Nah, 8-10 minutes is totally okay. To save gas, I think they recommend turning it off if you're going to be idling more than 3, but it won't hurt the car.
Good to know!
With the storms we get here, it's totally not out of the question to be scraping that long (or longer). Lots of times we'll leave cars running way longer than that just to warm them up!
Egads. So glad I don't lie in the midwest anymore. *g*
(I want to say that letting the engine get totally warmed up before driving is actually better for it, but I'd have to double-check. I know there's some correlation with that and not turning it off/on when, say, you're getting gas in the dead of winter. Which always kinda boggled my mind, but I can't remember if the engine was the reason. But I digress.)
*boggles at leaving the engine running while pumping gas!* I too have heard things about letting the engine warm up before driving. My engine temperature indicator went up to the middle of the range about two minutes after I drove off, so I don't think it's a big deal here, but every little thing to prolong the life of the car I can do, I want to.
Anyway, with the defrost on full-blast, scraping will go quicker near the end because it'll be melty already. Which is a nice plus, too. *g*
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Date: 2008-10-30 05:05 pm (UTC)Good to know!
With the storms we get here, it's totally not out of the question to be scraping that long (or longer). Lots of times we'll leave cars running way longer than that just to warm them up!
Egads. So glad I don't lie in the midwest anymore. *g*
(I want to say that letting the engine get totally warmed up before driving is actually better for it, but I'd have to double-check. I know there's some correlation with that and not turning it off/on when, say, you're getting gas in the dead of winter. Which always kinda boggled my mind, but I can't remember if the engine was the reason. But I digress.)
*boggles at leaving the engine running while pumping gas!* I too have heard things about letting the engine warm up before driving. My engine temperature indicator went up to the middle of the range about two minutes after I drove off, so I don't think it's a big deal here, but every little thing to prolong the life of the car I can do, I want to.
Anyway, with the defrost on full-blast, scraping will go quicker near the end because it'll be melty already. Which is a nice plus, too. *g*
Mmmm, yes...