[Myrddin]

I've lived in Pocatello, ID since Dec 2000. The weather here really demands a 4WD truck. My 1999 F150 had the fuel pump destroyed in an overnight -21F weather incident (in the driveway). I spent $800 to have the fuel pump replaced and a block heater installed. Aside from the fuel gauge giving unreliable readings after the repair, the truck is running fine. I would entertain a diesel replacement 4x4 if my 1999 fails in an uneconomical to repair way. The number of subzero days here is usually small and I'm due to retire soon, so my driving demands will be even less than they are now.

[Gay State Conservative]

I've been driving diesel sedans since 2009. About 10 years ago I experienced -40F in a small town in Quebec...well north of Montreal.I arrived in town about 6pm and my dashboard read -21F. I went to a local station to get some locally blended diesel (I was almost empty). The first station was closed because their pumps froze up. The second station was OK. Next morning,at about 7am I checked out and the TV in the lobby said -40C (which,I discovered,is also -40F).

Expecting the car to be dead I was shocked when it started. The car sat outside all night yet it started. Of course for the first 50 miles or so heading to Montreal the car felt more like a truck with flat tires.

And a few years later I had a -30F experience...same town,different diesel. Car started perfectly.