Today I go out to warm up my car and its 7 degrees (Im around baltimore, MD) I let it warm up and my coolant temp the whole way to work never hit above 167 lol

everyone makes weire nioses, and none of this ever happened until the freezing waether came lol

I had to pump the brakes a couple oftimes, the fluid was really thick, I HATE the cold waether!

 

these cars are he WORST for warming up....

they take FOREVER!

 

yes, a very long time!

 

Gotta love the remote starter in the morning. They work wonders if you get one.

 

i usually go turn the car on before i get into it and let it run for 10 mins to warm up and then by the time im in its good

 

Yes they do. The Cobalts just don't like the cold.

 

Heated Garage

 

If I wanted to I could get to work without my coolant hitting 50 lol

 

167 your lucky Mine never cracked 130 they replaced the thermostat yesterday so will see what happens

 

i started my car yesterday note and the coolant gauge said 12 degrees... and i let it warm up for 15 minutes and it was still only at 130 degrees

 

you think those temps are bad you should see them over here in MI. I started my car the other morning and the temp gauge said -4 and my coolant was at 3. I usually let my car idle till it reaches about 150. That way I have some warm air and it will get warmer as I start driving.

 

I have a remote start and i let the car run twelve minutes and it only gets up to 131 at idle.Takes driving to get the temp to get up to 178 or so.

 

don't the 2.2 and 2.4's have standard engine block heaters? seems like we might need one too!!

 

-4 last night here in the Burgh.

That's an option on the 2.4, but not a standard feature.

 

damn, I HATE THE COLD!! lol

Im from a small town called Parump like and hour and a half outside of Lasvegas, and I Love the heat, I cant stand the cold! lol

I let me car warm up and everything and its a good half hour drive to work never hit above 167, lol

 

lucky bitch!

 

cold sux.. i have a beater so i havent been driving the balt. well it was like 30+ this weekend so i drove it. and now i am going to take it to the dealler. i think something froze and broke when i drove it. it wakes this really bad clunking noise

thats what i was thinking. at least you have a garage. it can't be as cold in it.

 

I have abeater too, but I just enjoy driving my balt from time to time, exspecialy with my new rims and falken radials, lol

 

was -20 in my parking garage this weekend.

 

it was 5 degrees this morning in cumberland, md. i usually start my balt 10 mins before i leave to get some heat pump but usualy by the time it hits 70- i have heat. my balts at home in NH in my garage since i have my girls cavy and let her warm up for 15 mins and i had instant heat

 

my 2.4 easily gets up to about 190 degrees after 5 minutes of driving. maybe i have one of those block heaters but im not for sure.

 

I must be a lucky guy then. My car warms up rather quickly. About 3/4 of a mile (all speeds under 30mph as well) and it's warm.

And I'm talking bitter cold as well, not what Arizonans would consider to be cold, 60.

 

any aluminum engine takes longer to heat up as it is a giant heatsink. the s/c versions make more power, and that creates heat. The cooling systems are made to cool, so in reality, it can idel for quite a while and not really heat up. Driving it heats it up. Ive only driven mine twice this winter, and i let it idle for 15 min, then take off. Warm air comes out in 2 or 3 blocks. A couple miles to start feeling toasty. Put on a winter front/solid bugscreen.

 

wow im glad i live in florida.

 

It was -17 yesturday with a wind chill of -37.. my car sits outside and the starter really had to work to get it fired up. Car would get up to 178 max