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[Al*]

Hey everyone, its been ages since I've been on here, but I thought you might enjoy watching my daily beater mini cold starting here in the frigid Canadian winter...

 

 

[firstmini]

Woah!! -26c?!?! That's it I am not complaining about it being too cold inside my "moo" ever again! Ur a serious mini owner.

[spiguy]

Fantastic. Made me laugh guys! Love your attitude. Thermos flask has been added to my Christmas list!

 

Fair play to you, -26 ... I was feeling the cold yesterday at about 1 Deg C!

[Bubblebobble]

It would appear my and your view of cold are different !!!! Im amazed it worked !

[nicklouse]

No electric engine warmer?

I remember one year I left my car in the airport car park over Xmas and when I came back it had frozen. Had to get a fire lit under it in a garage.

Only had anti freeze for -30 and it hit -35 that year.

Sweden by the way.

[Dusky]

Coolest thing ive seen in a long time!

[Alex_B]

You can start your mini in -26 yet mine in anything <5'c wont turn over fast enough to start without a jump! 

[Mini Mega828]

aha made me laugh thanks for sharing 

 

 

Glad my mini is in a garage 

[Al*]

haha I'm glad that you are all enjoying it.. -26C is a bit cold, and to be honest I'm a little surprised it went as easy as it did... I do have a plug in block heater and I generally give it a 20-30 minute plug in at any temp. below -10C if I've got time and a power outlet... But in all honesty having a good battery makes all the difference... I haven't needed to boost my car in years and that's year round use... Now if only I would put in a new solenoid and hook up my choke I wouldn't need to faff about as much haha.. but the ony thing worse than driving in the cold weather is wrenching in it.. hahaha. 

[Mini Manannán]

Different league!  Thanks for that 

[Mini Mega828]

how often do u go through batteries? 

because doesnt the cold just murder them

[big-jay]

Brilliant !

[crackfoo]

thats fantastic. hope I don't have to try that this year in halifax.

[Al*]

The cold weather won't hurt a battery as long as it has a charge and you keep using it... this is my daily car so no probems... I've had the same "optima red top" battery since 2010 and trouble free so far... if you leave a vehicle to sit in these temperatures with a weakly charged battery it will inevitably freeze that battery and ruin it... but if you leave it to sit in the cold with a full charge and just unhook the terminals it will be fine.

[Alex_B]

The cold weather won't hurt a battery as long as it has a charge and you keep using it... this is my daily car so no probems... I've had the same "optima red top" battery since 2010 and trouble free so far... if you leave a vehicle to sit in these temperatures with a weakly charged battery it will inevitably freeze that battery and ruin it... but if you leave it to sit in the cold with a full charge and just unhook the terminals it will be fine.

Mine is down to a rubbish quality battery, and a load of resistance in my starting circuit. Keep meaning to look at it but I am busy and I am now used to connecting my jump pack for the first start of the day.