Re: REMOTE CAR STARTERS

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Re: REMOTE CAR STARTERS

Floyd Rogers

26 Oct 2006 23:41

>I recently heard a discussion on remote car starters. One view is that
> when a car is started in cold weather, it should be driven within a
> minute or so. The opposing view is that you should let it sit for 5
> minutes to warm up. Any views/insights out there?

The first (drive within a minute). In many states, it's illegal to warm
up an unattended car (in WA state, for instance.) Additionally, the
engine won't warm up as fast, which increases pollution - 90% of
the pollution from a car happens at startup and during idling. And
since the rest of the car (transmission, bearings, etc.) don't get warm,
you are just wasting gas.

FloydR

alg	26 Oct 2006 21:27
I recently heard a discussion on remote car starters. One view is that when a car is started in cold weather, it should be driven within a minute or so. The opposing view is that you should let it sit for 5 minutes to warm up. Any views/insights out there?

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