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by Waterluvian 2354 days ago
Standard in every car I've owned in Canada. Never needed it.
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tonyarkles 2354 days ago
Based on your name, I suggest coming west, but not too far west :). Trying to start a car at -40 in SK is rough... if you've got a good battery and thin oil you might be able to, but it's so much nicer after the block heater's been going for a few hours.
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refurb 2354 days ago
Cold weather starting is MUCH better on cars than it was 30 years ago. Fuel injection made a big difference.

I had to use a block heater (and battery heater) a number of times. But once I moved to a late 80’s car, I almost never had to use the block heater.

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