I let my car idle for a half hour - its COLD out!

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BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I hate getting into a cold car. Cheap gas FTW.

 

[Krazy4Real]

wow... that's a waste of gas though. I'm all for letting your car warm up when it's cold, but it shouldn't take a half hour. 10 minutes tops.

 

[acid45]

she forgot thats all, must be 60

 

[JulesMaximus]

Fvck, I haven't filled up in over a week but even so it was still over $2.50/gallon.

 

[PrinceofWands]

$2.69 a gallon here.

 

[Kreon]

wow

Gas where I am is like... 2.80, at least
5 cents off tomorrow though

 

[txrandom]

It's cold in here! It must be the Toros in the atmosphere!

 

[nycdude]

$2.07 gal for regular here in NJ

 

[Bootprint]

Just wait until tomorrow when the title becomes, "I was letting my car warm up and someone stole it"

 

[imported_weadjust]

Gas war near my house. Tupelo, MS $1.80 a gallon.

 

[beemercer]

Where do you live, I think i may need to go on a road trip to get a ton of gas .

 

[Heisenberg]

$1.96 here. I still wouldn't let my car idle for a half hour even if it's $1/gallon. It's just wasting gas.

 

[acid45]

she just wanted to say FTW in a thread
thats all!!

 

[chambersc]

It's $1.85 here.


OP, do you have a keyless starter? Also, did you turn on the defrosters before you left the car for the night?

 

[TheSiege]

how much gas does a car really use idling for half an hour?

 

[Sukhoi]

Your car will be plenty warm in 10 minutes of idling.

 

[bonkers325]

what kind of car needs half an hour to get warm? 5 minutes is more than enough to get things nice and toasty

 

[FrustratedUser]

Electric engine heater FTW. Too bad I don't have one.

 

[Looney]

That's just wrong. Certainly nothing to be proud of.

 

[Rogodin2]

Maybe half a gallon-it's well worth the $1-2$.

Rogo

 

[FrustratedUser]

I wouldn't even dare to idle my Top Fuel dragster for that long.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I wouldn't even dare to idle my Top Fuel dragster for that long.

Is that you Big Daddy? :laugh:

 

[djheater]

$2.29

Ten minutes tops.

 

[thomsbrain]

i think the general consensus in this thread is that the OP is at least an idiot, and maybe an asswipe, too.

 

[Insane3D]

While I think a 1/2 hour is not really needed, I think some of you are looking at this in terms of how cold it is near you. When you come out in the morning and the temperature is single numbers or lower, do you think you might need to warm up your car a bit longer so that it's warm inside as well as warm in the engine? I ran mine the other morning about 10-15 minutes because I like getting in the car with it somewhat warmed up, I had to get some of the 1/4" ice coating off the car, and it was this cold.

Up in Canada, it's been -10 to -20 in areas....I'd say a 1/2 hour in that isn't all that crazy in thos conditions...