Nope, Adelaide (South Australia). I was leaving to go to work @ 4.30-5.00 a.m. and morning temps were 1-5 C. Once you get to highway speeds, the the chill factor drops below that quickly. I was driving a modified Mitsubishi Colt hatch and the radiator for those was a 3 core from factory so it was crazy efficient as far as engine cooling was concerned. The first time it did it, I was thinking the worst case scenario. I was going to be stranded out in the boonies with a broken down car miles away from a work site. What struck me as weird was the temp gauge - it bottomed out. I got it to start, thought "I'd better get my ass to work before it happens again" and took off. Not even 5 minutes later - stalled. Took a breath "right, it runs but not for long. I've got a new T-Coil and it's not running hot. I've got fuel. I'll let it sit for a few minutes idling". It started and idled perfectly so I got back onto the road, kept my road speed down and an eye on the temp gauge. It ran a lot cooler but it didn't die on me so I came up with my McGuyver fix for those really cold morning starts.

*how cold was it that year? - we would lay our hoses out on site (I was operating a concrete pump) and they would freeze stiff within half an hour. Concrete lines, water hose, everything...