More arctic temperatures, I think we started today at -27°C. Decided to see how the Land Rover would handle that, and, aside from a slight grumble and slow turnover at startup, there wasn't a problem. There was a brief pause before setting off as the transfer box decided to slip from four wheel drive into neutral without telling me, but that was soon solved.
It took a while for the engine temperatures to come up to normal, even with the radiator grill cover, in fact I think they stayed just short of their normal 82°F throughout the drive.
Just posting this photo, as it shows both the road ahead and the road behind, while light snow squalls put some moisture on the windshield.
Good Lord, I think the coldest we've ever seen is -17c a couple of years back and that was bad enough. Mind you I did find that at the extremely cold temperatures the ice was far more grippy to drive on, silly as that may sound. How have you been finding the heater?
ReplyDeleteIt's been a pretty exceptional winter here. So exceptional, we have to replace our house's entire roof thanks to the ice storm and large branches crashing through. As for the heater, the Kodiak Mk.II works well. I imagine they only replaced it with the Mk.III due to that cumbersome ducting running inside the front-right wing. No need for gloves in the cabin, although that could also be due to having a leather steering wheel cover instead of cold plastic to hold on to.
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