yeah and double dammed when you try to tell your wife but gee dear its for the cars good. you don't have to be warm. rays post was good but it didn't take into mind the woman factor. jim At 02:07 PM 2/25/2008, you wrote:
>This brings up a very good question. > >I constantly warm up my wife's car, especially in the winter. > >According to this article, this is not a good thing to do. > >The problem I see is that if I don't warm up my wife's car, the kickback >when the car goes from park to drive is pretty hard. At to that, the car >actually stalls if it isn't warmed up by the time she switches gears. > >Granted, I've always driven domestic cars all my life, and this is the first >import, being a Honda Accord from 86, but I have to wonder, am I doing >what's best for the car by letting it warm up, or am I harming the engine >like the article says. > >I mean, I'm not going out to spend money on a block heater, which will, not >only up my energy bills, but I'll also have to install an exterior wall >mounted plug just to plug the damn thing in. > >So car guys, how do I handle this puppy? > >As it seems to me, I'm damned if I do, and damned if I don't. > >Victor Gouveia > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1297 - Release Date: >2/25/2008 9:22 AM
