Make your car comfortable in -28C / -20F weather. - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Honda city · 01-15-2009, 06:23 PM

This morning the temperature was - 28C or - 20F outside. When you start your car in this kind of weather the car is never comfortable, it stays cold cor about 15 minutes before you start to feel some heat from the heater. It takes about 25 to 35 minutes before tha car realy warms up. Most of the time the heat to the feet is not enough and the heat needed to defrost the windsheild is too much. I have solved this problem with a small fan that I bought at Canadian Tire. I clip the small fan to the rear passenger door and point the fan upwards. When the engine gets hot enough to supply heat to the passenger compartment I turn on the fan to circulate the heat evenly.
This greatly increases the comfort in the car. In the summer the fan can also be used to circulate the cool air from the air conditioner on extremely hot days.

***PhatRoyale*** · 01-15-2009, 07:08 PM

meh.

suck it up and get used to it, that's what I do

Nothing like a cold morning to really awaken the senses!

ericgu22 · 01-15-2009, 07:17 PM

Drive your car is the best way to heat it up quick..

Honda city · 01-15-2009, 08:22 PM

The fan does not help heat the car up, it distributes the heat all over the passenger compartment evenly. Until you have tried it, you will not know what huge difference it can make.

sinnaever · 01-16-2009, 05:06 AM

I find my car very confortable to drive in -25'C weather. It warms up very quickly. I don't need auxiliary fans to move air. I use a winter coat, winter gloves, winter hat, winter boots... They get the job done for me.

steelman23 · 01-16-2009, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhatRoyale

meh.

suck it up and get used to it, that's what I do

Nothing like a cold morning to really awaken the senses!

agreed!

Hamster Inspector · 01-16-2009, 04:33 PM

It was pretty dammed cold today, if I can make myself comfy I will do it. For those to cheap to shell out for a little dinky fan........................................

suffffver!

Corollanation · 01-18-2009, 09:49 PM

BAck home (-30C) we had a garage separate from home.. I used to walk over turn the car on and heating.. close the garage.. smoke a cigarette.. (used to smoke) open.. drive..