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Originally Posted by humfrz
Some say it's hard on car’s engine to start it and just let it idle for a long period of time ..... 
humfrz |
Really? I hear conflicting views on this. Some people say that you should let it warm up a little for if it's really cold out while others say that you are just wasting gas and that newer cars do not need to do this. I personally let it warm up for 5-10 minutes in the morning while I make breakfast and when I drive, the shifting is a lot smoother. When I don't, however, it's really rigid when shifting. My guess is that the fluids are not properly ready throughout the car but I could be wrong. Still, I prefer getting in my car when it's not ball-shrinking cold, regardless if it may take off a few miles off of my car's lifespan lol.