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Should you warm up your car in winter?
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Idling your car in winter isn't really necessary if you drive a modern car and is even illegal in some parts of the U.S.
It was in the old days when cars used carburetted engines, but not so much with modern fuel injected powertrains, let alone electric vehicles.
Most experts, including AAA, say you only need to let the engine run for about 30 seconds, or as long as it takes you to get situated and buckled up. That'll give it enough time to get the oil circulated, which also isn't much of an issue in today's vehicles.
Of course some people run their cars to heat up the cabin, with many models available with a remote starting system primarily for this purpose.
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