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Originally Posted by 7thgear
A 1983 Porche 944 owners manual states that you should not wait for the car to warmup and simply drive lightly for the first 2-3 minutes.
If a 30 year old Porsche says it's okay, i'm sure modern cars are okay with it to.
once you get oil pressure, you're good to go. Just dont redline and you'll be fine.
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^ This.
Also, keep in mind that coolant temp (the gauge on your cluster) is NOT oil temp. It takes longer for the oil to reach operating temperature. Sometimes as much as 15-20 minutes. It's ok to drive, you don't have to idle, as per above, especially if you use a good synthetic oil. But don't hammer it until you've got some miles on the car.