Re: Remote car start via phone?

[Matt Ion <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mikey wrote:
> I'm sure the engine warms up everything connected to it sooner or later. My
> postion is that everything should warm up at the same RATE. Not a good idea
> to have a warm motor pushing a cold car, wheel bearings, axle, dif, tranny,
> whatever.

So either you take off right away so you have a COLD motor pushing a cold
drivetrain, or you let the thing warm up for half an hour.

I see no logic at all to your "position".  WHY is it "not a good idea to have a
warm motor pushing a cold car, etc..."?

My answer to ALL this silliness is again to point out that almost every modern
car manufacturer recommends a start-and-go procedure and not allowing the car to
warm up more than 30 seconds in normal circumstances... seems to me they know a
damn site more about how their products will best respond than any of the
pundits in these groups.