What is the best way to warm up your car?

[btm]

Just doing an open general discussion and poll and to what everyone believes the best way to warm up a cold car is.

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[oneightoo]

mine being an older car i always like to let it idle for a minute, just to get the juices flowing a bit.. dont think revving it hard would be a good idea..

[InsaneAsylum]

mine being an older car i always like to let it idle for a minute, just to get the juices flowing a bit.. dont think revving it hard would be a good idea..

older car????? it's a calibra not a kingswood

[tmov81]

if i can ill let it idle until the temperature needle starts to move...
i keep it under 3000rpm until it the needle gets over 90°C

[1OPL2C]

i always start d car and wait til the revs drop to normal idle before i drive..

[MatsHolden]

Modern cars engines don't need to be left to idle to warm up, best way apparently to warm up is to drive it, obviously not hard though. It states in the manual of the Barina that it isn't necessary to idle the engine to warm up (probably the same for the Astras), but I allow it to run for at least 1min before driving anyway.

[stevedee3]

I'm not sure whether this is true or not, but I've heard that in some European countries (Germany?), it's illegal to start your car and leave it idling before you are ready to drive.

[oneightoo]

older car????? it's a calibra not a kingswood

its 15 years old dude.. not exactly the best on start up..

[beep beep sri]

usualy let it idle to the revs drop. then drive it gently till she's warmed up. then keep driving it gently most of the time. no point in rushing everywhere you do'nt save that much time by speeding and floging your car

[tmov81]

i always start d car and wait til the revs drop to normal idle before i drive..

ah yeah thats the other thing i do... i look at the fuel consumption...

it sits on 2L/hr on start up... it drops to about 0.9L/hr when its at running temp so if i got time ill wait till it gets below like 1.3 or something before i go...

and yeah the cally manual says its best to drive it to warm up... but i have to go up hill pretty soon after i leave home so i like to let it warm up a little before i hit the hill...