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Northern California, so the overnight low temperatures aren't super extreme (36f last night).
Always garaged and the garage is very well sealed and insulated.
And if the pellet stove gets the house too warm, I'll open the door from the house into the garage, "to cool the house down" is what I tell my wife, but really, it's to keep the car warm.
Typically I'll try to get into the car at least 5 minutes before I need to leave, open the garage door, fire up the car, wait for the initial high idle to drop and stabilize before I select reverse to back into the driveway and shut the garage door.
I'll sit in the driveway for as long as time permits, but usually 5 minutes when the weather has been cold.
When I start driving, I concentrate on minimizing the load that is being applied to the engine, and the rest of the drivetrain, as well as keeping the RPMs below 2500 if at all possible.
Think, egg between the shoe and the throttle pedal. Real grandpa stuff.
I won't get on it until I know the car is fully warmed up.
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Chris,
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