Do you ever leave your car running? when say...

[copynpaste]

1) Youre going in to pay for your gas? cigs?
2) drop off movies at blockbuster slot?

I never understand why people think it's ok to leave the car running and unattended even for a second. It only takes a thief 5 secs to spot your unattended running car, hop in and off he goes.

I guess it depends on location but I live in what I consider to be a fairly safe community and even then I still wouldn't do it. It's not even just about safety, it's about efficiency - if you don't need to waste the gas idling, then don't do it.

The other day this guy left his car running when he ran into Wal-mart. He must have been inside for at least 10 mins! I thought damn, I'd NEVER do that. It was like a late 90's Nissan Ultima, so nothing special, but I'm sure worth enough for a decent size bag of crack!

[K3RMiTdot]

i only do it, if 'm parked infront of my house to grab something quickly. other then that hells no.

[slinkie]

i won't even leave the little back window in my truck cracked open in my driveway (can't even notice it's open from the sidewalk) so...no

read on beyond that the vast majority of thefts in calgary happen when the car is running unattended

[topmade]

I usually only do it if there is someone in the car and I'll be back right away. But when I used to deliver goods in a company truck, I wouldn't turn it off for the entire day sometimes, but it was also diesel. I did the same thing when doing fast food deliveries with my own car around the shady tuxedo and highland area, but I would always lock the car when making a delivery.

[AE92_TreunoSC]

Only if its locked, but very rarely

I know of a lot of my customers who had their cars stolen because of idling.

[JordanAndrew]

The only time I do it is during winter on a really cold day (-25 or below) and that's using my compustar car starter to warm it up while I brush the car. Thief can't go anywhere even if the car was open because I still have the keys with me. Otherwise, even if it was -20 outside I don't usually let it idle too long.

[J-hop]

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[Maxx Mazda]

I bag the shit outta my car, so if I'm running in somewhere for just a few minutes I'll just set the turbo timer to keep it running for 4-5 mins or so. I still take the key and lock the doors obviously.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

If im scraping ice and snow off it in the morning I will let it run for a minute or so while I walk around it, if I need to grab something from my house I leave it running in the driveway for a minute maximum.

[Awd-Tsi]

When I go to school in the morning I'll leave it running for like 5 to 10 minutes so I can hop in and have some heat

[BrknFngrs]

I've never really thought about it before but I leave my car running when I'm dropping a movie into the return slot if I'm parked directly in front of it but wouldn't even consider leaving it running anywhere else. Not really sure why that is...

[The_Rural_Juror]

I left my hummer running once, while I went to grab a coffee. It got stolen but was recovered later. How dare they. Don't they know who I am?

[..*JDM Hatch*..]

I leave my car running all the time to warm up,or if i am running in somewhere quick.My doors are always locked,and the fact that if my keys are not in it and you hit the gas pedal,the car shuts off automaticly .But if this is a thread for someone looking to jack a car that someone leaves running then sh*t,feel free to come and try to take mine.But expect the worst i'll say that much,lol.

[DSM4LIFE]

i do it every once and while but i take the steering wheel off. quick release ftw

[Mibz]

I bought a little quick-release for my keys so that I can leave my key in the car and lock my doors at the same time. Problem solved.

I also don't live in the ghetto, that helps.

[ExtraSlow]

I use the car alarm to start it without the keys inside. So it's running, but it's also locked and the alarm is armed.
as far as I'm concerned, that's just as safe.

[slinkie]

Originally posted by Mibz
I bought a little quick-release for my keys so that I can leave my key in the car and lock my doors at the same time. Problem solved.

I also don't live in the ghetto, that helps.

genius im doing this for winter

[TE4MFaint]

I always do,
but its the command start that keeps it running.
doors locked, no keys inside, no problem

[Mar]

It uses more gas to turn your car off and restart it a few minutes later because of the rush of gas required for ignition. Better for the environment just to leave it running.

[dj_rice]

I thought when your filling up for gas, for safety reason's the car isn't supposed to be running?