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Post by grampa on Feb 27, 2018 12:01:37 GMT
Another cold snap and again I've noticed a lot of people wrap up inside their car which seems odd these days when car heating is so good - mostly women I've noticed wearing a wooly hat and a scarf inside the car. I can't even bear wearing a coat in the car for more than mile or so and mostly wear exactly the same as I have on in the house and take a coat/hat to put on at journey's end.
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Post by LandieMark on Feb 27, 2018 12:06:37 GMT
Land Rover Defender. What do you think? 😂
Seriously, it depends. If it’s very cold then hat, gloves and scarf are sometimes required. I don't like wearing a coat to drive in, but I will if I am cold enough. I like thin layers if possible. Today I have long johns, under my active trousers, a polo shirt, micro fibre fleece and coat with hollow fibre fill and waterproof shell topped off with a woolly hat.
If I’m in the TVR with the top off, I usually have thin fleece under a wind proof coat that is thin enough not to be an issue. Bottom half is always warm due to copious amounts of engine heat soak and exceptional heater.
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Post by Tim on Feb 27, 2018 12:09:25 GMT
If its really cold I wear enough to keep me warm but always stop a few miles into the journey to shed some layers, I hate wearing a coat while driving.
I see some people who are wearing enough to go to the Arctic, can't be handy for car control.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 12:29:35 GMT
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 27, 2018 12:32:58 GMT
My mother infuriates me with this when I collect her form the airport when she comes to visit. She's wearing a hat, a scarf, an overcoat, gloves..... I say "you realise the car is warm and had has heated seats?" when she complains she feels faint!
W2.0 is no better: sticking the air con on her side to 18C whilst wearing a wooly jumper and boots.
I rarely wear more than shirt sleeves for driving.
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 27, 2018 12:33:30 GMT
Cars have good heating, but they still break down occasionally. Indeed, but they also have storage space for coats and hats. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 12:48:26 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 12:55:04 GMT
Cars garaged, t-shirt and fleece plus heated seat on full blast for 2-3 mins and bob's your uncle. A side effect of a big engine is quick hot air from the vents.
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Post by Tim on Feb 27, 2018 13:15:17 GMT
A side effect of a big engine is quick hot air from the vents.
Someone should tell that to my M5 then 
The fastest warming car I had was my Mk1 Punto 75SX with a mighty 1200cc.
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 27, 2018 13:19:38 GMT
A side effect of a big engine is quick hot air from the vents.
Someone should tell that to my M5 then
The fastest warming car I had was my Mk1 Punto 75SX with a mighty 1200cc.
I think the Benz has some sort of auxiliary heating because it is blowing hot within a minute of startup. Coat on the back seat and heated seat on for me. Sunroof open if the sun is shining, whatever the temperature. |
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 27, 2018 14:03:01 GMT
In the BMW, the heating works fast and the heated seats help but gloves are a must at the moment until the car warms up because the steering wheel is damn cold. Whereas my wife's car takes an age to warm up inside, presumably due to the tiddly engine and the low traffic speeds in town.
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Post by Martin on Feb 27, 2018 14:11:33 GMT
I don’t like driving in a coat, so jumper or fleece at most. The car heats up quite quickly as I’m on a dual carriageway in 2-3mins, only thing that could be better is heated seats that warm up when you’re not sitting on them. Even if it takes a couple of minutes to scrape the car, the seats are still cold when I first sit on them.
The heated seats in the Boxster are brilliant, every bit of the surface up to your shoulders is heated and with reasonable control over airflow and a strong heater, the roof is down a lot and I only really have to put a jumper on when the temperature is in single figures.
I would quite like a proper auxiliary heating systems with a timer / remote, so the car is nice and warm plus fully defrosted when I get into it.
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Post by Blarno on Feb 27, 2018 14:25:54 GMT
My car takes a good 5-6 miles to start chucking out warm air, but I often wear shorts to work anyway, so other than my fleece and work jacket, I wear no extra layers. Gloves if it's really cold.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 15:33:05 GMT
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Post by Blarno on Feb 27, 2018 16:07:37 GMT
I have the added benefit of being a dead-hard Northerner as well.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 16:15:49 GMT
No heater, no coat and not a hard northerner either. T-shirt and fleece, nothing else. I will get a heater one day.....
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 27, 2018 17:14:04 GMT
I wear shorts to work, too. Why? |
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 27, 2018 19:48:57 GMT
I wear shorts to work, too. Why? He looks like a purple people eater to me. A one eyed, one horned flying purple people eater. |
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Post by Blarno on Feb 27, 2018 19:54:08 GMT
I wear shorts because I find them preferrable to the cargo pants we are issued with and it makes climbing the racks in the warehouse, kneeling and general duties a lot easier. The workshop is heated so I only feel the cold whilst walking to and from the car or whilst it warms up.
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Post by Andy C on Feb 27, 2018 20:30:41 GMT
I wear shorts to work, too. Why? Postman ? |
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