What MINUS 30 degrees Faranheit does

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Optimus, Jan 21, 2011.

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  1. Optimus

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    Are you just dying to argue about something again? I believe I said it was debated (and not by me). Look at different sites and you will see different claims. Make of it what you will. It's on the Internets, so it's all true. :cheer2:

    Believe me, I've debated it. But it's usually not QUITE this cold for long stretches. It had warmed up to (minus) -8F by the time I took a lunch yesterday, and all was normal again as far as rear defrost and HVAC heat. If I was smart, I'd park in my garage (currently full of other stuff). But one thing that's always impressed me about Toyotas, is that it can be many, many degrees below zero and the darn things will still turn over and start (without the need to plug it in). Yes, a good battery helps too, but still.... We're rumored to have a heat wave next week anyway, back into the 20's (above zero F), so at this point I'll just let it go.

    This post was more or less about what can happen to vehicles when it gets this cold out (or colder), and despite the fact that I myself believe modern vehicles typically don't need to be warmed up before being driven, uh, well, sometimes it can still help. For example, Yahoo just had an article up on their main page describing why modern vehicles don't need to be warmed up first. I read the article the same day it was -30F here, so, naturally, I thought it was "interesting" to read.
     
    #21 Optimus, Jan 22, 2011
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    Y'know, when I lived in Minnesota, I just wouldn't go anywhere when it went below -20F.

    Never drive in conditions you are not prepared to walk in, because when the weather sucks, you might get stuck.
     
    #22 Rae Vynn, Jan 22, 2011
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    Well, it snowed last night (again), but they say it's the last for a few days. I was afraid to go out this morning. The thermometer lost the "-" in front of the number. It's currently +3C! Roads are a mess! People are getting stuck in the neighborhoods due to the snow not having been cleared, and now getting soft. We've had a record 1 metre of snow over the last 15 days or so. It's getting hard to find places to put it. I may need to use a stepladder as the piles are getting high. ;)

    Now they're worried about flooding!

    Wish they would just relax. It's weather. It changes.
     
    #23 David Beale, Jan 22, 2011
  4. Tideland Prius

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    I'm happy it's +3. At least it'll soften the snow instead of the washboard we were driving on for the past week. Car survived aside from being covered in brown crud and probably picked up a few more chips.
     
    #24 Tideland Prius, Jan 22, 2011
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    I was hearing of the Rogers Pass record two decades before any of us heard of 'the Internets' (sic), and see no hint of debate about it at NOAA. As for different values for that event, what I've seen is easily explained by different C-to-F and significant-digit conversion.
     
    #25 fuzzy1, Jan 22, 2011
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    Fixed it for you. Have fun debating with yourself.
     
    #26 Optimus, Jan 22, 2011
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