[Vwdiesel] Aloha from Hawaii, was "how many of you froze up?"

[Bill Barber]

Tyson,

You left just in time. The temperature in Toronto is -21 C this morning!
(-6 F)

Fortunately, with the Interstate Red Top battery (800 CCA), synthetic
oil, and the block heater, with 3 glow plug cycles just to be sure, my
trusty steed started right up, sputtered for a few moments, then was set
to go!

Bill
'94 EV GLS, 2.4l NA, 283,000 km

jetta at golden.net wrote:
>
> After all the talk of winter freeze, I send greetings from Honolulu.  Not many
> diesel cars here in Hawaii.  The only one I've seen here so far was a '96
> or '97 Passat TDI in a grocery store parking lot.  Diesel is $1.999 per gallon
> here, compared to $1.75 for regular gas, so I can see why not many people would
> buy a diesel here.  Plus, you really can't drive that far, since it's an
> island.  Weather's nice here, though.  I went from chipping ice off my driveway
> with a garden spade on Saturday, to frying myself on the beach in Waikiki
> yesterday.  The wonders of air travel!  Well, the wife and I are off to explore
> the island in our exciting Chev Prizm rental (ugh!)  I'm suffering from diesel
> withdrawal.
> Stay warm, everyone.
>
> --Tyson Cragg
>