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lpgo
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Joined: November 8th, 2009, 5:42 pm
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Location: NL
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 Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? baron_matt wrote: Mind you its a powerful amount of cast iron to heat up, like the worlds largest Le Creuset pan and once its hot it stays hot for ages and gives it a great heater.  I think it isn't ploughing, it is melting it!!!!
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2cvkeza
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Joined: February 11th, 2010, 11:36 am
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Location: Slovenia
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? I convinced my wife that AMI is the only way to get to her job. And when she says that it is cold in the AMI ... I put the fan in the car. And tryed to persuaded her that it is OK. She did not want to face the cold in AMI but I took her to work with my DAK one day... now it is OK. Her AMI is now warm enough. Since my DAK is a traveling freezer 
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Luke
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Joined: December 9th, 2008, 7:50 pm
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? The only (safe) possibilities I can think of revolve around electricity. Heated seat covers, perhaps? To be honest though, I think the way forward is probably more clothes! Some kind of lining in the roof is a good idea, to give a bit more insulation. An inline fan in the heater tubes is supposed to help with demisting before you move off. Hoping to try that one myself this winter...
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Little Louis
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Joined: February 8th, 2009, 12:07 am
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? 12v ceramic fans x2 get them from Maplin's.
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Joolz
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Joined: January 5th, 2009, 5:48 am
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Location: Haven't a clue
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? Search 'Bilge blower' on ebay.
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J-dub
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Joined: April 24th, 2010, 10:01 am
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? Stay inside?
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dave 411
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Joined: August 19th, 2010, 10:44 pm
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Location: Cardiff
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? I tried the bilge blower thing last winter,didnt really impress me.Took it off and sold it to a customer 
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PatrickMason
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Joined: July 22nd, 2010, 10:22 pm
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Location: Loughborough
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? Little Louis wrote: 12v ceramic fans x2 get them from Maplin's. You must be their best customer...! Maplin's moving showroom 
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Smiffy
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Joined: October 23rd, 2009, 10:41 pm
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Location: Worcestershire
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? Rather than heating the car, why not concentrate on heating the person. For example, a heated jacket Or a heated gilet
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ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am
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Re: how best to pre-heat a car in winter? Smiffy, maybe you're missing the point, in that it's handy to have the interior of the car warmed up enough to prevent those 'little local difficulties', such as ice forming on the inside of the windscreen as soon as you move off... Smiffy wrote: Rather than heating the car, why not concentrate on heating the person?
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