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Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
Hebrew Hammer
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Date: July 05, 2011 05:26AM
There's at least 4-5 spanish families in my neighborhood, and almost all of them come out and turn their car on and let it idle for 10 to 20 minutes before they leave - to warm up i'm guessing. I can somewhat see this in the winter, but it's the dead of summer, and it was 81 this morning. their windows are open, so it's not like they're letting the car cool down. Anyone have a clue?
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
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it's a car not a go cart
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Date: July 05, 2011 08:59AM
Ever wonder why the airline pilot warms up the engines before taking off? An engine is designed to operate at a certain temperature with the motor oil at the proper viscosity. Otherwise you wear your engine out. Your latino neighbors know how to maintain a car.
Do you check your oil and radiator?
Do you check your oil and radiator?
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
rare exception
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Date: July 05, 2011 09:04AM
Unlike your typical stupid honkey I warm my car up every time I drive.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
Taco Bueno
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Date: July 05, 2011 09:06AM
They are warming up a can of beans, so it will be hot when they get to 7/11 for their job search.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
Price
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Date: July 05, 2011 09:53AM
They are used to warm up cars because most of them drive - or used to drive - shitty old pieces of crap that wouldn't drive otherwise. Modern cars with properly working fuel injection don't require warming, modern oils provide sufficient lubrication at any temp, and - most importantly - your engine warms up much faster while driving, so unless you rev it up to 7,000 RPM the very next second after start up, your engine will do better w/o 10 mins idling.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
Some people believe anything they are told
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Date: July 05, 2011 10:11AM
You don't warm a car up by putting it under load, that generates wear. You also forgot to mention the oil has to get pumped up to the lifters. You forgot to mention the water.
Move to CA and leave hispanics alone.
Move to CA and leave hispanics alone.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
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Date: July 05, 2011 10:42AM
Engine oil analysis studies have showing that idling the car to warm it up causes excessive fuel dilution, which actually results in more wear than if it's just driven gently to warm it up.
Water? Idling the car to warm it up also puts excessive water into the oil.
Lifters? They are pumped up the second the engine starts. If they aren't, you'll hear it.
Idling the car for 10-20 minutes is a waste of gas and not necessary.
Water? Idling the car to warm it up also puts excessive water into the oil.
Lifters? They are pumped up the second the engine starts. If they aren't, you'll hear it.
Idling the car for 10-20 minutes is a waste of gas and not necessary.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
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More Complete
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Date: July 05, 2011 11:30AM
Newer cars do not need to be warmed up. The can be driven almost imediately after starting without causing damage. Warming up under load has been shown to be better than letting it idle. They also don't need to be "broken in" like they use to as tolerances are much tighter. In addition, they last long beyond the old 100k standard of years past. If you had a car built within the last ten years and have read its owners manual you would know this.
I agree that they are just use to older cars/ways.
I agree that they are just use to older cars/ways.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
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Date: July 05, 2011 12:53PM
More Complete Wrote:
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> Newer cars do not need to be warmed up.
I would say that anything that is fuel-injected does not need to be warmed up.
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> Newer cars do not need to be warmed up.
I would say that anything that is fuel-injected does not need to be warmed up.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
KeepOnTruckin
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Date: July 05, 2011 01:06PM
I always warm up my car or use remote start in summer or winter to get the heat warm or the a/c cold before i get in.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
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Date: July 05, 2011 01:39PM
AC cools down a lot faster with the car moving than it does at idle.
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
KeepOnTruckin
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Date: July 05, 2011 02:54PM
......... Wrote:
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> AC cools down a lot faster with the car moving
> than it does at idle.
yeah but i have no wish to sit in a 120 degree car for 3 minutes while that occurs.
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> AC cools down a lot faster with the car moving
> than it does at idle.
yeah but i have no wish to sit in a 120 degree car for 3 minutes while that occurs.
Hebrew Hammers up their cars
Posted by:
MC Hammer
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Date: July 05, 2011 03:01PM
I am guessing that the OP is a flipping idiot. Probably is a loser, and probably has more issues than his yamaka can handle.
Shalom and Mazol tov!
Just wondering: Do jewish people drink he-brew?
http://www.shmaltz.com/HEBREW/index.html
Shmaltz = Shitz
Shalom and Mazol tov!
Just wondering: Do jewish people drink he-brew?
http://www.shmaltz.com/HEBREW/index.html
Shmaltz = Shitz
Re: Hispanics warming up their cars
Posted by:
NiggaPlz
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Date: July 05, 2011 03:30PM
Hebrew Hammer Wrote:
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> morning. their windows are open, so it's not like
> they're letting the car cool down. Anyone have a
> clue?
These persons are helping warm the planet on behalf of their friends and family that use environmentally friendly transportation options (most notably purple Huffy mountain bikes and Merry Maids cars filled to capacity).
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> morning. their windows are open, so it's not like
> they're letting the car cool down. Anyone have a
> clue?
These persons are helping warm the planet on behalf of their friends and family that use environmentally friendly transportation options (most notably purple Huffy mountain bikes and Merry Maids cars filled to capacity).