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How you treat your baby...?

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by brianr, Nov 6, 2008.

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How do you treat your baby?

Poll closed Dec 6, 2008.
  1. let her warm up and gently ease her into gear?

    45.3%
  2. start her up and slam it into gear ("I'm late..move it or loose it")

    18.7%
  3. ahhh....who cares, its under warranty!

    1.3%
  4. depends on my mood...

    34.7%
  1. Nov 6, 2008 at 12:26 PM
    #1
    brianr

    brianr [OP] go shit in your hat

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    I'm not talking about your first born here...I'm talkin bout your Taco!

    I want to know what your habits are when starting up and putting your Taco in gear...
     
  2. Nov 6, 2008 at 12:28 PM
    #2
    -TRDMAN-

    -TRDMAN- ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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    Start it up let it idle a little push in the clutch grab a grear and go!!
     
  3. Nov 6, 2008 at 12:28 PM
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    dually

    dually Low and slow

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    oHH, pop her in drive n' go
     
  4. Nov 6, 2008 at 12:34 PM
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    brianr

    brianr [OP] go shit in your hat

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    x1k

    I ease her into gear, like an old man eases into a hot bath.
     
  5. Nov 6, 2008 at 12:37 PM
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    Rtrn2taco

    Rtrn2taco Nostalgia...

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    I let it run for a minute or two before taking off in the summer, and let it warm up a bit in the winter months. So I guess I fall under the "I start it up and slam it in gear" category.
     
  6. Nov 6, 2008 at 12:43 PM
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    SocalMan22

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  7. Nov 6, 2008 at 12:48 PM
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    Roland

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    None of the above.

    I get in. Fasten my seat belt. Turn the key, back out of the (unheated)garage and drive. I take it easy the first mile or two but I don't bother with any kind of pre movement warm up unless it's less it's well below freezing (teens or lower). Drove my last Toyota truck 14+ years that way so I don't think it does any harm.
     
  8. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:02 PM
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    Radelix

    Radelix Runs with Scissors

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    Get in, start her up, attach seat belt, pick track on satellite radio, push in gear, drive up hill
     
  9. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:03 PM
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    MyToyTaco

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    Start & go. Don't you actually get better mileage while its cold? rather than letting it idle & warm up...
     
  10. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:08 PM
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    brianr

    brianr [OP] go shit in your hat

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    I thought it was the other way around...runs a bit richer when cold...
     
  11. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:11 PM
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    nd

    nd Radical Town. It's a hell of a place!

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    she's in gear roughly 5 seconds after i turn the key
     
  12. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:23 PM
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    MyToyTaco

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    I could be wrong.. i don't even remember where i heard that
     
  13. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:26 PM
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    brianr

    brianr [OP] go shit in your hat

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    my ex g/f is like that.
     
  14. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:40 PM
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    nd

    nd Radical Town. It's a hell of a place!

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    i dont baby anything i own, i'm very hard on pretty much all my stuff
     
  15. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:47 PM
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    brianr

    brianr [OP] go shit in your hat

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    I think ND missed seeing what I was actually getting at.
     
  16. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:51 PM
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    MsTRD

    MsTRD hell yes i love my truck

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    yeah..i think so
     
  17. Nov 6, 2008 at 1:52 PM
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    Toy4Life

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    I start it up, listen to it for a minute, buckle up and go. After that all bets are off. This is a 7 year old high mileage 4x4 truck with an offroad package.:burnrubber:
     
  18. Nov 6, 2008 at 2:15 PM
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    tacomaman06

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    i always let any of my vehices warm up for a few minutes before i take off......especially in the winter.......i get it nice and toasty in the truck before i leave for the woods or work!!
     
  19. Nov 6, 2008 at 2:28 PM
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    Roland

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    It DOES run rich when it's cold but if you're sitting there letting it warm up all that rich mixture is giving you exactly 0 MPG until you start driving.
     
  20. Nov 6, 2008 at 4:05 PM
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    chris4x4

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