Turboman
Mab An Gov
In a tratter ?!?!? Pah, lost cause
Toasty in mine, all weathers.
If the heater system is in good order, it really depends on the engine. 2.5NA are a good engine, but not as efficient as Tdi, and old design cooling system. 2.5 TD there is always plenty of waste heat going! Both run fairly warm, TD sometimes too warm.
200 and 300 Tdi are very efficient engines, not much waste heat to play with, cooling system upgraded.
By the time Td5 came along, designers seem to have rethought the heating, heaters I have seen in them seem to deliver the goods a bit more.
On the occasions I have got stuck, diff lockers wouldn't have made any difference. Where they might come in handy is in icy conditions. I haven't been caught out yet , but very close on a couple of occasions. The mother in-law lives way out in the sticks at 900 meters. She is in the snow line for a good three months of the year. Its rather tight turning at her place and its on a slope. When I reverse to do a three point turn it can be slippery in certain conditions. Once I have sorted the heating system out Diff lockers will probably be on the list for the next upgrade.
Good in slippery conditions, especially together with letting the tyres down a bit all round. For occasional use ARBs are good, if you cba with the on board compressor and air pipes.
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