Well it's getting close to winter season and this is my first winter with my Lancer and I just want to know how many of you warm your car when it's freezing out. I always have the worry that while I take the 10 min to warm up my car that someone will just pop in and drive away. Does anyone else think about this too much? If this ever does happen, what should anyone do? Call the police? insurance? go on a crazy rampage looking for the loser?

 

id suggest a remote starter. had one for a year and it works wonders for me. i just have to turn on the rear defroster the night b4 i shut off the car.

 

First of all, warming your car in idle for 10 minutes is not a good idea. Warm up only for 2-3 mins and start driving normally.

 

when the idling comes down to normal
your good to go
at least thats what i do

 

i warm it up whenever its cold for a minute or two...when freezing i give it about 10mins... i have a spare key so i keep that on me and lock the car...

04lancerEsGuy-->why is it a bad idea???

 

+1... that's what i do normally if its not freezin but just chilly

 

Good idea, I have another key I keep in my walet, maybe i'll make another small keychain.
I don't understand how it would hurt to warm your car for 10 or more minutes, i wait until the temp gets above the cold line before I start to drive, not like it wastes gas or anything.

 

i warm my evo up before i drive it wheater its cold out or not, its always a good idea

 

I always remote start. By the time I get to the car it has warmed up for at least 4 minutes.
Evo is now very lucky she has a garage to sleep in at night, so only a few minutes warm-up in the morning.

 

i live in florida so its never freezing. but i will start my car about 5 mins before i leave. then its good to go

 

i use me remote start ftw!

 

i warm my car up every morning for about 15 mins.. but i dont have to worry about my car being stolen..

 

it is regularly -20 celcius here dont know what that is in farenheight but I start my car 10 mins at least ,but I dont worry when its that cold because its usually still cold when I get into it. In the summer I wait maybe a minute

 

i read from some uk evo site that warming up the car is actually not a good idea because what happens is that you'll be driving with a warmed up motor and a cold transmission which will cause mechanical problems in the future. it says there that you should start driving after starting the car...the only time you would wait about 30 sec. after starting the car is when the temperature is below 30's.

i used to warm up my car a while before driving it but after reading that, it kinda made sense. i just start my car up now, wait between 30 sec. to a minute then start driving.

 

I got a postcard/flyer from mitsubishi and it said when the needle starts moving you are good to go, but I normally wait til it hits the first line. Try not push it until it reaches normal temps.