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How does one deal with their car in winter in Saint Paul, Minnesota?
My daughter has just moved to Saint Paul (a lovely city, I find) and this will be her first winter there. The car (1998 Toyota) has a battery with 550 charging amps, and the anti-freeze is good until 35 below zero.
As I live in California, I've never experienced winters like they have, and neither has she.
How does one even get the key into the car door when it's frozen? She will not be parking in a garage, but outdoors. I read somewhere that vinegar & water in a spray bottle, sprayed onto car windows, will keep ice and frost from forming. Can this be true?
I'd appreciate any hints on how to open the car door (somehow a big worry of mine) and/or how to keep the car doing okay during winter.
Thanks so much.
I used to have to park my car outside in Minneapolis. I've never heard of the vinegar trick, but here are a few tips I've used:
Get a bottle of lock de-icer. It is cheap and available at any general store like WalMart, Kmart or Target. There are probably only 3 days a winter you will have to worry about your door freezing up due to ice, but this will help you get in. Most of the winter precipitation will be light fluffy snow.
Because of the snow, get a long handled brush to sweep the stuff off your windows. Make sure the other end is an ice scraper. A long handle will make it easier to reach the whole windshield.
If possible, get an engine block heater for those really cold days. The engine oil tends to thicken up when the temps drop way below freezing and this is the cause of most cars not starting. Unfortunately a block heater needs to be plugged in so you need to park near an electrical outlet for this to work.
Think about installing a remote car starter. This way she could possible start the car from her house instead of going out there in the cold. Then when she is ready to go the car will have had a chance to warm up.
Don't let the gas tank get below half a tank. Once it starts to get low, water can condensate in there and cause the car t not start. There are products to combat this, like Heet. They are only about a dollar a bottle, so keep a few on hand and add them to the gas tank once a week.
Also don't forget to keep an emergency kit in the car - flashlight, extra gloves, hat, blanket, candles, candy bars, jumper cables, small shovel, etc.
Another handy tool is a battery charger. The second most common reason for a car not starting in the cold is a dead battery. Get the battery tested. There are portable chargers that clamp onto the battery terminals and help give the battery an extra boost of power if needed.
That's all I can think of for now, but I hope that helps, and good luck to your daughter!
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