Ok I know it doesnt but in an A series is it overly affected by the ambient temprature?
I warmed both my minis up yesterday, and took them each out for a 20min drive and both temp gauges hardly moved, despite top hose feeling very warm. It was dry but cold outside. Last time I did a longish run in cool weather, i noticed then that gauge hadnt moved much.
So is this normal at this time of year, or should the gauge get up near the middle? Or is it only when your hammering down a motorway on a hot August day, then hit a traffic jam, that the gauge springs into life, just before the engine boils over? Or am I just getting too used to modern cars where the temp gauge reaches normal very quickly and doesnt budge, compared to the temperamental little beasts that we all have so much affection for?