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Originally Posted by Vreimann
Mike, you would be surprised how many 2wd gas or diesel vehicles are where I live and we see -30 and it's nothing special. When it's -40 then we complain about it.
The mean temperature last month was -18 with lows down to -32.
The 335d does start easily without problems with overnight temps of -31 and this was sitting for 4 days. currently the only issue I plan on addressing is the battery blanket and maybe an oil pan heater.
The covers seems to be a non issue.
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That it starts that well is very impressive. I grew on a ranch and wintered in those temps but I have since moved out west and become soft. We ran pan heaters on everything back in the day and blankets on the equipment that had to start each morning. Its seems to me that any kind of a heater would be a very good idea if you plan on keeping that car around for a while. Not much room in there for anything though. And the underbody shield doesn't exactly make room for a pan heater. Lower radiator hose in-line? Frost plug? Either of those would bring up engine and trans oil temp as well.
-Mike