Leaving car engine running

forgotmyname

Inlaws OAP complex had the same thing every wintery morning, bit of snow or frost on the cars and they would start them up and leave them running until every spot of ice or snow had gone, no attempt to clear any of it off beforehand.

Marvel1

I run mine for 5 minutes, sitting in the car waiting for the mist inside the car to clear (I miss the windscreen heaters from my old car). I'm annoyed also waiting for it clear, I just want to go.

Warwick_Hunt

cjdavies wrote: »

I run mine for 5 minutes, sitting in the car waiting for the mist inside the car to clear (I miss the windscreen heaters from my old car). I'm annoyed also waiting for it clear, I just want to go.

Get your door seals sorted.

JP1978

Warwick_Hunt wrote: »

Get your door seals sorted.

I have had new cars that have had the same issue. Its sometimes just a fact on some cars that condensation does develop on the inside of the windows.

Mercdriver

And some of us can't help steaming up the windows because we're hot stuff!

forgotmyname

Mercdriver wrote: »

And some of us can't help steaming up the windows because we're hot stuff!

Hot stuff or just full of hot air

:beer: :A:A:A

Richard53

JP1978 wrote: »

I have had new cars that have had the same issue. Its sometimes just a fact on some cars that condensation does develop on the inside of the windows.

That's what aircon is for, not just for hot summer days.

Norman_Castle

cjdavies wrote: »

I run mine for 5 minutes, sitting in the car waiting for the mist inside the car to clear (I miss the windscreen heaters from my old car). I'm annoyed also waiting for it clear, I just want to go.

I use a shower squeegee, much quicker. Also probably cheaper and better for the car.

Norman_Castle

I live near a school entrance. In the winter all the school run parents start turning up 30 minutes before kicking out time then leave their engines running to keep warm. Obviously the pollution caused by their twice daily journey and associated congestion isn't enough for them.

Richard53

Norman_Castle wrote: »

I live near a school entrance. In the winter all the school run parents start turning up 30 minutes before kicking out time then leave their engines running to keep warm. Obviously the pollution caused by their twice daily journey and associated congestion isn't enough for them.

This would be the issue for me. I can tolerate the sound of a car idling outside my house, but the smell of the exhaust drifting in through the windows would annoy me. If it was every day, I'd be having a word.