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Re: Winter cold starts
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 11/17/2005

The computer controls these days make the car feel like or act like it is warm.

I still think its a good idea to let it warm up for may-be 2 or 3 minutes, but the key I believe is just to drive it gently for the first 5 minutes or so.

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