As the title says…what are you all doing?
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.
Is your engine >30 years old?
No. What modern marvel keeps oil from pooling in the lowest level after hours of disuse?
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.
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.
For some, it only circulates when the car is in motion, which is why idling causes extra wear on cars.
For some drive line components, yes, but not for engine oil.
Waiting for Bluetooth to connect, putting on seatbelt, fixing Bluetooth, putting drinks in drink holders, waiting for Bluetooth, turning on lights, fixing Bluetooth.
And people wonder why I care so much about my phone having an analog headphone jack.
Uconnect?
I’m just pleased to see so many comments talking about dealing with your phone before you drive. Thank you all.
In many places, if your car has started - even if you’re in park - it’s illegal to use your phone. (I think it’s insane, but best remind people)
Like that ever stops anyone. Georgia is a hands-free state (not really because people eat, do makeup, and whatever else), but I always see people on their phones while they drive.
Letting oil warm up for a bit. Why do you care?
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
Taking a breather goddamn.
“People of Lemmy that are not the same way as me: Why are you the way that you are? Any answers must come with justification.”
Perhaps it’s more of a “hey, parking is hard to come by in this neighborhood… I’ve been circling for a while and noticed that you got into your car and now I’m sitting here with my blinker on, blocking traffic, waiting for the spot to free up so I can park and get on with my day… what’s going on in there?”
I understand this. At work parking is hella bad, so I routinely get to work over an hour early just for parking, and then most days I bring lunch or don’t eat because I don’t want to lose my parking during the day.
That being said, because I know parking sucks there, I’m extra quick when I do have to leave because I know the feeling of driving around looking for parking, becoming hopeless, and resigning to the quarter mile walk from the next closest available parking.
I’ve never understood the people who purposefully just sit there and stare at the person needing a parking spot in their rear view mirror waiting for them to leave. My dad does this, and I’m always just like “Aren’t you taking more time away from yourself now too just to stick it to someone else?”
Defrosting my windows so that I can actually see to drive
Also, connecting my phone via bluetooth to play music or podcasts
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.
Flow plugs? lol you mean glow plugs? Should get them warmed the moment you get in and save some time.
Ha! Yes, glow plugs. That’ll be my fat fingers getting in the way again.
- get in
- put things in place
- seat belt
- lock the door
- unfold side mirror
- start engine
- check dashboard
- wait a while if engine is cold
Seeing how many serious commenters omitted seatbelts, I’m thinking the seatbelt part comes for them when the car starts bitching about it.
Telling someone that I’m on my way. Finding music to listen to. Figuring out what my next errand is or checking if I have anymore errands.
Putting on spotify and getting a Playlist so I don’t mess with my phone when I start driving. Possibly GPSing.
Waiting for oil to reach the top of the engine
Psych myself up to go to wherever I’m going
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.
Waiting for my kid to put on his seatbelt.
