Warm up

[ClassicVW_imp]

As posts above suggest and most people seem to believe a short warm-up period is a good idea, and I certainly agree.
strange, on the BMW car forum I belong too, many people point to the BMW manual that states not to let the engine sit and idle, to drive off slowly and, even though most of us think it's emission related, not really good for the engine.
I know I was in Canada once, letting my car warm up at a mountain lake area, someone knocked on my window and said I could get a ticket for letting my car sit and idle for too long, so maybe that is why BMW says to start moving.
Here is there quote from BMW 328i 2011 book.
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Do not wait for the engine to warm up while the
vehicle remains stationary. Start driving right
away, but at moderate engine speeds.
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I believe that every car and motorcycle that I've bought in the past 20 years, the manual says the same thing. I recall one even stating that driving away and keeping it at moderate speed until warm is better for the engine than sitting idling until reaching normal operating temperature.

Some towns around here have "no idling" ordinances, but you are exempt from that if you are at your residence.