maxfinity

Since day one I let the car Idle for at least 30 seconds like the manual says, No more than a minute though because it kills your mpg. When its cold out I remote start it though and make sure i leave the climate control system and the seat warmers on the night before so my car is nice and comfortable when I get inside. I absolutely HATE cold weather and i dont have a garage so my seats will be freezing if i dont do this. I wish we had heated steering wheels.

sammy917

I usually wait til rpms hit 1k but drive gently til it warms up.

Beyond what the article says, will running the car cold damage anything?

Steveo47

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i wait till the temp gauge needle starts to move.

WARAT

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hot or cold, I warm up to the point where I see the temp gauge needle go up a little

6mtg37s

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I usually wait 40 seconds to a minute depending if i find a song that i like! Usually until the tractor mode goes away.

ANMVQ

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I always let my G warm up. At least till the neddel is past the C on the temp gauge..
+1000 fot the heated steering above, Why did my 04 Maxima but neither my 08 or 10 G had it??

zoner

Are you serious? Asking for heated steering wheel in Miami, come on. Get a pair of driving gloves if you are that sensitive. Idle time to heat depends on how cold it is. Really haven't driven mine much in the cold until my wife ran her minivan up against a tree and had to give her my Accord to drive. But generally 2min warmup time. Not too worried about burning extra gas as you really have to idle a long time before you burn any appreciable amount.

Falcons023

I just idle my car for 20-30 secs and back out of garage, close it and drive off...which is close to a minute. It takes me almost 5 mins of drive around neighborhood to even hit 40mph...by that time my car is pretty warmed up. No issues for me

BillPaul

I start engine, drive off, take it easy on the accelerator until the engine warms up.

Have been driving for decades, no engine failures or rebuilds, no burning oil, and we keep our cars more than a decade.

I think a warm up period is unnecessary.

Q8y_drifter

I used to keep it idling for at least 3 mins. But lately I've been idling until it gets below 1K RPM.

TomieG

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This. I will take it easy in the city but will wait till it fully warms up before taking it on the highway.

Bailey'sRide

I idle the car for 20-30 seconds, or until I get bored, or unless I am in a hurry. Hey, at least I'm honest. The first five minutes of my drive is in-town traffic and doesn't put much of a load on the engine.

movinon

Same here.

evilpanda

Once i get in the car i start the car, buckle up then back out of the garage then let it sit for a few seconds while i wait for the garage door to close. it takes about 1 minute to get to the main road so i take it easy on the neighborhood then once on the main street i'm good to go.

04G35NYC

The whole reason they say don't let it idle and just drive it so in the long run you go to the mechanic and start fixing your car with problems it will have. If you're leasing then i would understand you wouldn't care about it after 3 years. But if you intend on keeping it why not take care of it.