Car engines burn fuel much more efficiently when up to temperature

It is for this reason that I leave mine running all night, so that in the morning it's warm and ready to go at full efficiency. Must save a few trees doing that.

Posted By: Peculiar Swan on January 9th 2007 at 14:56:32

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I have decided to help global warming by not leaving my TV on "stand-by" anymore (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 14:39:38
- Kill a vegetarian (General Chat) - Peculiar Swan, Jan 9, 14:59:25
  - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - duckandchips, Jan 9, 15:13:21
- Car engines burn fuel much more efficiently when up to temperature (General Chat) - Peculiar Swan, Jan 9, 14:56:32
  - Did you know, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 9, 15:01:07
    - really? i will sell my old skool xr2 and buy a jumbo, doin my bit then. (n/m) (General Chat) - jedi master, Jan 9, 15:02:35
    - Utter tosh. (Unless it was 1.1 bonus with rear wash wipe) (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Jan 9, 15:02:13
      - Blame Clarkson, he said it in his book, Extreme machines! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 9, 15:03:42
        
        ok i beleive it now. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Jan 9, 15:05:41
        
        Me too, Clarkson for PM (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 15:06:33
    - Plus you'll never get to Tenerife in a Ford Fiesta (n/m) (General Chat) - Peculiar Swan, Jan 9, 15:02:04
      - you couldn't get to trimingham, let alone tenerife (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 9, 15:04:32
        
        What's the best way to Trimingham ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 9, 15:05:27
        
        Electric clippers? (n/m) (General Chat) - Peculiar Swan, Jan 9, 15:05:53
      - or never meet a nice South African. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Jan 9, 15:02:58
        
        cos they're all miserable bastards (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 9, 15:04:28
  - i leave mine running in the garage all night... (General Chat) - jedi master, Jan 9, 14:58:18
  - good point (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 14:58:04
    - ...a perfect reason surreptitiously to lower the temperature on the thermostat (General Chat) - Peculiar Swan, Jan 9, 15:00:26
      - when i worked in Rose lane, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 9, 15:03:05
        
        Nice one. Aircon set to nip factor 10 Mr Spock. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 15:07:41
- Do your best to help yourself by not refusing the medication (General Chat) - pants, Jan 9, 14:48:32
  - feeble pants (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 14:52:50
    - Haha you think I didn't mean it? (General Chat) - pants, Jan 9, 14:56:44
      - Didn't realise you were paying his salary as well (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 9, 15:02:05
      - That is Pweposcherous! (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 14:59:38
        
        perfectly calm (General Chat) - pants, Jan 9, 15:01:08
        
        Oh for Gawds sake pants (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 15:05:38
        
        I don't think it (General Chat) - pants, Jan 9, 15:13:03
        
        Ok, I mean this totally honestly (General Chat) - huntersbarmyarmy, Jan 9, 15:26:35
        
        You shouldn't re-boilk a kettle - it reduces the oxygen inthe water, which makes a worse c (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 9, 15:18:41
        
        Lend him some of your meds, Army Boy! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 9, 15:07:03
- I knew someone who left their telly on standby... (General Chat) - duckandchips, Jan 9, 14:47:06
  - Seriously though (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 14:51:20
    - about the same point as a "snooze" button (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Jan 9, 14:56:29
    - I left my TV on standby. A lot. And my house has never burnt down. Yet. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 9, 14:52:03
      - i leave everything on, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 9, 14:53:06
        
        and it will take em too long to turn it off to nick it.. (n/m) (General Chat) - jedi master, Jan 9, 14:54:17
        
        exactly! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 9, 14:54:42
- turn the brightness right up, then u wont have to leave a lamp on?? (n/m) (General Chat) - jedi master, Jan 9, 14:46:01
  - I just leave the fridge door open to save on the lights (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 9, 14:51:16
    - lol...thats a good idea, nice low watt bulb....air con too,nice. (n/m) (General Chat) - jedi master, Jan 9, 14:52:16
      - I have all my doors and windows open too so i can keep spain warm (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 9, 14:54:09
        
        (Or cold depending on time of year) (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jan 9, 14:55:11
      - I like airco. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 9, 14:53:38
        
        the electric bill....!! *leaves pc to try*.... (n/m) (General Chat) - jedi master, Jan 9, 14:55:41
        
        I have it on all the time in the summer (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 14:55:33
  - good thinking (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 14:47:19
    - like a big fuck off sound system, keep the burglars way,help the neighbourhood too.. (n/m) (General Chat) - jedi master, Jan 9, 14:48:47
      - Especially when I'm jetting off on holiday (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 9, 14:54:38

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