I'm a girl who has picked up and moved from coast to coast (& north past most of Canada). That is... Norfolk, Virginia to Bethel, Alaska. --- This journal is a record of the move, and life in the Tundra.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Winterized

My car now has a tail... in the front. Mine is actually zip-tied to the front grill, but it's there.

Most people are telling me that you should go out an hour before you're ready to go and plug it in.Essentially letting your car idle while you're inside for 1 hr.

I was told by the mechanic that it was best if you plug it in at night when you get home. Then when you're ready to leave in the morning you unplug, put the key in and go- no worries about going outside ridiculously early in the cold and in your PJs to start the car. Apparently, what you end up spending in extra electric is far less that what you'd end up spending on extra fuel while idling for an extra hr a day (remember, gas is currently $6 a gallon, it only changes once or twice a year though).

The only thing left to do for the car there is get my fluids replaced. (Was going to get it all done at once, but it just didn't happen)

1 comment:

  1. I'd go with the mechanic's advice! Keep posting the daily temps and such...it's 66 degrees in Norfolk today!

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