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Two 10 minute segments is it. No way around that as far as I know. Depending on the frost it may not totally clear the window but even with the worst of the winter last year (-15F air temp, windchill almost -40) it got the heat plenty warm.

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I guess it is better than nothing. She has heated seats, so she can at least be warm while she waits for the windows to clear up.

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If you need to warm up for more than 10 minutes why not just use a block heater? 20 minutes seems excessive, but then again the coldest temp I've ever been in has been in the 20's. lol

 

 

And I finally washed my truck last night, along with dressing up the rubber, plastic, and tires as usual. Looking down at her from our second story office just got more enjoyable!

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Hoping to hear from the adjuster today about the final verdict on my truck. Meanwhile all I can do is look at the pictures of the truck then and now.... :(

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Block heater doesn't do anything for getting warm air into the cab, and it still takes a while to get the coolant warm. Unless it's extremely cold (-30 or less) I'd bet the electricity to run the heater costs more than the fuel to idle for a few minutes.

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This was about a week ago... But I couldn't get past this sand section since my left wheel would just dig in. So much for off roading. lol

 

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I wish there was cold and snow in Colorado

 

I mean this with all due respect. Dumb a**, (said in the Red Foreman tone from that 70's show) be careful what you wish for. :lol:

 

It has been sub zero wind chills in IL most of the week & cannot wait until this crap is gone.

Suppose to be 31(will wash truck) Sunday to get the salt off. But that 31 degree temp has

a ice/snow storm following it Sunday eve into Monday & the temps go right back down to single digits. :banghead:

 

My joke & thoughts of winter aside, this crash on I94 in MI has been on the news the past couple of hours.

Sad day for multiple families & in particular for the one life that was lost.

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/01/09/i-94-pileup-kalamazoo-county/21500281/

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Gm has a decent on on the Cruze and aveo I think but I really like Chryslers black metallic.

 

Was reading the other day Chrysler/Ram is bringing it back on the trucks. The article mentioned they only switched to straight black

after the earthquake/tsunami in Japan a couple years ago. A major component of the color was either sourced or the tech was based there.

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Gm has a decent on on the Cruze and aveo I think but I really like Chryslers black metallic.

 

GM has it too. I think it's Granite Black Metallic or something. Saw it on a Caddy CTS-V at the GM display up at Ignace a couple years ago. In the sun the color was stunning.

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