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Wait, don't cars have to warm up so you don't damage the engine when it's cold outside?

• roywiggins 8y ago
  Modern cars don't. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/12/29/the-biggest-winter-energy-myth-that-you-need-to-idle-your-car-before-driving/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/12/29/the-b...
  • kuwze 8y ago
    That doesn't say anything about engine damage though. It just comments about the obviously wasted fuel during the idle period.
    • bpicolo 8y ago
      > Moreover, older cars -- which relied on carburetors as a crucial engine component -- did need to warm up to work well, according to several auto industry experts. Without warming up, the carburetor would not necessarily be able to get the right mix of air and fuel in the engine -- and the car might stall out. During the 1980s and into the early 1990s, however, the auto industry did away with carburetors in favor of electronic fuel injection
  • maerF0x0 8y ago
    The article notes at the end other realities than fuel economy. You often cannot see because of frost on the inside of the windshield. Save a few drops of gas and have to replace a whole car (due to a crash) is a weak strategy.