What i have learned from my Yaris

[Zebra]

I have to admit that it's slowly 'training me' to drive differently in the morning. My worry is when the Winter weather hits northern Minnesota, how long is this going to take? Wish I had a heated garage but my little Yaris HB is gonna have to tough it out in the cold. Will the -20 degree days mean 5 miles of high-RPM warm-ups?

[mryaris]

Originally Posted by Zebra

I have to admit that it's slowly 'training me' to drive differently in the morning. My worry is when the Winter weather hits northern Minnesota, how long is this going to take? Wish I had a heated garage but my little Yaris HB is gonna have to tough it out in the cold. Will the -20 degree days mean 5 miles of high-RPM warm-ups?

Last winter I lived in Jackson Hole, WY and it regularly got down to -20* and I had no issues with my Yaris. Granted, mine is a stick, not an auto., but I started it up and let it idle while I cleared the ice & snow off of the windows. By the time I started driving the heater was starting to put out some warm air. My commute was only 6 miles, but the first 1/2 mile was literally uphill (I was careful not to get the RPM's too high going up that hill). By the time I got 2 miles from home I was nice & toasty and the "cool" light was out.

You should be OK as long as you don't rev it up too much too soon.