Temperatures are surely dropping and that can mean bad news for your vehicle, especially when you’re ready to head out for the day. Those diving temperatures overnight can turn your vehicle into a popsicle and nothing is worse than shivering for the entire duration of your ride. This week, I want to help you warm up your vehicle and make you toasty warm faster than before. Check out my tips below and stop in to see us for a test drive if your vehicle is on the older side and it’s time to upgrade!

Don’t idle, drive.

I use to think that turning my vehicle on and letting it idle for a while might actually be doing something. In fact, if you hop in and head out, your vehicle with warm up faster! HOW?! Well, when your vehicle is moving, the engine is working hard and creating heat which then makes its’ way into your cabin. If you leave your vehicle idling in your driveway, your engine isn’t working to create that heat. So, if you’re going to let it idle, give it a few minutes and then hit the road!

Turn it off.

According to the Environmental Defense Fund, it is actually beneficial to turn your vehicle’s engine off if you are waiting for more than 10 seconds. Why? Well, by sitting at a stop light idling, you’re actually wasting money and fuel. But will my car cool down? Nope! It would take more than just 10 seconds for your vehicle to cool down. So, you’ll still stay warm while saving fuel!

Invest in Block Heaters.

We all like to have that little remote starter in our vehicle to help warm up the vehicle. But we recommend investing in a block heater. Not only are these less expensive, block heaters can be set on a timer to do essentially what a remote starter does but instead of warming up your vehicle, a block heater is designed to warm up your actual engine. So, we recommend the block heater over a remote starter!