How cold can you go?

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moslo
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How cold can you go?

Post by moslo » Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:16 pm

ok i know mainland europe gets temperatures like this every year...

but on the way in to work this morning the temp dropped to -13 in rural carlow which is the lowest i've seen in Ireland.

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Apparently '82 was the last time we had a freeze like this.
It's a balmy -9 in the town!
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Post by bigdickbuster » Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:57 pm

Global warming :hopping:
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Post by glasgowjim » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:33 pm

-11 degrees celcius on the way to work in glasgow this morning with -10 outside my front door :shock:

only -8 on way home . Smashing weather at least its not raining woo hoo :lol:
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Post by Tael » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:39 pm

Meh, only -4 here in eastern UK last nite.....
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Post by r5b18ft » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:53 pm

15 degrees celcius here in sunny Malta :hopping: :rofl:
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Post by bkf_uk » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:46 pm

-13 according to my info center this morining here in bristol
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Post by bigdickbuster » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:33 pm

At last I know why there is not so many posts from few days...

Frost deactivated Forum Members :D
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Post by DaKyy » Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:43 am

-22 C for a few days now. Easing up now though, only -18 C.
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Post by blackbelt1990 » Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:10 pm

I got to -8... got really excited when the snow came as i'd never seen it in minus! ha

My red light doesn't work at -8 or -6 tho! lol :?

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Post by Raffadakis » Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:18 pm

Had -16°C about 2 weeks ago, now back to normal -2°C :?
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Post by Loki » Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:32 am

blackbelt1990 wrote: My red light doesn't work at -8 or -6 tho! lol :?
Non of them do lol
Had this discussion @ the pub on thursday night lol
I was worried @ 1st, thought it had bust lol

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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by Speedy1st » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:47 am

-15 was the coldest i could read on the infocentre.
-17°C was the coldest we had i think. But felt like siberia


Last friday i removed the waterreservoir (for windows) and repaired a connection near the plug of the pop up motor @ -7°C, really no fun :( :o
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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by glasgowjim » Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:55 am

your info centre can go to -35 on its display. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

dont ask but its true :lol:
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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by bigdickbuster » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:24 am

After reaching this value IC will explode :rofl:
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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by glasgowjim » Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:31 pm

no sensor totally screwed it was a sunny afternoon with air temp around + 24 degrees :rofl:
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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by bigdickbuster » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:12 pm

Minimum value which I have seen on my IC was about -20 degree. It was in January 2008.

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Twenty minutes ago :roll:

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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by bigdickbuster » Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:53 am

Thirty minutes ago:

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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by Raffadakis » Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:55 pm

Do I get this wrong, or are you always on minimum fuel? :lol:
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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by bigdickbuster » Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:04 am

You get this wrong :lol:

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At one time my fuel tank was full :rofl:
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Re: How cold can you go?

Post by bigdickbuster » Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:51 pm

Raffadakis wrote:aaahhhh that's how it should look! :D
Fuel price in Poland is like in Switzerland, earnings are much worse :cryhard:

So this is one of reason of dry in fuel tank :D

Second is, that the fuel tank leak when is full :rofl:

I love this car :bla:
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