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As a teenager, on one very cold New Year's eve I drove for about a minute in L (low gear) to get the car warmed up faster. My Dad didn't believe me that drivin
by gwbas1c 3y ago
As a teenager, on one very cold New Year's eve I drove for about a minute in L (low gear) to get the car warmed up faster.
My Dad didn't believe me that driving in low gear would warm the car up faster and told me I should write to Click and Clack to ask if what I did actually worked.
I laughed at him. (It's obvious that if you rev up the engine for a minute you'll warm up the heating system very fast.)
- dylan604 3y agoI bet you regret not doing it now
- rideontime 3y agoAccording to them, "driving it gently is the best way to warm it up." https://www.cartalk.com/content/do-cars-need-warm-cold-winter-mornings https://www.cartalk.com/content/do-cars-need-warm-cold-winte... I also recall them giving similar advice to this on their radio show: https://www.batteriesplus.com/blog/power/warm-up-car#:~:text=We%20often%20get%20asked%2C%20%22Is,the%20chance%20to%20circulate%20properly https://www.batteriesplus.com/blog/power/warm-up-car#:~:text....
- gwbas1c 3y agoMy freezing teenager ass didn't care about the best way to warm up the car! I only cared about the fastest way to get the heat running!
- rideontime 3y agoFair enough!
- SamBam 3y agoThe fastest way to warm up a car !== the best way to warm up a car fast.