Immigrating to the UK

Sinbad said:
That's pretty odd, and I'm going to say perhaps your water pump is getting weak and it can't keep up enough flow through the heater core when the engine is idling. Does the situation improve if you rev a bit?
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I’ll see once it gets proper cold again. Also noting that was my previous diesel last winter. Nothing really indicated that the thermostat was faulty though. Came up to temp just fine, they just take more time than petrol cars as you noted.
Spent an evening tuning this one a while back and the tuner noted how difficult it was keeping diesels hot on the dyno on cold nights.
 
Been feeling really sorry for my car with these early morning start ups - I can hear an increased engine noise as the oil takes longer to do its job.

Whats even worse is the mental recommended oil service intervals. I went from 15000km intervals in SA to 30 000km in the UK (same car). How does that even make sense.

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Sinbad said:
Brrr.

Love the scheduled warm up though...

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I love EVs <3
 
Dehumidifier definitely did the trick. Didn’t open windows all day so that I could test it out properly when it arrived. Humidity was at 70% when I turned it on at 15:00 in the lounge, and the hygrometer in the office where I work is 54%. Also blows the warm, dry air out the top so have maintained 20C this afternoon.
 
The Voice said:
Dehumidifier definitely did the trick. Didn’t open windows all day so that I could test it out properly when it arrived. Humidity was at 70% when I turned it on at 15:00 in the lounge, and the hygrometer in the office where I work is 54%. Also blows the warm, dry air out the top so have maintained 20C this afternoon.
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What’s it done for your electricity consumption today?
 
The Voice said:
Dehumidifier definitely did the trick. Didn’t open windows all day so that I could test it out properly when it arrived. Humidity was at 70% when I turned it on at 15:00 in the lounge, and the hygrometer in the office where I work is 54%. Also blows the warm, dry air out the top so have maintained 20C this afternoon.
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Which one did you get?
 
The Voice said:
Dehumidifier definitely did the trick. Didn’t open windows all day so that I could test it out properly when it arrived. Humidity was at 70% when I turned it on at 15:00 in the lounge, and the hygrometer in the office where I work is 54%. Also blows the warm, dry air out the top so have maintained 20C this afternoon.
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Another perk is less humid air takes less energy to heat
 
gregmcc said:
Frek cold outside today. Need to put up the Xmas lights outside. Going to freeze my ass off.
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I’m looking forward to Christmas next year. Europeans just do Christmas better than South Africans. It’s too hot here this time of year to make it feel like Christmas.
 
Sinbad said:
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Coldest it's been since we moved here
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I had to do some long distance driving yesterday, car was saying it was -4 as well when I left. Apparently it's even colder today but it's weekend and I'm still in bed XD
 
Priapus said:
I’m looking forward to Christmas next year. Europeans just do Christmas better than South Africans. It’s too hot here this time of year to make it feel like Christmas.
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Yeah, just about every house puts lights up. Looks really nice at night. We have a house down the road that spends 2 weeks putting lights up every year. Has thousands and thousands of lights, with a giant Santa on the roof and the scenery changes every year.

Tons of people stop to take photos and they ask for a small donation (If you can) which they collect for charity.
 
gregmcc said:
Yeah, just about every house puts lights up. Looks really nice at night. We have a house down the road that spends 2 weeks putting lights up every year. Has thousands and thousands of lights, with a giant Santa on the roof and the scenery changes every year.

Tons of people stop to take photos and they ask for a small donation (If you can) which they collect for charity.
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You just don't get that sort of vibe here in SA.
 
Priapus said:
You just don't get that sort of vibe here in SA.
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Remember the “Christmas House” down the road from my mom’s place in Bedfordview. People would queue around the block every December to try and get a look.
 
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