Colder Weather, Think Smart
Use a block heater, this will allow your engine to be closer to a good running temp without having to waste a lot of gas starting your car in the morning.
Letting the car warm up before driving moves you to the right on this chart. You never make up the fuel burned. Less engine run time (eoc, etc) moves you to the right. So don’t idle it, just start it and drive away.
Measuring the temperature rise, rather than just the final temp, isolates this from daily and seasonal climate fluctuations.
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