With a good battery and everything in perfect order my 240D would start at
-10F. The 190D starts easier at 10F than the 240D did so I expect it'll be able
to start at even colder minimum temps.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:37:27 -0600
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14F was about the lowest my 300D would start unassisted. By the way,
you'll
do better keeping a charger on the battery. Batteries start really
loosing
capacity at those temps & a charger will help keep it warm. Back when I
lived in the frigid North (western NY State), we used to buy plug-in
heat
pads that would sit in the battery tray, under the battery. The pad
would
keep the battery warm enough to start the car regardless of the
temperature.
I wonder if they are still available.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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Started just like it was July. I didn't even give it a full glow cycle as I was
curious to see what it would do.
The temp needle was climbing almost before I got out of the driveway. I had
heat in less than a mile and had to turn down the blower about 10 minutes
before I usually do.
I'd like to see some snow... So far this car handles really well on the ice.
Fred Moir gave me 3 wheels that I'd intended to mount snow tires on but they're
still in the trunk where we put them when I picked 'em up. The extra weight
seems (so far) to be plenty.
Of course the first year I drove the 240D it was fine in the snow. The second
year I had it I was all over the road so I bought snows for all 4 wheels and
drove it that way for 2 more years...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:52:07 -0500
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Curt
Good luck starting. I am hoping for your temperatures here one of
these
days to see if my 300D will start at below zero F without plugging it
in.
I like your humour-like a good wine-dry and subtle.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
Wickford, RI
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> I like Caddy's too, but I'm fond of the 1964 model year.
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