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Old 03-31-2011, 09:12 AM   #12 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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You may want to consider an engine block heater. When temperatures fall below the 3-5 C range, a block heater can materially improve mileage. Some folks advocate year round block heater usage to handle the universal, cold-start, fuel burn.
C'mon, he's in the UK. They only pretend to have winter temperatures there But seriously, a block heater should be used year round.

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BTW, I'm under the impression the EU, NHW20s (your model) do not have a coolant thermos to accelerate ICE warm-up.
There's something I didn't know. I thought they were the same as the NA version, except for details required by law.
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