I experience the same as you. When cold the engine is very inresponsive and I have to press the accelerator way down to get some power. But when warm the engine is very responsive (after it runs for 5 min.). I noticed that line in the manual too. But my guess is that this is only true with a new engine. When the engine is 'broken in' (or how do you call that in english) after the 1st couple of 1000 miles/Km nothing can go really wrong when you warm up the engine before driving. But then again I don't really know the ins and outs of this issue. Maybe someone else has a more academic answer? Sacha On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 05:15:10 -0000, James Teston wrote: > In the Owner's Handbook, it says "When the engine is cold, drive the > car as soon as the engine has started. Do not warm up the car by > allowing it to idle for long periods with the car stationery." (it's > on page 15) > > Is that right ?? If I don't warm my D up for at least a few > minutes, it runs very rough, almost to the point of dying. But if I > let it warm up, it runs just fine. > > Is that a typo, or why would it say that ??