when i lived in colorado, i would let it warm up for about 5-10 minutes or as long as it took for the defroster to kick in full gear and melt the ice stuck on my windsheild.

 

not to hijack your thread ...

In my 03 GT, with cold morning starts I have to really, reallytake my time and shift slowly & methodically into 2nd gear when it's the 1st shift of the drive. Anyone else experience this??

 

I live in Ct and it gets cold, i dont drive until the rpm drops below 1k, usually let it wait till 750.
then i dont hammer it until the needle is at normal temp

 

like they said above you dont need to let it warm up alot just enough to get the oil moving but when you drive just dont get on it hard till the gauges are up to normal

 

its normal for a t45. didnt think they 3650 had that problem. but ya just just ease into 2nd until temps come up

 

look, everyones already given you the facts, but what most of them aren't really grasping is its too cold to get into a car up north in the winter when its gettin below 20 degrees.

if you wanna wait till the heat/ defrost kicks on, by all means do it.

 

when mines cold and the first time or 2 i put it in 2nd, it is a little hard to get in than any other gear. i would say its just the good ol t45 being what it is

 

i dont let my car warm up then again i live in ga where cold is 35. should i?