Take that, Winter!
It has been horribly cold here this week. It's -21 C (-6 F) right now, and that's the warmest it's been so far this week. Thankfully, it's supposed to get better starting maybe Sunday and should stay better at least through next week.
Back in November, I had winter tires put on my car Peachie. It's the first time I've ever had winter tires. I never really felt the need for them before moving up here, and after I came up here it was an issue because of cost and storing the all-weather tires. A few days ago, I had a remote started installed in my car. Originally, I was planning on having a block heater put in. For those of you unfamiliar, a block heater is something that's on the engine of your car that you literally plug in to an outlet when it's really cold so that your engine doesn't get too cold. However, it doesn't actually keep it full on warm, so when you start your car again, you still have to let it warm up a little.
After talking to other people around here, I decided that a remote starter would be better than a block heater. The remote starter can be set to come on automatically to keep the engine warm, replacing the need for a block heater. Plus, I can start my car without actually having to go outside and it will start actually warming up the inside of the car. Believe me, when it's cold like it's been this week, that's a big deal! In addition to that, the remote include locking and unlocking Peachie, and a panic button. I wouldn't have gotten any of that with a block heater. So, all in all, I'm really happy with my remote starter!!
All of that to say that in the last few months, I've spent around $1,000 on making Peachie better to drive during the winter. And already this week, I've been thankful for all of it. I've already explained why I like the remote starter. The tires helped with not skidding and sliding, which always makes me nervous and anxious. It's the biggest thing I hate about driving here during the winter, so it makes me feel better to not be doing that.
Maybe I can handle these winters even better now!
Back in November, I had winter tires put on my car Peachie. It's the first time I've ever had winter tires. I never really felt the need for them before moving up here, and after I came up here it was an issue because of cost and storing the all-weather tires. A few days ago, I had a remote started installed in my car. Originally, I was planning on having a block heater put in. For those of you unfamiliar, a block heater is something that's on the engine of your car that you literally plug in to an outlet when it's really cold so that your engine doesn't get too cold. However, it doesn't actually keep it full on warm, so when you start your car again, you still have to let it warm up a little.
After talking to other people around here, I decided that a remote starter would be better than a block heater. The remote starter can be set to come on automatically to keep the engine warm, replacing the need for a block heater. Plus, I can start my car without actually having to go outside and it will start actually warming up the inside of the car. Believe me, when it's cold like it's been this week, that's a big deal! In addition to that, the remote include locking and unlocking Peachie, and a panic button. I wouldn't have gotten any of that with a block heater. So, all in all, I'm really happy with my remote starter!!
All of that to say that in the last few months, I've spent around $1,000 on making Peachie better to drive during the winter. And already this week, I've been thankful for all of it. I've already explained why I like the remote starter. The tires helped with not skidding and sliding, which always makes me nervous and anxious. It's the biggest thing I hate about driving here during the winter, so it makes me feel better to not be doing that.
Maybe I can handle these winters even better now!
rambled by This Suzy at 1:21 PM
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Can't wait for spring!!!
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