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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Bet you never looked at a Gen1 Insight, then :-) In cold weather, it simply won't warm up to full operating temperature at idle. Even with a radiator block, it takes 10+ miles of driving at 50-60 mph to get up to temp. (On level roads, of course: the couple of miles of 5-6% grade going the other way from my house get it close.) Which of course means that idling to warm up the engine is pretty useless.
Though I have to say that I'm not real impressed with the article overall. Take the crap about Not allowing adequate separation from other cars (and things like deer & cows) is what forces you to brake hard. Plenty of places around here where I could do 100 mph (were I so inclined :-)), and never have to touch the brakes at all.
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Owned one, drove it 35k miles and $7k in warranty repairs. Nothing different as far as engine operating temperature with a properly functioning thermostat. Maybe you should check yours out better.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/em-fuel-l...vehicleid=3656
regards
mech