Asda Larkhall have the 600ml cans of Carplan De-Icer reduced to 20p. had loads left on the shelf not sure if its national but worth picking up some for next winter.
All comments (16)
Dragon32
27 Mar 16#1
Never seen the point in scraping and using this stuff.
It only takes less than 10 mins to jump in the car with the engine running and blowers on full to defrost the front, size and rear windows fully (even quicker if you have a car with heated front windscreen).
Also gives you a chance to be in slightly less freezing conditions and catch up on EMAILS/paperwork/UK Hot Deals whilst you are waiting. :smile:
Different matter with snow as I brush the whole car down (roof included).
bellington
27 Mar 161#2
Thanks for the
Thanks for the advice I never thought of that. Never new I could scrape the ice off. I thought i needed a can of special De-Icer. Wow cant wait for next winter to give it a try. Cheers. And the start up the engine idea my goodness who would ever of thought of that. I always have 10 minutes to spare when i'm heading to work. You are a legend.
Dragon32
27 Mar 16#3
Just set the alarm a few mins earlier or do something in the car whilst you are waiting that you would have done in the house before leaving.
It's not like I've got all the time in the world in the morning with work and kids, but somehow manage it.
i assume you are a bloke, have the car running whilst you take your morning dump!
money-talks
27 Mar 16#6
And if you leave it running keys in, and some scrote has it away, your insurance won't pay out
937666
27 Mar 162#7
De-icer haters now, what ever next? Hot from me
Dragon32 to 937666
27 Mar 16#11
I don't hate them. I just don't see the point.
maccy1 to 937666
27 Mar 161#15
:laughing:
brainbug100
27 Mar 161#8
I just p**s on the windscreen, seems to do the same :smiley: heated
Dragon32
27 Mar 16#9
Like I say I sit it in with the engine running listening to the radio catching up with EMAILS/paperwork and UK Hot Deals etc whilst others are freezing scraping their windows. :smile:
Dragon32
27 Mar 16#10
:smile:
Dragon32
27 Mar 16#12
A lot of the time you have to sit there anyway defogging the inside anyway.
Initiation
27 Mar 16#13
The crap doesn't work anyway.
MAdam98
27 Mar 16#14
The point is, they defrost the windows. Quite quickly too.
DominicPTS
28 Mar 16#16
Takes less than 2 mins to chuck warm water over the car, then do it again with hand hot water to prevent it refreezing. Never had a problem with cracked glass as warm water doesn't have that effect. No wasting fuel or time sitting with the engine running while you wait for the car to warm up.
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It only takes less than 10 mins to jump in the car with the engine running and blowers on full to defrost the front, size and rear windows fully (even quicker if you have a car with heated front windscreen).
Also gives you a chance to be in slightly less freezing conditions and catch up on EMAILS/paperwork/UK Hot Deals whilst you are waiting. :smile:
Different matter with snow as I brush the whole car down (roof included).
Thanks for the advice I never thought of that. Never new I could scrape the ice off. I thought i needed a can of special De-Icer. Wow cant wait for next winter to give it a try. Cheers. And the start up the engine idea my goodness who would ever of thought of that. I always have 10 minutes to spare when i'm heading to work. You are a legend.
It's not like I've got all the time in the world in the morning with work and kids, but somehow manage it.