I usually do as FlyerI does. Especially about the family part. [8D]

 

i always give any/all my veh warm up time none of my veh will be drove until it idles to for at least 3min or so do u really thing that thick cold is oiling the engine effetivly.

no a long warm up cycle will not damage suspension componets/tires.

also holding the veh in a 1500-2000 rpm range will not damage the engine or anything els the engine warms up much faster under load then not under a load if anything a cold drive is harder on it then holding it at a steady rpm.

 

I agree. Usually my car runs for about 5 minutes or so in the morning before I go to work because its pretty cold out at 5am and I got all that ice on my windows that needs to be defrosted. So having the remote start is a very nice accessory, especially when I'm taking my son with me who just turned a year old.

I'm not so sure if holding the engine between 1500-2000 RPMs makes a difference or not. I've always heard the opposite. You know, just let the engine idle, no need to rev the engine up, then drive easy/normal the first few minutes. Then againI had a 69 Cougar as my first car and as it warmed up the RPMs increased on their own until I rev'd it, then they'd kick down. Then my BMW manual says no need to warm engine, just drive normally and the car will warm up as you go. So who knows what is best?! I guess it depends on the car and where you put your faith!

 

I'd give it a minute or so...

 

Hi! I'll lether idle until the engine temperature gauge reach to normal operating temperature area.The needlereach to a little bit higher then the C mark in 94 CAMRY. Depends on theengine temperature, it takes about 10 secs. - 4 mins. to warm up.

 

30 seconds to a minute is about right, do you really want to drive off on a dry engine? This few seconds gives the oil time to circulate before you put a load on it. The oil has a tough enough job to do in the enginewhen you cold start, and it doesnt take a petroleum engineer to realize that most of the oil is stillin the pan and not lubricating the engine for a few seconds.