canadian winters

intertan · 02-06-2006, 12:19 AM

well I need a new car and am planning on purchasing one this spring. I have desided on 2 doffrent cars a vw golf tdi manual, and the prius. I am going for econemy but also like to have room. Living in central Canada ( Saskatchewan) we see -40 to -50 C weather every winter. I currently do not have a garage to park in but generally have a plug in for the block heater. my main worry is the batteries can they survive this weather or should I go with the diesel?

Frank Hudon · 02-06-2006, 12:22 AM

they are sold in Norway and other cold climates and also I've seen them in Edmonton and Calgary and I bought mine in Regina. They survive just fine.

Motorway · 02-06-2006, 01:14 AM

Intertan, I'm not worried about the car, I'm worried about YOU! I thought Michigan winters were bad growing up. Do they have block heaters for people?

**Tideland Prius** · 02-06-2006, 02:09 AM

ehh.. where'd did my post go?

Bill Lumbergh · 02-06-2006, 12:17 PM

I've seen as cold as about -10 F this winter and have yet to have a starting problem. I use the OEM block heater and it really helps the engine start and run quietly. The few times I've left it unplugged it has been substantially louder, but still very quiet.

The Prius has no cold-start issues I am aware of, since it has the biggest "starter" and battery of any car I've ever seen.

intertan · 02-06-2006, 07:58 PM

we have actually been lucky this year the coldest its been is -30 still cold but better than the -50 we usualy get for a week every year.

I not to worried about the engine more the batteries.

jbarnhart · 02-06-2006, 08:55 PM

My family had a Mercedes diesel a long tima ago. That sucker wouldn't start at all if it got close to freezing. Glow plugs or not, it just wouldn't light up if the engine was too cold to begin with. I'm sure they're much better now.

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02-06-2006, 12:19 AM	#1
intertan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	well I need a new car and am planning on purchasing one this spring. I have desided on 2 doffrent cars a vw golf tdi manual, and the prius. I am going for econemy but also like to have room. Living in central Canada ( Saskatchewan) we see -40 to -50 C weather every winter. I currently do not have a garage to park in but generally have a plug in for the block heater. my main worry is the batteries can they survive this weather or should I go with the diesel?

02-06-2006, 12:22 AM	#2
Frank Hudon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,144 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	they are sold in Norway and other cold climates and also I've seen them in Edmonton and Calgary and I bought mine in Regina. They survive just fine.

02-06-2006, 01:14 AM	#3
Motorway Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 20 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Intertan, I'm not worried about the car, I'm worried about YOU! I thought Michigan winters were bad growing up. Do they have block heaters for people?

02-06-2006, 02:09 AM	#4
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 21,115 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 364 Thanked 520 Times in 351 Posts Friends: 26	ehh.. where'd did my post go?

02-06-2006, 12:17 PM	#5
Bill Lumbergh USAF Aircraft Maintainer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The 09836 area Posts: 533 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 1	I've seen as cold as about -10 F this winter and have yet to have a starting problem. I use the OEM block heater and it really helps the engine start and run quietly. The few times I've left it unplugged it has been substantially louder, but still very quiet. The Prius has no cold-start issues I am aware of, since it has the biggest "starter" and battery of any car I've ever seen.

02-06-2006, 07:58 PM	#6
intertan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	we have actually been lucky this year the coldest its been is -30 still cold but better than the -50 we usualy get for a week every year. I not to worried about the engine more the batteries.

02-06-2006, 08:55 PM	#7
jbarnhart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 629 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 1	My family had a Mercedes diesel a long tima ago. That sucker wouldn't start at all if it got close to freezing. Glow plugs or not, it just wouldn't light up if the engine was too cold to begin with. I'm sure they're much better now.