A Cee'd 1.6 diesel (115 hp) is a possible replacement for our 2001 VW Beelte, which has the 2.0 petrol unit. Mrs Moo likes to be able to jump in a car and go and doesn't take kindly to waiting for glowplugs to do their stuff on a winters morning! She wants to turn the key and for a diesel to speak into life like a petrol. She also expects the heater to be churning out hot air in early course.
I think there are a couple of Cee'd diesel owners on here, so I wanted to ask about cold starting. Given that the engine is a modern CR unit, I would have thought that outside of winter, it wouldn't make much difference whether you wait for the glowplugs or not. Does the yellow light even come on in temperatues above, say, 5 degrees?
In bitter conditions, how long do the glowplugs stay on for before you can start the motor?
Does the heater churn out hot air quickly (probably with some form of electric heating element working in the background), or is it like a 1991 Montego diesel that my parents used to have which whilst very efficient, used to take a good 10-12 miles from a cold start before churning out some luke warm air!!
Cheers
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