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pow
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16th Jan 13 at 08:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I love the Alfa but when the temperature drops I seem to spend a lot of time fighting the temperature gauge and my climate control! When it's 3 degrees or lower, having the heater on Auto stops the car from warming up and also manages to take temperature off the gauge! Sooo annoying!
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16th Jan 13 at 08:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Block off your radiator
nathy_87
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16th Jan 13 at 08:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Like this?

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16th Jan 13 at 08:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's not a bad idea you know, don't BMW's do that with flaps?
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16th Jan 13 at 09:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
see alot of cars with plates over the grill, either metal or cardboard

the porsche gives heat inside the car within a couple of mins as it comes from exhaust heat.
the engine always keeps at a good temp

so your answer is get a porsche

ive always fund diesels terrible at keeping heat at the engine and inside

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My xe was terrible for this. If it was even slightly cold would struggle to get to temp and the motorway it would be just over the minimum mark which ment only slightly warm air from the heaters. The focus is great only takes a minute to start getting warm. Heated windscreen also is great for this weather
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My xe was terrible for this. If it was even slightly cold would struggle to get to temp and the motorway it would be just over the minimum mark which ment only slightly warm air from the heaters. The focus is great only takes a minute to start getting warm. Heated windscreen also is great for this weather
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16th Jan 13 at 09:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wish mine had a heater... Lol
mwg
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5 minutes driving and with climate on auto and the car will be toasty warm. Was the same with my Audi too and that was a diesel.
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16th Jan 13 at 09:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Means better build quality imo
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16th Jan 13 at 09:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My car's boiling inside after a few mins driving.
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My van gets hot inside very quick but sometimes it does take a while to get the engine temp up.

Car does both in no time, in fact if you open the bonnet the engine bay is scary hot.
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
see alot of cars with plates over the grill, either metal or cardboard


A lot of Land Rover Defenders have something covering the grill in winter. I drive a Land Rover on the farm and it seems to take a long time for the heaters to put any heat out but when they do it has no problem keeping up to temperature. And that's without the grill covered over.
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My brother has a TD5 Defender, engine gets up to temp ok but the heaters are next to useless.

[Edited on 16-01-2013 by Dave]
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16th Jan 13 at 10:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
suprised it hasnt got a aux heater like VAG stuff has
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Mine gets warm within about a minute of switching the engine on :-)
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
suprised it hasnt got a aux heater like VAG stuff has


Fucking wish it did, was never an option when I bought it
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1.6 tdi caddy hasn't warmed up by the time I get to work, 10 mile journey.
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Any of them blockers for a 2007 Audi S3?
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quote:
Originally posted by drunkenfool
Mine gets warm within about a minute of switching the engine on :-)


Must be too much friction in your pistons imo
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Just leave your revs to build up abit more when changing gear.
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I do but I don't want to fuck the engine by running it at 3k+rpm when it's cold
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Get a plug in electric heater
AndyCorsaSport
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I do first two miles with no blowers on. Let it warm up, warms pretty quick. Then crack heaters on. Jobs a good en. Ford Puma FTW
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16th Jan 13 at 12:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I do my first 5+ miles only pressing the heated front screen button (blowers on the screen on HI temp, AC on, blowers full) when I physically can't see though it. Then when it's clear enough to see it goes straight off

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