rage2

Feels like I gained 50hp in this weather!

JaZepi

I'll beat that soon, living in Regina ; )

rage2

Haha we hit -35 this morning but I forgot to take a pic. I haven't seen -40s in years here, that'd be a sweet pic. There's gotta be some winnipeggers here that do it.

ZephyrAMG

Talk about a nice BARK and GROWL from a cold start...must sound amazing every morning...

C63newdude

WOW!! that is cold. Could someone tell me if the C63 gives you a cold weather warning(32 or below)? My last BMW 335i and my current VW GLI give me the warning but it hasn't get that cold here in Tucson. I am very curious to know. Thanks!

VCA_AMG

-30C = either I'm moving or shoot me in the head!!!

I get upset when I have to switch from t-shirt & shorts 10months/yr to my "winter wardrobe" of pants and a hoody.

rage2

I wouldn't know. I sit in the car and open the garage door before I fire it up. Can't hear anything! No way I'm exposing myself to these stupid temps.

My GTI did it, my M3 did it, but neither my C63 nor CLK BS does it.

olszowa12

That's damn cold ! It's about 3*C in central Europe at the moment and I feel like freezing every morning cuz I haven't gotten used to it yet...

yazid

-30 deg C???? seriously it gets that cold there???

i'd be getting frostbite everytime i'd go to the groceries! i've been in low temps such -5 deg C but -30?!?! wowzers!

Baby Gorilla

Jesus! I'll never beat that! How do those tires grip at -30?

slownrusty

At least your engine temp looks good!

BAD430BENZ

that's insane . the coldest it gets here in El Paso , TX is around the high 20's , and that's about 3 days a year . other than the few days a year where we have 60+ mph winds , i really enjoy the weather here . i will take my desert climate over anything else . it does get hot here ( 100-110 deg ) but at least it's dry heat with little to no humidity .

Sincity

And I complain about the 20's and 30's in the winter mornings. Sheesh.

rage2

I have winter tires, and they work great. If the road is dry, I can lay down all the power from about 50km/h onwards. I ran it up to 220 last night before slowing things down, wanted to feel the extra power haha. Problem is very few roads are completely dry with no black ice.

I do wish the C63 has AWD though, from 0-40km/h on ice and snow really sucks. The car handles the conditions great once you've got some speed.

Yuille36

What type of winter proofing would you have to do, to the C63 with temperature below zero ?

LZH

Do you run a different oil in the winter?? Man, that's cooooooold, cold cold!!!

wankeldude

just a block heater

Yuille36

Thanks Wankeldude,

The coldest that it got here in Northern Virginia, last winter was about 17F. Thank God for heated seats!

rage2

Winter tires, that's it. The C63 has handled the weather no probs. I've been driving stranded people around all week!

Both me and my cousin used to own SLK32's, and it couldn't handle temps like this. Both our intercooler welds failed in extreme cold, causing the intercooler to fail. That was not pretty haha.

rage2

Same oil. No probs. I park outside here and there when I go out, but the car is mostly in a room temperature heated garage both at home and at the office.

There is no block heater available (or needed IMO) on newer Benz's and BMW's.

Newzchspy

Available is one thing, NEEDED is a whole other? Ever spent a winter in Northern Wisconsin??

rage2

I dunno, the winters are pretty harsh here haha. My neighbor's C63 is parked outside (he uses his garage to store stuff, so bizarre) and he's fine everyday. Fire the car up and walk inside for 10 mins while it warms up.

If anything, most people that can't start their cars in this weather is because of vapors freezing up the spark plug tips. Block heater doesn't fix that.

Battery warmers, on the other hand, is probably a better buy for winter, since battery performance drops HUGE in this weather. A fully charged battery in these temps can drain down to around 30 seconds of cranking power.

benyl

You cannot buy a Block heater for a BMW or MB. Go to the dealer and ask for one. They won't know what you are talking about.

I have had my car start while sitting outside in -35 that we had last year. Makes no difference. Just drive it slow until the oil is up to temp and then let it rip... haha

SonnyakaPig

LOL!!! You're telling me, brother. I live in a desert.

SonnyakaPig

I know you know what you're doing, but that just makes me nervous. Please be careful.