WOW! CTD Exhaust can scorch grass!
Parked my 2016 CTD on some short grass for about 15 minutes and let it idle. When I pulled away, the grass was scorched and later died. That exhaust gives off some heat!
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GordonThree wrote:Groover wrote:
I know a guy who returned his new Tahoe because it would not stay running for more than 30 minutes while parked. The guy's dog almost died while the owner was touring a museum that was not dog friendly and the car shut itself off. He was told that GM would not allow that setting to be changed unless the owner was an emergency responder. I guess that if you want to travel with animals and leave the vehicle for any reason on a hot day you have to do it in a motorhome. That is good for the environment!
Hardly a reason to blame GM... Doesn't sound like a responsible pet owner - find out beforehand if pets are allowed. There's always kennels, doggy day care, walkers, or leaving the dog at home?
What matters here is that the car didn't meet his needs and the dealer had not disclosed that before the purchase. I don't know the financial details and the dealer may have made a killing on it but he lost a customer.
It sounds like you don't understand why some people have dogs. Some people enjoy the companionship and want to have the dogs with them as much as possible and are willing to provide for the dog. This man thought that he had provided for the dog and felt betrayed when he found out that GM had shortcircuited his plan with nearly disasterous consequences. He was 75 at the time and the dog was the only family that he had.
The point is that there are reasons to let your vehicle idle and I notice that IdaD had a different reason. For all we know the op could have been doing air conditioner maintenance but a bunch of self rightous people just had to jump on what he did and side track his post.
