SpIcEz

Oh, btw, I use the handbrake all the time in -40F weather.

I have to, with a 6spd and a remote starter, you need to use put the shifter in neutral before pressing a button to set the starter.

This is to prevent people from remote starting the car and having it jet forward when no one is in it

smitht0789

those pics from canada are sweet!! i want snow like that!!

smitht0789

spicez..i didnt know you could get a remote starter in a manual car? b/c i thought u had to have the clutch pushed in to start it?

Soapflake

Hit 0 here in northern Maryland/southern Pennsylvania. Took a couple seconds to crank, but it started and idled around 2k for about 20 seconds. CD player was skipping and shifting was a little rough until I was warmed up. All expected, though I didn't think the CD player would do that

enforcer

Temperature here in Brisbane, Australia has been a tropical 30c - 35 c (85 - 95 F) and we've been beaching and surfing it all week....!

04RX8man

^haha not quite that warm here in FL but we're still thinking about surfing!!!

SpIcEz

smitht0789

Remote starters have all they need to bypass the electronics for the clutch switch, the key chip (most use a valet key chip) and for manual cars have a proceedure in place, (like a sequence of things to do) and putting it in neutral to make sure the car isnt a danger to the public.

They have different remote starter models for Automatic cars and Manual Cars because they require different functions.

cnaude

Phoenix was gorgeous today. I bought a new Saris bike rack and took my mountain bike for a 4 hour bike ride through the desert.

m477

Am I the only one who glanced at the thread title and thought it said "RX-9" at first?

smitht0789

haha ya u prob thought that cuz i said rx8 in -9 degree temps lol..but anyway..wow i wish Ohio was warm like Arizona, and FLorida, Australia! It took me 40 min to get home tonight from my brothers which usually takes 15 min, cuz we got some unexpected snow..i drve 15-20 mph cuz i didnt feel like puttin her in a ditch!

04RX8man

^truzt me i'm from Northwestern PA I know exactly what u mean but that's part of why i moved here(even though I may b moving more norht to NC in a few months)

smitht0789

ya, i cant lie, i do like the snow..just not my car in it..i need a 2nd vehicle, like a jeep. thatd be real nice. i miss my jeeps i use to have!

Earl the Pearl

The only symptoms I have is a slow start and the tire pressure light on. My idle will go up to about 3k dead cold and stay there for a few seconds, then slowly come down to around 1k but the idle is steady and does not jump around. Then again, the coldest it has been here has been about 9 not negative 9.

The only time I had the check engine light flash was when I ran the RPMs up to 7500 on the highway after only driving it for about 5 miles. I assume it wasn't fully warmed up even though the temp gauge was up to normal and the tire pressure light was out.

04RX8man

yeah i had a winter beater when i was in PA too a 88 plymoouth sundance haha badass there haha FWD but only got stuck once and the only reason that happened was because i was "off roading" and tried to plunge through a 4 ft snow bank haha.....bad idea....

smitht0789

haha thats aweosme man..a sundance! lol

loco-8

I moved to Alaska from Florida. -30. I got similar symptoms to TC, but now the 8 sits in the garage since I didn't want to spring for snow tires; and it's useless in snow and ice with the original potenzas. CEL light should go off though.

CyberPitz

I like how when it's so cold, the digital speedo/leds for the radio refresh very slowly

REsuperD

it's *warmed up* a LITTLE here in ann arbor and the roads got plowed pretty clear of snow so i finally took the 8 out for the drive to dinner woohoo! even blipped the redline on the way back and heard the beep now it's back to the carport as we brace for another arctic front. i hate the cold

i filled the tires when it's 30-40 outside to get rid of the tpms light, and now in the 20's it's lit up again. i also get the 3-4k jump upon start when it's in the teens. a bit scary, but it goes away shortly. oh and my cd player acts funny when it's cold, too. i hate the cold

risky business

yeah... it was a blistering 39 today in jax
no i did too.

mazdaverx7

iTrader: (6)

my 8 has had similar symptoms once. it had the fluxuating idle, higher than normal idle (4K) when warming up, and the tpms told me the tires were low.. ally symptoms went away afer a minute or so of idling. after a day of driving, i rechecked the tires and they were all a tad low. no similar problems as of yet and we are in the negatives here in Ohio as well. mostly at night though. today is supposed to be a high of 32..that means i'm taking the 8 up to the car wash and i'm going to bucket wash the car.

Riken

So thats why my cd player wont work when its cold hahahhahah

otakurx

I get everything but the cell up here in NH. Last Friday I woke up to it being around -10. Nothing like the feeling of your nostrils freezing as you walk out to warm up the car.

Rootski

iTrader: (1)

In Colorado, where South Park claims it snows until July, it's been 60 degrees and sunny for about a week. Just saying.

CyberPitz

Today, we're going to hit low 60's, then tomorrow mid 50's...

Odd January weather...If it's warm on Saturday, I'll wash my car again. It's already getting dusty But if it's anything like the past few weeks, Wed/Thurs/Fri are all really warm, then Saturday and Sunday it's low 30's.