#oldgermancargoals

"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc) 01/30/2019 at 10:12 • Filed to: None

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So we completed our move to the new house on the 13th and we have been finishing remodeling of all three bathrooms and the kitchen, couple that mess with the relocation and all the boxes that end up in the garage and my poor car has been sitting outside for the past few weeks. Not to mention the few months on the other end when we packed the old garage up to allow us to stage our old house for sale. But the past few weeks we finally got some real winter weather so the ‘ol girl has been struggling after being relegated to the outside parking spots. And of course the Germans don’t believe in remote starters either, so it’s not been a great time in the morning.

But, on Sunday I was finally able to remedy all that!

I felt a bit bad for the my Wife’s minivan, but screw it, it has remote start and is 8 years newer than mine. With this latest cold snap, I’m so glad I was able to bring it indoors for the night. Makes a huge difference in the morning. Now I just need to clear out a little more space for Homegirl’s  van, and we will be all set till spring.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/30/2019 at 11:35

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yeah, how doe s that V10 do on those extreme cold mornings?

My ‘12 A6 has been a little louder at initial idle in the cold, but no complaints from it otherwise. I unfortunately don’t have a garage and no way to add one to my house either :(

Tapas > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/30/2019 at 11:39

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I bet it sounds great in the winter!

CaptDale - is secretly British > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/30/2019 at 12:30

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We NEED a cold start video

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/30/2019 at 13:25

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It’s not too bad on the cold starts in the colder weather.  Funny thing is when the temp is moderate and it’s a cold start, it runs a bit rough after it comes off high idle and before it gets to operating temp.  

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/30/2019 at 13:26

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I’ll see what I can do for a video.  

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/30/2019 at 13:41

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hmm, that is odd. I’ve also noticed my Audi is a LOT quicker than my Taurus to go from high to low idle.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/30/2019 at 14:08

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It doesn’t stay on high idle very long, but the mapping must be different for the colder temps and it actually runs better once off high idle in the colder weather.  It’s a bit odd.  

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/30/2019 at 14:31

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Yeah, mine sounds happier off of high idle too.