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zepheriths, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?

Blue tooth. My music doesn’t have radio stations

XBannedx, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?

Checking pbone, eating food, looking for cord, checking pockets, enjoying the view, making sure mirrors are adjusted properly, adjusting chair, adjusting steering wheel. Could be any number of things.

jimmydoreisalefty, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?

I get in:

  • seat belt
  • turn on car
  • fix phone stuff
  • fix temperature and/or windows open/close
  • make sure seat/mirrors are good to go
  • jam to music
  • then cautiously head out and drive
smorks, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
@smorks@lemmy.ca avatar

if it’s winter and really cold I’ll let the car run for a bit before going. also have to clear ice/snow off the car sometimes too.

Kolanaki, in What are Lemmy's unwritten rules?
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No! What are you doing?! If you write them down, they’re no longer unwritten!

TheOldRazzleDazzle, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?

Checking my mirrors, checking tire pressure, waiting for the on-screen button to become responsive so I can ok the dumb EULA on screen so I can use the infotainment unit, reconnecting bluetooth a few times because the phone and infotainment unit randomly choose to connect.

bjoern_tantau, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
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Hey, I’m fat and disabled. It just takes a bit longer.

wreckedcarzz,
@wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world avatar

Huh, I don’t remember making this comment

smuuthbrane, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

Letting the oil circulate before putting load on the engine. Only needs an extra 10-15 seconds, or the time it takes me to scrape during the winter months. No time needed if it was recently running.

ASeriesOfPoorChoices,

For some, it only circulates when the car is in motion, which is why idling causes extra wear on cars.

smuuthbrane,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

For some drive line components, yes, but not for engine oil.

lightnsfw,

No. If your oil is circulating your engine is fucked.

NeoNachtwaechter,

Is your engine >30 years old?

smuuthbrane,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

No. What modern marvel keeps oil from pooling in the lowest level after hours of disuse?

Guest_User,

Oil pumps? Seriously though 10-15 seconds doesn’t sound excessive at all. I would be surprised if anyone is actually in gear and putting serious load on their engine/trans in under 10 seconds.

NeoNachtwaechter, (edited )

15 sec is plenty. After 15 sec all of your engine’s oil has traveled through the pump and through the whole system 1 - 1.5 times.

Nommer, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?

Letting oil warm up for a bit. Why do you care?

wreckedcarzz,
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They need the spot. They need it. RIGHT NOW! CAN’T YOU SEE THEIR BLINKER ON AS THEY BLOCK THE ISLE?! BEEP… BEEP BEEP BEEP THEY NEED IT NOOOOOOOWWWWWWWE WHY AREN’T YOU MOVIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG BEEEEEEEEP

Nemo, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?

Making sure all the kids are buckled.

sbv,

Is your seatbelt done up?

Leave your brother alone and do up your seatbelt please.

You need to do up your seatbelt now.

Do up your seatbelt now, please.

DO UP YOUR SEATBELT

DON’T MAKE ME TURN THIS CAR AROUND I SWEAR WE WILL NOT GET GROCERIES AND YOU WILL HAVE PEANUT BUTTER ON LETTUCE WITH RELISH FOR DINNER AGAIN THAT’S IT GET IN THE HOUSE I’M ORDERING A PIZZA GODDAMN IT NOT AGAIN

TheDoctorDonna,

You sing the song of my people.

JWBananas, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
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Waiting for the oil pressure to protect the timing chain.

Or, in the winter, waiting for the CVT to warm up.

NikkiNikkiNikki, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
@NikkiNikkiNikki@kbin.social avatar

Transmission is slow on startup (especially when cold) so the first shift always takes a while to engage, and I have to watch the lights to see if I still have enough coolant (fun leak)

Annoyed_Crabby,

Some people claimed that one of those stop-leak/stop-slip transmission treatment will help, maybe you should give it a try.

NikkiNikkiNikki,
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I did, this buddy is too far gone, 3rd gear practically doesn't exist

livus, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
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Bonding with the vehicle on a spiritual level so that we can move as one.

wreckedcarzz,
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Car: check engine light turns on

“well fuck you, too”

Death_Equity,

How many times does the judge have to tell you? Stop masturbating in the car.

SatyrSack,

Moya is not yet ready to leave the Applebee’s parking lot.

qooqie, (edited )

Make sure to please the machine spirit and anoint it in oil!

livus,
@livus@kbin.social avatar

Regular offerings!

Annoyed_Crabby, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?

Buckle up and check the dashboard to see if any unwanted indicator lights up…

…Then proceed to doom scroll for 2 min.

jsheradin, in People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
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  • Get in
  • Start car
  • Connect up bluetooth for tunes
  • Wait for startup high-idle to finish warming the cats or whatever
  • Drive
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