De-icing - how do you do it?
12-19-2007, 01:31 AM
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De-icing - how do you do it?
I hate wasting time in the morning. I usually fill up a large volvic bottle with luke-warm water, pour it onto the screen with my hand inside the car ready to switch the wiper on to stop the hot water freezing again. Usually takes about 30 seconds to de-ice the whole car.
I can't abide putting newspaper or covers over the screen.
What do you do? Are you one of those sad gits who leaves the car running for 20 minutes and uses a scraper?
I can't abide putting newspaper or covers over the screen.
What do you do? Are you one of those sad gits who leaves the car running for 20 minutes and uses a scraper?
people who put newspapers over their windscreens are tossers 
12-19-2007, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bada Bing!,Dec 19 2007, 10:31 AM
Are you one of those sad gits who uses a scraper?
I always start the car - leave it run for 10-15 mins while I have breakfast, fill the watering can with lukewarm water and pour it over all of the car.
12-19-2007, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Shipley,Dec 19 2007, 10:38 AM
I always start the car - leave it run for 10-15 mins while I have breakfast, fill the watering can with lukewarm water and pour it over all of the car.
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12-19-2007, 01:50 AM
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Another benefit of the turbo timer!
It's totally illegal (unless on drive), but I'm with Bibbs on that.
And fark emissions!
Scraping windows is merely wearing a hair shirt.
To be fair, BB's idea (and they have real frost up there) is probably the most sensible.
Just be careful the runoff doesn't freeze instantly on the deck, so you go arse over tit.
It's totally illegal (unless on drive), but I'm with Bibbs on that.
And fark emissions!
Scraping windows is merely wearing a hair shirt.
To be fair, BB's idea (and they have real frost up there) is probably the most sensible.
Just be careful the runoff doesn't freeze instantly on the deck, so you go arse over tit.
12-19-2007, 01:51 AM
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I also just pop out 10 - 15 minutes before, start it up, leave it running, heaters on full, heated seats on, lock with the spare key then have breakfast.
Come out and she is ready to go, defrosted and nice warm seats
Come out and she is ready to go, defrosted and nice warm seats
12-19-2007, 01:56 AM
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i get the butler to do it.
but if its his day off use the side of a credit card and squirt the wash wipers which at this time of year has enough antifreeze in it to work down to minus quite a lot...
takes no time at all
but if its his day off use the side of a credit card and squirt the wash wipers which at this time of year has enough antifreeze in it to work down to minus quite a lot...
takes no time at all