[robertlagrant]

> It very much is the setting the thermostat higher in an attempt to heat the house faster.

This bugs me :) Having said that, I don't know if some cars apply an s-curve to their heat output that you could hack by doing this, so I keep my opinion to myself when I see people doing it.

[sbradford26]

It is his car so I let him do what he wants. I just make sure my mom sets the temperature and leaves it in her hybrid since setting it to max temperature and such causes it to get significantly worse fuel economy.