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Old 01-24-2009, 06:28 PM   #20 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Let me say something before I respond.It requires a minimum of 22-miles of continuous driving at 50-mph to warm a car up.The short commutes many of you members are reporting on are all for"cold" cars and all your mileage would be higher under fully warmed conditions.
Not necessarily so. Even in the winter, the Insight only takes about 10 miles (on level roads) to warm up to its normal operating temperature. Since it takes me longer than that to get into town, most of my city driving is with a warm engine.
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