Take the tour ×  Is it bad for the car to start it up in the
morning, spend 10 seconds driving it out of the garage, then
shut it off while I go close the garage door and then a few
seconds later get in and start it up again and drive to work?  I
know hybrids and some conventional cars start/stop the engine
frequently when engine power isn't needed (but I'm not sure if
they turn off a cold, just-started engine), but my
conventionally powered 5 yer old car was probably not designed
for frequent restarts. I've read that cold starts cause the most
wear on the engine and I'm doing 2 cold starts in a row.  I do
the same thing when I come home - drive up to the garage door,
turn off the car to go open the door and then restart. But at
least then, the engine is warm so I think it's not as hard on
the car.  Am I likely to see any shorter lifetime of the engine,
starter or other components?  share|improve this question add
comment  3 Answers  As Hillsons said, cold starts are hard. So
are warm starts, but to a lesser