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Poll: What's worse at this time of year?
Going out to a frozen car in a morning when you need to get to work? 13 (28.26%)
Going out to a frozen car at night when all you want is to get home? 6 (13.04%)
Being 3cm? 27 (58.7%)


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Kerry
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11th Dec 12 at 14:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's the time of year where we are always caught out by our cars being frozen when we need to get somewhere

Last night when I came out of work my car door was frozen shut

So it made me think, what's worse?????

And is it true spraying your screen with vinegar stops it from freezing
Gary
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11th Dec 12 at 14:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just throw an old towel over it at night.
Kerry
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I can't leave my car outside work with an old towel over it I'd feel and look a right idiot
mwg
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11th Dec 12 at 14:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've got a windscreen cover
Gary
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Posh bastard

[Edited on 11-12-2012 by Gary]
Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
I've got a windscreen cover


Are they expensive?
mwg
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11th Dec 12 at 14:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
About a fiver on eBay. It really isn't anything fancy, just a silver fold up thing that you shut in the doors to hold in place and put the wipers over it to hold it down.
Ben J
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One of our neighbours put a towel over her windscreen the other night. It rained on it then froze solid with frost etc on top over night. She couldn't get it off the next morning!!!

I was trying not to piss myself as I was scraping away.

[Edited on 11-12-2012 by Ben J]
mwg
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006FWA7UK/ref=asc_df_B006FWA7UK10977803?smid=AP2FVVFX44B5Z&tag=hydra0b-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B006FWA7UK&hvpos=1o1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14695524121268491683&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=

just measure the size of your windscreen and buy the appropriate size cover
Kerry
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Deffo not trying the towel
Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
About a fiver on eBay. It really isn't anything fancy, just a silver fold up thing that you shut in the doors to hold in place and put the wipers over it to hold it down.


i'd ahve thought where you live the windscreen was the least of your worries!!!
mwg
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11th Dec 12 at 14:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Eh?
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Someone once told me putting a hot water bottle on your dash 10 mins before you go out helps defrost your window screen. Never tried it though...
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Dunno what the hassle is. Turn on car push button to defrost rear window and push button to defrost windscreen.

Three minutes later clear glass all round. I left work this morning cars frozen solid. I did the above while most rush round with scrapers etc and take off. Most of them I go past on the road later as they've had to pull over as they've frozen up again.

Was -6 this morning! chuffing cold!
Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
Eh?


Lakes??

Potentially 6ft deep in snow????
Kerry
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I know what doesn't work......

The other night I had some water in the car so poured that over, it made it worse
Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Jimbothebarbarian
Dunno what the hassle is. Turn on car push button to defrost rear window and push button to defrost windscreen.

Three minutes later clear glass all round. I left work this morning cars frozen solid. I did the above while most rush round with scrapers etc and take off. Most of them I go past on the road later as they've had to pull over as they've frozen up again.

Was -6 this morning! chuffing cold!


I do same with mine but scrape the wifes.
Kerry
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I need remote start!!!!!
Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
I know what doesn't work......

The other night I had some water in the car so poured that over, it made it worse





I've seen people with kettles with boiling water pouring it over the screen. Always women. Just waiting for the screen to crack!!
Kerry
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11th Dec 12 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have to try everything once what can I say!!!
mwg
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11th Dec 12 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
quote:
Originally posted by mwg
Eh?


Lakes??

Potentially 6ft deep in snow????


oh right still get plenty of days where it freezes and doesn't snow though like at the moment
James
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11th Dec 12 at 15:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I don't drive to work

Even when I want to use my car it's parked underground so it's all good.
Robbo
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11th Dec 12 at 16:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
toasty warm tube trains
Hammer
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Only 1 thing worse than having to defrost your car in the morning, sharing a mode of transport with a bunch of sweaty strangers.
Robbo
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pfft, is fine this time of year tbh

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