I would just like to say (speaking as a non-driver from the effete end of England), that you are all Completely Mad.
(Not only that but you use a temperature scale that gives you a standing start.)
Around here everything seems to grind to a halt at the first sighting of snow, and you lot are apparently seriously considering going for a drive when the temperature scales coincide (-40)!
I take my hat off to the lot of you, but will definitely stay indoors (and possibly turn the heating up a bit, just thinking about it).
Wishing you all a (somewhat belated) happy and prosperous New Year.
Chris.