I agree with Tony, I tend to run my Triumphs all year round, avoiding this quandary, but I also have various cars that do sit around for months at a time. And my finding is that (quite apart from accelerated bearing wear which is concomitant with frequent cold starts) what happens is that, even running it right up to temp will still result in plug fouling, making the NEXT start harder, till eventually it won't start at all.
There are other considerations though. I like to run a car a few miles, at least once a week, to stop the tyres flat spotting, discs going rusty, clutches sticking to flywheels and brake hydraulic parts seizing. A few extra days won't matter if it's persistently raining or icy and salted. But wait for a half decent day and give it a run whenever possible. It does a car no good at all to stand idle for months. Even, possibly especially, a recently restored one!
Steve
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