Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Stock gasoline cars do not do well at those temperatures. In Alaska most people with sense use engine block heaters, plugging in every cold night. Besides the issue of having trouble just starting the car, you will put excessive wear and tear on the engine doing it regularly.

And in places like Fairbanks where -40 (F/C) is fairly common in the winter, even cars that merely have an engine block heater will have trouble. You need even more heating pads for the rest of the stuff under the hood of you want to keep a car reliable and healthy in that kind of climate.



Yes, and even then ‘healthy’ is not what people in normal climates think. It puts a lot of wear and tear on vehicles.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: