On 02/27/2010 03:22 PM, .. wrote:

Driving Tips:- Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon. The best way to
warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling
on winter days is needed.

I disagree with this one. At -40 and below, a few more minutes makes
the engine note even out and the car feels a lot happier. That said, I
also disagree with those that idle for long periods of time...there was
a guy across the street that used to idle his truck for half an hour
before leaving.

The part about driving in 4th gear at 20mph is pushing it a bit...I have
a 1.8L engine that doesn't develop peak power until about 6000rpm.
Driving anything below 30mph in 4th means its lugging badly.

Chris