idling is illegal in places? holy crap.
Places where idling is encouraged:
1.) Welfare line.
2.) Union job.
Yup. In New York state of all places, in -14 weather when I was driving for an expedite company I was woke up at 3AM by the state police and handed a ticket for running the engine in my truck for more than a few minutes. I just looked at him, the temp on the display and said “keep writing um, I am going back to sleep and I need the engine or you’ll be investigating a frozen trucker in the morning”.. he left the ticket (That i had to pay) but left me alone the rest of the night. I know he was just doing his “job” but he could just look the other way.
I left my car idling outside the bar for at least an hour a week or so ago. What was I supposed to do? People were buying me drinks.
I've found that it takes no less than 5 minues from start-up, idling through the complex-road, until I need to press the accelerator at the first light on a major county road.
By the time I need to press the accelerator pedal, I traversed about 2/3 mile. The last oil change I did was about 4 years ago, i.e., 8,000 miles ago.
I drive a '89 Buick LeSabre w/160k miles. Usually that sucker bump-starts, but lately it takes a few seconds to crank it over (given the 10-20 Deg. F. 24 hr. temps over the course of the last few weeks).
Don't you DARE get caught warming up your car at ski resorts in New Hampshire...it is against the law.