Pratai,

Not destroying our engines.

ASeriesOfPoorChoices,

Driving slowly is how you do that. Not by idling.

lightnsfw,

I have to merge onto the highway 3 minutes after I leave my house. Driving slowly is not an option.

gregorum,
FaceDeer,
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Reflecting on how ironic it would be for a deer to crash a car into a human crossing the road for a change.

Usernameblankface, (edited )
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Putting away the windshield shade, plugging my phone in to charge, choosing what to listen to on my drive, setting the heat/AC/defrost, making sure no one is walking in front of me, and letting the oil circulate in the engine before I get going.

Seatbelt too, but I can’t think of where that fits in the lineup. It’s so automatic, I don’t notice that I have the seatbelt on until I park and take unclick it.

muse, (edited )
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Waiting for the will to live to kick back in after that brief pause when you're alone in a quiet space

jsheradin,
@jsheradin@kbin.social avatar
  • Get in
  • Start car
  • Connect up bluetooth for tunes
  • Wait for startup high-idle to finish warming the cats or whatever
  • Drive
Annoyed_Crabby,

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

…Then proceed to doom scroll for 2 min.

livus,
@livus@kbin.social avatar

Bonding with the vehicle on a spiritual level so that we can move as one.

wreckedcarzz,
@wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world avatar

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!

NikkiNikkiNikki,
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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

JWBananas,
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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.

Nemo,

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.

Nommer,

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

wreckedcarzz,
@wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world avatar

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

smuuthbrane,
@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.

bjoern_tantau,
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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

TheOldRazzleDazzle,

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.

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