7 deg F ... car starts first try !

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.