Winter driving in Norway.

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Dec 28, 2012 | 05:48 AM
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Winter greetings from norway. -20 degrees celcius. Dry snow.
My car is equipted with an electric block heater and an electric oven.
Fresh studded tyres.

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Dec 28, 2012 | 06:58 AM
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Nice Pics... My car slides easily with just rain, I couldn't imagine snow!
I once got somewhat caught in a snow storm (in a front wheel drive Honda) and we were going slow, cars off to the side wrecked along the way... Stay safe and be careful!

Rafael
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Dec 28, 2012 | 06:58 AM
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Very cool, bet that's a blast, unfortunately our snow is wet w/ lots of roadsalt to destroy our cars......
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Dec 28, 2012 | 07:16 AM
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nice!
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Dec 29, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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I wanna see the electric oven mod...
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Dec 29, 2012 | 08:11 AM
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Quote: Very cool, bet that's a blast, unfortunately our snow is wet w/ lots of roadsalt to destroy our cars......
I second that. In Michigans upper peninsula they use sand. I think it'd be a blast to hammer the iroc in some snow.
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Dec 29, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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It`s quite common in our winter country of Norway to fit our cars with electric engine block heaters and also an electric oven. So 2 -3 hours before you would like to drive, you connect your car to 220V current (110V in US). Some people also fits battery chargers.
The engine block heater uses about 700W, and preheats the coolant to about 50-60 degrees celsius. Makes starting easier, protects the engine and the oven has preheated the cabin
I`ll snap som photos the next time.
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Dec 29, 2012 | 12:26 PM
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That is some exaggerated commercial. Black smoke puffing from a relatively new car at start up - looks like a warranty issue and should be brought back to the dealer.
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Dec 29, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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Here in central Ontario (Canada) we often see -20 (although it seems not as often as we used to). I purchased an 86 2.8L automatic Camaro for my youngest daughter, outfitted it with 4 winter tires and taught her to drive in the snow. Things like emergency braking, turning into the direction of oversteer and similar techniques.
Two things I can say. One is that the Camaro, although not blessed with abundant traction at the best of times, is very predictable in the snow and with a little caution is quite managable in slippery conditions. The second thing is that I believe this equipped my daughter with some driving skills that she wouldn't have gained otherwise and is probably a better driver today because of it.
We never really had the need for block heaters or interior heaters as the extreme cold was uncommon and a well maintained car, particularly one with EFI would start reliably. Now in the Canadian prarie (where I spend some time), which is roughly on a latitude with parts of Norway (my nephew studied in Tromso but that's WAY up there!) every parking stall has an outlet for a block heater and diesel equipped heavy equipment is seldom shut down. With several consecutive days (or weeks) of -20 as the daytime high, this practice is essential.
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Dec 30, 2012 | 05:59 AM
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One thing you may want to consider is adding some weight to the trunk to help the rear tires out in snow. My buddy put about 50lbs of sandbags in the back of his car.
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Dec 30, 2012 | 08:01 AM
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I can't believe this post, two members on here feel the need to tell people who live in extreme temperatures what they should do. Unless you have lived in -35* climates you haven't got a clue, dealer warranty issues really? Put some extra weight in the car? You guys are killing me. That's why I love the internet, everyone is an expert.
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Dec 30, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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Very nice ride
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Dec 30, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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Yes it is a nice ride, seems like alot of nice 3rd gens over across the pond...
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Dec 31, 2012 | 08:50 AM
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I would cry if my TA was in the snow LOL! Cool pix non the less.
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Jan 27, 2013 | 04:56 AM
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Quote: Put some extra weight in the car? You guys are killing me
Uhhhh...yeah!...I used to put bags of "Quickcrete" over the wheel wells of my pickup for extra traction plowing snow...extra weight in a car seems like sound advice to me for winter driving!

Dave
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Jan 27, 2013 | 05:05 AM
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Quote: Uhhhh...yeah!...I used to put bags of "Quickcrete" over the wheel wells of my pickup for extra traction plowing snow...extra weight in a car seems like sound advice to me for winter driving!

Dave
It is sound advice, the guy lives in Norway, I am sure they have figured that out by now. Nothing like stating the obvious.....
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Jan 27, 2013 | 09:27 AM
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Nice looking car Norway T/A.

I used to drive 25 miles to work everyday when I was 22, had an 84 TA, I sure wish I had studded tires on it when we got snow, but I never got stranded, stuck maybe, but never stranded.

I like that heater setup, if its your daily driver in those temps, a must have for sure.
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Jan 27, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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Quote: Nice Pics... My car slides easily with just rain, I couldn't imagine snow!
Did you see the sneakers on those rims.. No wonder he can drive it there. Where I use drag radials wouldn't be efficient.
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