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[nick v6]

they also have these brand new inventions, very modern, very flash.

Its called a JUMPER, keeps me warm! 

along with your duffel coat and wolly hat and scarf

[Mr Skrunts]

you all fail to realise that driving will heat the car up much faster than leave it idling on the drive. Engine revs will be up, faster coolant circulation.

During the winter i leave at 7 am, its frosted, get back to station at 8pm its frosted, never had a need to sit there 'warming it up'

just drive you wimps

Each to thier own tunnie, I am happy with my methd, butthen I am an old man by your standards. I just dont want to knock som munter of thier motor bike coz I cant see where I m going coz I am  wimp and they aint.   

[tunnie]

they also have these brand new inventions, very modern, very flash.

Its called a JUMPER, keeps me warm! 

along with your duffel coat and wolly hat and scarf

I've driven to work with it reading -4 on the dash in jeans & t-shirt, no jumper, no scarf, and felt fine.

The trouble is you lot don't know what cold is, go to Chicago in December. Its -22 ambient, with -30 windchill.

Thats cold, what we get here is nothing.

[Mr Skrunts]

they also have these brand new inventions, very modern, very flash.

Its called a JUMPER, keeps me warm! 

along with your duffel coat and wolly hat and scarf

I've driven to work with it reading -4 on the dash in jeans & t-shirt, no jumper, no scarf, and felt fine.

The trouble is you lot don't know what cold is, go to Chicago in December. Its -22 ambient, with -30 windchill.

Thats cold, what we get here is nothing.

Interestingpoint Tunnie, but keep it in the UK nd regards our weather.

Anything past zero, the gritters dont run any more coz of H&E.  plus I have been there and done that driving in 10" of snow in RWD and dealing ith deep snow drifts.  Now older and wiser, i stay in bed and say fook it.  Why bother.

[tunnie]

i worked from home in the snow. When i got back from Chicago a couple of years back, we got used to the -20 temp.

We walked into town in jeans and t-shirt, no coats or anything, was like -1 all day. It felt like a summers day in comparison!

I got a few odd looks 

[Ken T]

I think one of the first uses of remote starting was the Mafia in the USA. People kept wiring up bombs to the ignition switch, so wireless remote start allowed the Boss to start his car and if it blew up he wouldn't use it. 

ken

[Welung666]

they also have these brand new inventions, very modern, very flash.

Its called a JUMPER, keeps me warm! 

along with your duffel coat and wolly hat and scarf

I've driven to work with it reading -4 on the dash in jeans & t-shirt, no jumper, no scarf, and felt fine.

The trouble is you lot don't know what cold is, go to Chicago in December. Its -22 ambient, with -30 windchill.

Thats cold, what we get here is nothing.

I've woken up in the wagon, parked in Poland with the dash telling me it's -26°c. I had both night heaters on and the engine running all night and still had to scrape the inside of the windows, then kick the door open as the seals had frozen before I could even start to de-ice the outside 

[JamesV6CDX]

finaly got it sorted
ann's tigra's now got the same alarm system as me,
remote central locking and remote start,
plus she has wanted automatic headlights to turn on and off, i even wired them up as well

all that is left to do now is put the radio back and the glove box back and its all finished

That's all cosmetic - what is the cambelt and waterpump history 

[albitz]

you all fail to realise that driving will heat the car up much faster than leave it idling on the drive. Engine revs will be up, faster coolant circulation.

During the winter i leave at 7 am, its frosted, get back to station at 8pm its frosted, never had a need to sit there 'warming it up'

just drive you wimps

Wrong imo,you should try to let an engine get to operating temperature before putting it under load - ie driving.

[Martin_1962]

WHen it is cold I warm mine up to defrost - saves having mist ups as I drive along

[tunnie]

you all fail to realise that driving will heat the car up much faster than leave it idling on the drive. Engine revs will be up, faster coolant circulation.

During the winter i leave at 7 am, its frosted, get back to station at 8pm its frosted, never had a need to sit there 'warming it up'

just drive you wimps

Wrong imo,you should try to let an engine get to operating temperature before putting it under load - ie driving.

http://images.omegaowners.com/documents/UserGuides/OmegaOct2002.pdf

Page 143, central column.

Warming up
Allow the engine to warm up while driving.
Do not warm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. 

Then again, thats just GM & Vauxhalls opinion

[albitz]

That Tunnie is what happens when the tree huggers gain the amount of influence that they now have.It is all about cutting the amount of emissions your car produces during its lifetime.The only thing worse than a car driving along the road causing pollution is a car not being driven but still causing pollution,shortened engine life is a small price to pay for saving the polar ice cap from melting by next spring.

[Mr Skrunts]

you all fail to realise that driving will heat the car up much faster than leave it idling on the drive. Engine revs will be up, faster coolant circulation.

During the winter i leave at 7 am, its frosted, get back to station at 8pm its frosted, never had a need to sit there 'warming it up'

just drive you wimps

Wrong imo,you should try to let an engine get to operating temperature before putting it under load - ie driving.

http://images.omegaowners.com/documents/UserGuides/OmegaOct2002.pdf

Page 143, central column.

Warming up
Allow the engine to warm up while driving.
Do not warm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. 

Then again, thats just GM & Vauxhalls opinion

Do you do "Every thing" by the book Tunnie.?

[nick v6]

you all fail to realise that driving will heat the car up much faster than leave it idling on the drive. Engine revs will be up, faster coolant circulation.

During the winter i leave at 7 am, its frosted, get back to station at 8pm its frosted, never had a need to sit there 'warming it up'

just drive you wimps

Wrong imo,you should try to let an engine get to operating temperature before putting it under load - ie driving.

http://images.omegaowners.com/documents/UserGuides/OmegaOct2002.pdf

Page 143, central column.

Warming up
Allow the engine to warm up while driving.
Do not warm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. 

Then again, thats just GM & Vauxhalls opinion

Do you do "Every thing" by the book Tunnie.?

sounds like it

[tunnie]

you all fail to realise that driving will heat the car up much faster than leave it idling on the drive. Engine revs will be up, faster coolant circulation.

During the winter i leave at 7 am, its frosted, get back to station at 8pm its frosted, never had a need to sit there 'warming it up'

just drive you wimps

Wrong imo,you should try to let an engine get to operating temperature before putting it under load - ie driving.

http://images.omegaowners.com/documents/UserGuides/OmegaOct2002.pdf

Page 143, central column.

Warming up
Allow the engine to warm up while driving.
Do not warm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. 

Then again, thats just GM & Vauxhalls opinion

Do you do "Every thing" by the book Tunnie.?

sounds like it

When it comes to car maintaince, yes 

Otherwise no.