'92 Legacy wagon.
First cold morning since I bought the car in July for $1,000.
211k miles.
Started right up ... Vrrrroooomm !!
WhoooHooo !
jw milwaukee
7 deg F ... car starts first try !
Dec 12, 2003
8 Replies
211k miles.
Don't vehicles usually start easily at 7F? TG
Glad you are glad. In principle, there is nothing too unusual here. Ten years ago, my Subaru GL I bought for $200 served entire winter here, in Madison, WI. On average, we have
1.5F colder winters than you guys do. Hope you get more of yours than I did when the transmission failed in April :-)DK
When the car is 11years old with > 200k miles and you've only had it in warm temps so far ... you just never know what's going to happen !
jw
'86GL Wagon
Even when it hits -40 here in ND with Mobil 1 10-40; (sometimes the 15-50 if I've been lazy) I've never even plugged the beast in and she hits first try. Now when it gets 80+........... runs a bit rich, doesn't like warm just like me. :)
Being a fellow North Dakotan, I have to agree w/ pheasant, I run Amsoil 0-50 year round and never even bother plugging my car in, fires up every time.
BUT, wouldn't plugging it in on a 1 hour timer be so much nicer to the vehicle? TG
Dunno.
Has 110k and the only oil the engine loses is when the valve cover gaskets start leaking. :) Those aluminum jugs warm up fast enough for me.
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