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mo_focus,Oct 22 2008, 07:36 AM Wrote:i'm going to install the winter tires and drive.

I've change the wipers recently, tire pressure is good, washer fluid is for winter.
I still have to check the heated seat(does't work) and if its busted then i have to replace it.
Also looking into installing a engine block heater. Apperantly diesels take a long time to warm up and idling doesnt heat up the car.
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Oh yeah, you've got the VW now. It's not so much the time to heat up as the increased effort for cold starting. The high compression and beefy starter pull a lot of juice from the battery and if the engine is uber cold you'll have to crank it a bit to get it going. I have friends with TDI's that have had good luck with the aftermarket magnetic heaters you stick on the oilpan.

-George