What it's Like Being a Car Guy during Norwegian Winter

[@JustGrant25]

The cold and rain sounds like a fun time (mild sarcasm) loll awesome to see your still enjoying just working on the cars here and there while you cant drive much! here in michigan we've had a bit of snow recently so I've had some fun in a few parking lots 😂 great stuff as usual!!

[@VinnesAuto]

We had one Saturday of snow, but I was working overtime that day, so I only took some extra time before work to go slide around xD. Luckily it seems we're getting snow next week!

[@EelinLaivat]

I’ve got some problems with my diesel preheater on my V50. I bought the car few months ago and it was known the heater doesn’t work. I hoped the dealer just couldn’t turn it on because it wasn’t too cold outside so the heater couldn’t turn on. However, it turned out to be a real issue. The winter here in Finland isn’t too cold yet but soon it will be so I need to get it fixed asap😅

[@VinnesAuto]

I hear you. I went all last winter without it, and there is a reason I finally got it fixed 😅 but they seem to all have trouble after about 10 years, since both my c30s have had it be broken when I bought them.

[@deez023]

We have the same +2/-2 weather rn in Estonia, and unfortunately I now have DMF rattle at cold start and until oil gets to 25-30 C (308k km)

[@VinnesAuto]

Yeah, the cold can do all sorts of stuff to the cars. I visited Volvo and paid them 1500 of my euros to have them fix my diesel preheater, so now I arrive at a warm car and engine every morning, and I can't even begin to tell you how nice that is.

[@ginny1068]

Love seeing the weather differences. We have had a few -29/-30c days so far here in Ontario, and its a winter wonderland now ( a few feet of snow ). What are your thoughts on an aftermarket ( only choice ) remote car starter, for the c30. I have had some good luck with Viper remote starters in a few of my previous cars. I am a bit leary with aftermarket anything, with the c30. I would really like to have one installed, but am getting mixed feedback. Bit more costly with a manual transmission. My concern is electrical, or damage of some sort. Ps. I love your sweater! 🎄 Merry Christmas from 🇨🇦

[@VinnesAuto]

Thanks :) remote car starters are basically non existent in Europe from what I know, so I know little about it. Here our cars often have some sort of pre-heater. Either Webasto, Eberspacher or Defa is commonly seen. Defa is a cord you plug in, but the others are fuel heaters. I know the V40 CCs came with a petrol preheater here, but I haven't heard of the C30 T5s having one. But my diesel pre heater has a timer that I use to set when I want it to be warmed up. I actually even have an app which I could use to remote start it(the pre heater), but that app is $20 a month, so I don't know that it's really worth it. You can also get remote controllers for remote starting of the pre-heaters. In terms of aftermarket, I think that as long as it is a quality part from a trusted manufacturer, I would probably give it a go if it was something that I really wanted. But yes, being a manual, there's probably a lot more wiring making sure it doesn't start if it's in gear I would imagine. Merry Christmas!

[@ginny1068]

Thank you 👋 Yes, I think the diesel heater and in our case here in Canada, engine block heaters, are a very good idea. In the future, a video of the S60 would be great to view.