Which is infinitely better than "I owned a large boring car that was so boring it was never even offered with a man's transmission and bitch about euro cars because I owned 3 shitty ones which accurately depicts all of them".
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As opposed to being a stereotypical douche who takes out loans and then pays the dealership to do everything.
Wow what a great comparison! One of the best powerplants ever compared to one of the most complex and annoying to work on powerplants ever! Totally a fair comparison! You are an idiot. I'm sure you're super successful in life, judging by the shit saabs and godawful oldsmobile auroras you've owned.
Yup. Both of which I bought and paid for with cash, both of which I do all the maintenance on myself, both of which are extremely well built, extremely reliable, and INCREASING in value.
there's a huge diff between a gm cheapened Swedish car and an overbuilt German one. I drive an s6 avant and a 911. Both are old, and I do all my own maintenance as well. They're a little different to work on, but extremely well made and easy to work on once you know some tricks. Please don't judge all European cars…
Don't believe any of the bullshit going around Facebook. Warm up your damn car if it's cold.
Why are my comments always pending? I have basically quit going to jalopnik because I can no longer comment. ???
Why are my comments always pending? I have basically quit going to jalopnik because I can no longer comment. ???
Why are my comments always pending? I have basically quit going to jalopnik because I can no longer comment. ???
This is wrong. Idling takes FOREVER to warm up your car. The goal is to have the engine and it's fluids spend as little time as possible in non optimum temps, correct? It's smarter to get in the car and drive it immediately, but not BEAT ON IT, and dirve it gently. I keep it under 3k rpms in all gears until it is…
No, no it is not. Nor the power steering fluid. Nor will it even warm up, with such a light load. It will spend more time running with cold molasses oil. The author of this article is a fucking idiot.
That is utter bullshit. Why?
Your radiator is doing jack shit after you let your car idle for 5 minutes in extreme cold. The thermostat will be CLOSED, as the engine will not be up to temp. There is literally no fluid going to the radiator until your coolant reaches the right temp to open the thermostat, which…
How about 3 minutes of moderate, gentle driving so everything heats up faster and my engine spends less time running with fluids that are way too cold?
So what is better:
Letting it idle keeps the engine and all it's fluids colder LONGER. Idling produces very small amounts of heat, which means your engine and all it's fridgid fluids are spending MORE TIME BEING COLD. Driving it gently (under 3k rpm) is the fastest way to warm the fluids, the engine, the trans, and the diffs.
Not if they have weight sensors, which I'm pretty sure 99% have.
The reason has nothing to do with fuel or my latent desire to pollute your driveways — it has to do with oil. When your car has been sitting out overnight, all the lubricating oil that's coating all of the crucial, moving bits of the car has settled down to the bottom of the oil pan. When the temperatures are really…
I just gotta say FUCK YOU, because your title is misleading (no explanation of how, just descriptions of how it is to drive), and you didn't even write anything, you just linked to someone elses' article.
