Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

I was already aware of the "defrost" setting using the a/c. I have only used that setting a few times in my life when the open fresh air vents and heat have not worked....usually conditions are very damp and just warming up from a freeze when nothing else works.

I also do not leave the car idle before I start driving, and I also have not had problems. The only time that I will let it idle for less than a minute is when the temps are very cold (like this past week in the minus digits) and I just want to make sure that the fluids are all warmed enough to flow. I don't let it idle just because I am too impatient to wait, but I agree with you, I don't have problems.