imported_toyman29

in the summer, n e where from 20secs-1min
in the fall a few mintues
winter like 6-10mins

i warm up according to my rpms
when i start my car it idles at 1500
when it settles to 1000 or so i go..
when the engine is warm/hot it idles at about 700rpm

kwikb16a2

around 2-3 minutes in winter or she ticks

electronblue

iTrader: (1)

Until the defrost has cleared a spot in the windshield I can see through...

FuRiOuSrex

i usally start my car up around 7 go back to sleep for a half hour then leave to work at 7:30

Notorious

Until I can tell the car is idleing at a lower rpm. Usually takes a few minutes.

bdotdan

imported_BoOsTd

just keep it under 3,000rpm and you wont damage anything, the time it sites in your driveway for 10-15mins the car can be warmed up just as much a quarter mile down the road... All your doing is polluting our enviroment by letting it sit there idleing that long...not to mention the carbon deposits on the internals ect...

Whiplash

on cold *** days i start it a couple of minutes before i leave from up in my apartment , by the time i get into the underground she's ready to go..

when it's sitting outside in the elements i'll start it while i'm having a smoke before leaving from work.. by the time i get out to the lot it's had about 10 minutes and she be ready to rock..

i like remote start no waiting around

VEX

Remote Start + 1500 Ft + Hot Air Circulating = Kick ***... because its so cold in the morning, so once you get into the car its nice and warm.

imported_BoOsTd

On the really cold windy days I wish I had remote start getting into a freezing cold car does suck

saturn_one

get up half an hour early (7:00AM)!!! go out in freezing cold! come back and go back to sleep!


Now thats a really good example of something i would NEVER do!

Sleekef

sometimes ill give it around 6 or so minutes but when I sleep in and im going to be late like 30 seconds on a freezing day...even tho i dont like 2

SpikeyLee

Spring, summer, and fall; the time it takes to put on my seatbelt, pop in a cd and I'm off. In the winter, like a minute or two. Or if the windshield is completely covered in haze, I gotta wait long enough for me to see out the window!!

Needless idling just causes pollution to the environment and wastes fuel. Cars these days really don't need very much time to "warm up." Driving the car is the fastest way to warm the thing up.

Read up on how bad idling is for your engine/environment:

Ministry of Natural Resources

PULOVR

Compustar alam/starter + really COLD nights + autotmatic cold start ever 1.5 hours for 10 minutes + heater already on = NEVER GETTING INTO A COLD CAR EVER AGAIN.

I only put it on autostart when I hear it's going to be -20 or more.....other than that.......when the RPM's drop, I'm good to go.

Alekss

untill I see my temp. gauge moving

imported_toyman29

omg
i bet u get hardly n e km's of a tank of gas after that

yO

Winter, 2-3 minutes top.. Remote start .. Plus my ride idles at 1500, so warming up is pretty fast.

imported_EH_94_Civic

usualy in the winter i let it run for 10 mins. by then its around 1000-700 rpms. takes forever to warm up in my opinion.

imported_Torrey

Wow, do any of you wonder what happens when your engine is hot and your shifting on a cold tranny.......

Warm-up for me in the winter is 2 min tops.
Summer/spring no more than 30 seconds. And always shift under 3000rpm when its cold.

Toxic

A honda manual states my car only requires around 30 seconds to "warm up", meaning let all the fluids make their way thru the engine.

winter time may take a few more minutes.