We’ll with this recent spell of cold weather I though this might be an interesting question.
How long do you guy’s let your car/truck warm up in the morning during the winter? Gas, not diesel.
I always find it interesting the responses to this question as some people say 30sec and the next guy says 10min 
My car sits outside and i let it warm up about 20 min before i leave work because i have a short drive ” its about 6 miles” plus less of a chance of the windows fogging up when driving.
Steve
Enough to clear the windows,about 3 minutes or so.
10 to 15 min. or until it’s blowing warm air.
Ed
As long as it takes to buckle my seatbelt and shift
What is actually the bad part about not warming up your vehicle anyway? I was always just told that its hard on your engine to romp on it when its cold. Also, my auto tranny has a hard time getting into overdrive when shes cold. I usually like to go 5-10 minutes if its really cold.
Around 20″. Sometimes I’ll start it then take a shower. I’ll lock it with the keys in it, and take the key fab thing with me.
(I really do need an auto-start again).
I usually let it run any wheres from 20 minutes to an hour. Unless I am at the store, out to eat or some where other than work then it’s typically start , warm for a few minutes and go
all ive heard is that you have to let the oil warm up because when its this cold it gets thick and dont lubricate as well.
I let it run long enough to get full oil pressure then away we go. Synthetic lubricants work extremely well in cold weather. Also check your auto owners handbook to see what is recommended by the manufacturer.
Pete , you really need to get out fishing……. 
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Pete , you really need to get out fishing…….
So true, It’s been too long 
Another good thing to do is put the tranny in nuetral for a minute or two before driving off. Most of these new vehicles the torque converter is not pumping fluid in park.
Ever get that hesitation sometimes in the tranny when trying to drive off. Hard on them there little bitty clutches in that slush box. 
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let it run long enough to get full oil pressure
That is all a vehicle needs. No need to let it idle.
At least till its off high idle and probably no longer than 5 mins, unless the windows need to be de iced, then longer.
I also drive fairly easy for the first mile or so.
al
My vehicle rarely gets a chance to warm up anytime. In the winter when my pager goes off, as soon as the engine is started it is in gear and I am headed to the fire station. Probably not the best for the truck, but time is more important.
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We’ll with this recent spell of cold weather I though this might be an interesting question.
How long do you guy’s let your car/truck warm up in the morning during the winter? Gas, not diesel.
I always find it interesting the responses to this question as some people say 30sec and the next guy says 10min
5-10 minutes, every time.
Miniumum of a couple of minutes. Like someone else said too about shifting out of park to reverse & drive before you start to move.
When I used to live in the country I would warm it up more because the first road I was on was 55mph. now living in town I don’t warm it up much. The best way to warm up a vehicle is to drive it slowly, it will warm everything up and living in town does that well. I also run full synthetic in everything and keep my garage around 45.
Couple hours 
Normaly fifteen minutes or so but I dozed off the other day in my chair, woke up two hours later and the truck was very warmed up and ready! 
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