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Old 01-24-2008, 11:59 AM   #4 (permalink)
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You'd be better off pluggin in a hair dryer or small space heater to warm up the interior than letting the 993cc motor idle to try to accomplish the same task.

You've seen this, right? And it was at much warmer temperatures.



source: Mini-experiment: cold start fuel consumption and warm-up time

I assume you either don't have a block heater, or have no place to plug in.
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