parking heaters

canman · Post by **canman** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:03 am

just wondering if anyone has installed a espar hydronic 4 or wabasto blue heat in they're car. the last couple weeks of -40 have been making me want one... cold is bad. power is not always available. my little golf says no

surfcam · Post by **surfcam** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:46 pm

I think thats the most expensive route to go and maybe one of the best. A friend had one put on the dodge truck and is quite happy with it. The people that installed it said they can do VW. I think with time and remote starter its getting into 2000 dollar range. I don't work enough to justify it myself. I carrier 150' cord , pipe , and tiger torch. Then I remind the Company that Canada is Kyoto signator and you wouldn't really want me to idle my car all day and add to global warming I usually get power. Canada Lafarge is the only ones that didn't offer power but paid for a boost.

4BTA 3.9 Cummins Stepvan
86TD Golf
91TD Jetta

cLAYH · Post by **cLAYH** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:05 pm

There are remote starters available that will automatically start your vehicle every "x" number of hours. It will run for set period of time and then shut down.

So you could have it start up once or twice in the night, run for 30-40mins and then shut down. Then start it when you get up so its warm when you leave. Much cheaper than an espar system. Not as enviro friendly though.