Warming up the Engine

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <01bd08d1$1fb84900$5594b0c7@JohnCorbishley> "John C." writes:

> Another question from the ignorance department.  Now that I've moved to
> colder climes I notice that almost everyone starts their car and lets it
> idle to warm up before they take off.
> 
> I had always been told that one should take off immediately and just keep
> the revs low until the engine reaches operating temperature, and conversely
> that idling is the worst thing for an engine?

That's the official advice - move off immediately but try not to stress the 
engine. 

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club