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

smorks, 1 year ago

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.

jimmydoreisalefty, 1 year ago

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

XBannedx, 1 year ago

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.

zepheriths, 1 year ago

Blue tooth. My music doesn’t have radio stations

slackassassin, 1 year ago

Queue podcasts, reply to txt/email, or anything else that needs to be taken care of on the phone so that it can be put away while driving.

DeathWearsANecktie, 1 year ago

My car is old and has a display for Android auto that is powered by the cigarette lighter. I’m waiting for it to turn on, then I’m picking some music on Spotify to play during my drive.

Mojojojo1993, 1 year ago

Psych myself up to go to wherever I’m going

rustyriffs, 1 year ago

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Squeak, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

Well I get in, plug in my phone and put on my belt. That’s maybe 15 seconds. Then I turn the key and wait for the glow* plugs to warm up, so that’s another 5-10 seconds.

Cornpop, 1 year ago

Flow plugs? lol you mean glow plugs? Should get them warmed the moment you get in and save some time.

Squeak, 1 year ago

Ha! Yes, glow plugs. That’ll be my fat fingers getting in the way again.