Personally, I wait to get into boost until the oil temp is up to spec. FWIW, the temp gauge in the cluster shows the water temp. It takes anywhere from 5-15 minutes for the oil to come up, relative to the water temp, depending.

 

I give it like 1min to warm up and then I keep the RPMS below 3k until it reaches full temp.

 

I always do it unless im in a rush.

 

warm it up while i clean the car from dust the drive slow since im in the 10th floor and by the time im on the ground im all warmed up.yes it annoing going up and down 10 floors.

 

Depending on how cold
Maybe sit there for few mins but usually take off and baby it till its nice and warm.

 

i always warm my car up for 5 mins unless im in a hurry

 

On start up wait a few mins. then drive real easy out the sub. till I hit the main road. Go through the gears staying below 3,000 till normal operating temps. Then have fun!

 

I wait until the temp gauge has one notch on it and then I start driving.

Also noticed that my MR tends to want to stick to first gear as long as possible in the morning (probably to warm up the transmission)

 

I warm it up for 1 minute or 2. Drive like a granny until it reaches full operating temp. I noticed if you don't warm it up and leave right away, shifting feels hard and notchy.

 

I wait 5 min then drive it.

 

+1 this

 

when starting up and idling, how long does it take for you to reach 1 bar on the temp gauge?

 

If you want to speed up the process do this... at 5:45am start the car, then keep revving the engine for 3 minutes, then drive off. lol

This is what I do in the morning. I let the car idle for 30 seconds to 1 minute, then I do a slow crawl out of the neighborhood. I slowly drive in 1st gear at 2k rpm or 2.5k rpm. Sometimes I shift to 2nd gear.

Once I'm on the road, I granny shift until the water temp gets warmed up. Then I drive normal. I never WOT any gears unless I've been on the road for 15 minutes or longer.

 

I give it 30 or so seconds to let the oil circulate a bit then crawl until water temp is at it's normal peak every time. I'd do this for any car I intend to take care of, not so much for my mirage. I hate that thing.

 

do the same, i get the car out of the garage and go back inside grab what i need (2-5 mins) and then drive off.