I agree with you all, especially Nic. I believe in easy warm ups, them put em to work. What amazes me is how these cars stay so tight. I believe in american products, but we still dont match german durability and longivity with automobiles.
I maintain a fleet of four military style SUS VEE's which use the 952 mercedes diesels with their 4speed automatics. They are a track machine with two drive units in tandem that articulate in the center for steering. These engines run in the 4800-5200 rpm range all day and just keep coming back for more. The transmissions are excellent. These babies work hard. Only enemy is heat. Overheat em and you have cracked heads.

The weekend is here!!!!!!!!!!