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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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Do I need to warm up my Cooper?

after i read the manual, it said that i don't warm up my car @ all... but i just curious that it ia turbo charge, so do i need to warm it up
 
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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Warm it up, but not just the engine. Mini wants you to drive with moderation until the engine has achieved proper operating temperature. That way everything should be warmed up...not just the engine.
Then drive in fun mode!
 
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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Cars have not have to have been warmed up for years. You are just supposed to drive modestly until operating temperature is reached. Having a car "warm up" just means (1) it will take longer to reach operating temperature and (2) it will heat up unevenly.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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I disagree. I think you should warm up your MINI -- with a good meal at a nice restaurant, perhaps a movie, and then go out dancing.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Robin Casady
I disagree. I think you should warm up your MINI -- with a good meal at a nice restaurant, perhaps a movie, and then go out dancing.
I don't want to know what you'd do next.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Robin Casady
I disagree. I think you should warm up your MINI -- with a good meal at a nice restaurant, perhaps a movie, and then go out dancing.
Isn't that known as foreplay?
 
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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I don't want to know what you'd do next.
Errrr..that's a odd unsettling coincidence...this is the second thread I've read in 5 minutes with "autoeroticism."
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Robin Casady
I disagree. I think you should warm up your MINI -- with a good meal at a nice restaurant, perhaps a movie, and then go out dancing.
Stay away from my tail pipe.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by eliot
Stay away from my tail pipe.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 07:06 AM
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Okay, now I know for sure that I've joined the right forum for me!
 
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by eliot
Stay away from my tail pipe.

Now thats funny...
 
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