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And the manufacturers of both the oil and the cars just get better and better. There's a lot of oil left inside the engine, just a microscopic film really but it's enough, to keep things from sticking together for those first few revs at startup. Add in the manufacturers' ongoing quest for friction reduction inside the engine through geometry and coatings and I think we're about ready to put the old "cold starts kill engines" truism to rest.