Reality check on car-care myths

[topp]

Ensuring all the windows are clear before driving makes for a safer drive...

And as stated, Scrapers are for that....
No reason to sit and let the truck warm up to scrape the windows with a scraper

[beastie_3]

Scraper is useless when there is no ice.

[Grim 82]

When it's below 0, like it has been here for the last month every morning, you need to warm up the truck to an extent. I park in my unheated garage so there is no ice on the outside glass, but a warm breathing human being inside of the cold cab causes the windows to fog, and immediately freeze. I choose to leave 10 minutes earlier in the winter mornings and let the truck run until the temp gauge at least registers to 100 degrees before I drive. I'm not going to scrape the inside of my windshield or stick my head out the window to see when I drive. That is utterly stupid.

[howlinwolf]

below  zero makes some sense.  but generally, when you kick on the defrost even when cold, it does assist that.

[Grim 82]

I react to the present situation and conditions, not an arbitrary guideline. I stand by my previous statement.
Also, I change my conventional oil every 3000 miles, because it's cheap, and I enjoy inspecting my vehicle periodically for any other issues that must be addressed, since I do all of my own maintenance.

[Irish_Alley]

Usually by time you scrape the windshield off and what ever else needs to be the engine is warm. But ive been in newer cars that if you start it up and try to drive the transmission will act funny like shift at higher rpms or feel like its slipping

[choptop]

I let mine warmup in the winter when its cold. Its not because I think its better for it, its because its better for me. I don't want to wear gloves and a coat in my truck, I don't want to scrape ice when a nice warm cab melts it off for me. I also don't like the spit and stumble associated with carbed vehicles when just a few more minutes of idling stops that. I haven't seen the harm in warming a truck up.I've had several with over 250k miles,one was sold the other ran good just swapped for more power. Please no one take this offensively, but if letting your truck warm up to melt ice, and be comfortable inside breaks your budget, maybe you got the wrong vehicle for your budget, or really need to invest in a tuneup.I've seen how long a truck will run with just a little gas poured down the carb, I can't see it using much when properly atomized thru a carb, better yet, an injected engine.

[Irish_Alley]

X2

[Jim Rockford]

Biggest thing about a carb using too much fuel because so people don't have sense enough to kick off the high idle on the 1st step on the choke. when the flap is closed its really sucking down the gas. Far as the fog inside the vehicle , Unless the vehicle has A/C that works, the air is gonna have to get the glass temp ABOVE the dewpoint for it to clear. AC just reduces the amount of moisture inside the cabin area, and that clears the glass. That is why the ac compressor runs while you have the lever in defrost position even though you have the temp lever to hot.

[roger97338]

What people really need to worry about is getting shot if they try to steal one of my vehicles.  I actually just increased the security system to ADT for my house and garage as well as I have video surveillance.

Awesome!

[spectreblazer]

i let mine warm up for awhile. ice scrapers are useless when you have 1-1.75" of solid ice on your windows.

[Irish_Alley]

Reminds me of the news a couple months ago when this Guy up in NY had parked on the street the water in the puddle wasn't freezing but once it got splashed up on his car it froze. He had inches of ice on his car so he took a hammer and screwdriver and went to work. Then he tried to chip the ice off the back window. Now he needs a new window

[beastie_3]

Ha I saw that on TV.