What do want to do before you leave the U.K. ?
Aug 22nd 2007, 2:09 pm
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Re: What do want to do before you leave the U.K. ?
HWP - glad you've got your old avatar back 
Aug 22nd 2007, 2:32 pm
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Re: What do want to do before you leave the U.K. ?
I dont know...I havent run a diesel (yet)
I think unless it gets reallly very very cold (like Alberta cold) the new diesels wont "gel", and they all have glow plugs anyway, so realy its the same old argument about extending engine life rather than getting it to go that applies.
And thats my last word on the subject...!
I think unless it gets reallly very very cold (like Alberta cold) the new diesels wont "gel", and they all have glow plugs anyway, so realy its the same old argument about extending engine life rather than getting it to go that applies.
And thats my last word on the subject...!
Aug 22nd 2007, 2:34 pm
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Rumour has it that people in Edmonton or Ft McMoney leave their engine running on the coldest days for fear of being unable to restart it. Dunno who starts these rumours...probably me
Aug 22nd 2007, 2:38 pm
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I've seen that here. It's not about the degree of cold but the degree of knackeredness of the car.
Aug 22nd 2007, 2:40 pm
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It appeared to me on my last trip that engines were left on regardless of the temp - +20 C and cars with wide open doors and idling engines everywhere, especially outside pizza places....well, everywhere really, 1st thought was that it wouldn't happen in the UK as the cars would "disappear" quite quickly!
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Aug 22nd 2007, 3:17 pm
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At least you got one thing right...the rumour part.
I agree with dbd33 regarding leaving the engine running.
Aug 22nd 2007, 3:37 pm
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Very seldom. The coldest its been here in my time that I can recall is -28 overnight, and that was only on one or two occasions.
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Aug 22nd 2007, 3:41 pm
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Aug 22nd 2007, 3:42 pm
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-20 I can go out for a few hours and have fun. -30 is too cold to do anything but curl up by the fire if you ask me.
Aug 22nd 2007, 3:45 pm
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Aug 22nd 2007, 3:45 pm
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What I will dispute is the numbers of times it actually gets to -30 in Alberta as against the number of times you seem to think it does.
Aug 22nd 2007, 4:03 pm
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Trenton ON, average annual # of days below -15C = 30, record low -32.7C
Edmonton AB, average annual # of days below -15C = 61, record low -45C
Couldnt find anything specifically about days below -30. Anyway...there appears to be a difference between Ontario cold and Alberta cold, at least as far as Edmonton goes. Calgary is not nearly as harsh though.
Aug 22nd 2007, 4:09 pm
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Re: What do want to do before you leave the U.K. ?
Hi, my family and I just had a great weekend out in London, and got us thinking that we need to make a list of things we want to do before we move out of the U.K.
We probably wont get round to doing all of them, but this is what we have on our list so far. What would be on your list?
Spend some time in Scotland (never been)
Visit Ireland
Travel on Eurostar (probably to Disney, Paris)
Stay in a top hotel in London, and go to a musical
Have another weekend in Amsterdam
Celebrate new year in London
We probably wont get round to doing all of them, but this is what we have on our list so far. What would be on your list?
Spend some time in Scotland (never been)
Visit Ireland
Travel on Eurostar (probably to Disney, Paris)
Stay in a top hotel in London, and go to a musical
Have another weekend in Amsterdam
Celebrate new year in London