutes? Kinda stalky.  

[Bier Meister 1,761]

I recall 15-20 min being sufficient ( 7 month winters in Colorado)

[BeenHereBefore 1,631]

3 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

I recall 15-20 min being sufficient ( 7 month winters in Colorado)

Yea just depends on how cold out.

[easilyscan 1,031]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

I'm intrigued that you know how long it has been warming up to the minute.  If you had said "about an hour," that would be one thing.  But one hour, 3 minutes? Kinda stalky.  

I knew someone would ask that. His truck is really loud when it starts. I was on my desktop when I heard it and noted the time.

 

[easilyscan 1,031]

1 hour ago, BeenHereBefore said:

You sure they are not getting busy in there? I let my cars warm up to clear the windows for 5 to 10 mins.

He'd have to have huge ones if that was the case. Her father was working on his truck about 25 feet away.

FYI, he didn't break his record from last year. Left after 70 minutes of idling.

[easilyscan 1,031]

1 hour ago, lickin_starfish said:

Don't most remote starters shut off after 15 minutes?

I've never had one, so I couldn't tell you, but that makes sense.

[BeenHereBefore 1,631]

3 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

FYI, he didn't break his record from last year. Left after 70 minutes of idling.

Why does he want to let it run that long ?

[easilyscan 1,031]

5 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Why does he want to let it run that long ?

No idea ?

 

[Fireballer 2,683]

Gasoline or diesel?

[BeenHereBefore 1,631]

19 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

No idea ?

 

Ahh you never asked?

[easilyscan 1,031]

56 minutes ago, Fireballer said:

Gasoline or diesel?

Gasoline.

[easilyscan 1,031]

45 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Ahh you never asked?

No sir, at least not directly.

[peenie 1,995]

Omg, an ex boyfriend used to warm his car up for 20 min whenever it was cold. So annoying! 

[edjr 6,943]

my remote starter shuts off after 10 minutes.

the guy in the op doesn’t seem smart enough to have remote starter

[Ron_Artest 2,342]

GB having a garage

[listen2me 23 1,957]

21 degrees isnt very cold 

[lickin_starfish 2,020]

I park in my garage in the winter, so no warmup before work. Leaving work, I start my truck 10 minutes early because it's out in the snowy coldness.

[Mookz 1,381]

12 hours ago, easilyscan said:

He'd have to have huge ones if that was the case. Her father was working on his truck about 25 feet away.

FYI, he didn't break his record from last year. Left after 70 minutes of idling.

Prolly had to go get gas and will be back to let it finish. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,939]

I wish the shitlibs here like sissy, saints and gutter hadn’t whined about Strike and had him suspended.  The guy knows his cars. 

[weepaws 3,373]

5 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

21 degrees isnt very cold 

It’s colder than 22 degrees 

[easilyscan 1,031]

6 hours ago, lickin_starfish said:

I park in my garage in the winter, so no warmup before work. Leaving work, I start my truck 10 minutes early because it's out in the snowy coldness.

Same for me. I'd only warm my car up for 10 minutes or more if it was outside and it had snowed and/or we had freezing rain. Otherwise, I'd be like this guy......

 

[Gepetto 1,464]

Maybe move out of the hood, Beavis.  

[easilyscan 1,031]

13 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

Maybe move out of the hood, Beavis.  

This is a very nice neighborhood, but thanks for caring. 

[Ron_Artest 2,342]

22 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

Maybe move out of the hood, Beavis.  

That's a good point.  From his posting I would assume he has an 8 figure portfolio.

[Mike Honcho 5,492]

4 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I wish the shitlibs here like sissy, saints and gutter hadn’t whined about Strike and had him suspended.  The guy knows his cars. 

Ironic that he likes to quote to others the TOS to others and how they flout the rules, but he couldn't follow them himself.  

[Hardcore troubadour 15,939]

1 minute ago, Mike Honcho said:

Ironic that he likes to quote to others the TOS to others and how they flout the rules, but he couldn't follow them himself.  

Listen to yourself. Vag.  

[easilyscan 1,031]

13 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

From his posting I would assume he has an 8 figure portfolio.

How do any of my postings make you presume I have an 8 figure portfolio ?

It's about 2.8 million 

 

 

[edjr 6,943]

9 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

GB having a garage

or in your case, a doghouse.