just out of curiosity...how long does it take for you guys to warm up your cars? the people with 1.8Ts that is

 

You are not suppose to warm up the car. Just start it up, and 30 seconds or so later pull away. Keep the RPM's under 3k untill the engine is warm.

 

biggest myth is to sit there for 3 to 4 minutes... that just kills your car

 

Pretty sure it says right in the manual that warming up the car wears on the engine.

 

Driving with low revs as Jestnomen says is the best way, if you sit there from cold and idle to warm up, the lack of oil pressure will let the top parts of the engine run dry for a while. Driving off straight away taking it easy will build pressure.

 

agreed - do not sit and warm you rcar up. Make sure you are moving to warm the car, with low revs until the temp gauge moves up at least one notch.

 

oh really...damn...i always thought sitting there and letting it warm up was good for the car...thanks for clearing that up

 

OMG i been hurting her when i thought i been helpin her, damn it. NOOOOOOO
well at least on the bright side im gonna save alot of time now

 

Unless any of you drive in Saskatchewan in the winter, when the temperature is 30 or 40 below, there is no need to warm up the engine. It just wastes fuel and time. Of course if you live in the northern US, make sure you arent running 15W50 oil either.