I'm starting to think Scootaloo HATES cold weather...

[xintersecty]

The cold start is just that, the few seconds as oil is trying to circulate. Engine 'wear' from cold starts is pretty low on the list of modern cars concerns. If you're worried about a cold day, let your car warm up for a minute or two before driving off. The only way to warm up a transmission is to drive it.

As spoken by the person you lives and breaths cold. LOL

I agree with that. I have been the kind of person, starts car starts driving. No warm up. On airplane engines that is a totally different matter, you wait until oil temps are right on before take off. Of course Airplanes engines are NOT modern engines as they still are basically stuck in the 40s. Some of them even have fuel injection and even that is mechanically driven.

[petrified.rabbit]

if your worried about oil temps, then you need this as well:

Wolverine Heaters - The Most Trusted Engine Oil Heater For Cold-Weather Starts


But at this point you might as well walk, or call off work :P

[CDOwl]

you are entitled to your opinion, and quite frankly, as a 27 year old responsible adult male, I can be as childish as I want.

Well said! They may only be machines, but when we spend an inordinate amount of time with them they seem to develop a personality of their own. I agree with you, and as a 62 year old (semi) responsible adult, I feel that life's too short not to have a little fun wherever you can. Scoot on!

CeCe - 2009 Aveo5 LT - City Car? Cute Car? Clown Car?
Sergio - 2008 Aveo5 LS - You can't pry him out of my daughter's hands.
Maxwell - 2013 F150 4WD - You want to tow what?
Nick - 1999 MB ML320 - Am I a tractor?
Pat - 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid - What gender am I anyway?