Coming to work this morning I came across a soppy bint in an Astra that had cleared no more than a strip 150mm by 300mm from the ice on her windscreen. Not only that she was trying to wipe the fog off the inside with her gloves (or a cloth, couldn't see clearly), crossing the centre line. Needless to say I gave her some main beam and a blast of the horn to alert her to the fact she was in the wrong lane and heading straight towards me.

Then she waves at me like I'm the one doing something stupid

 

should be 6 points for driving with out due care and attention imo

same as dicks that drive with snow on the roof

 

Scary init

 

Its bloody shocking I tell thee. The Mrs and I dont get moving until the car has warmed up and has been de-iced. Sure it takes a little while, If I have to get out the nectar card to get ice off in a hurry then so be it.

I do tell her off for wiping off condensation from the inside as well in this low sun the smear marks make it a bastard to see

 

Some people are thick as fuck when its icey in the mornings.

 

They are most definitely icing with death.

 

The snow on the roof thing is really bad.

Had that happen to me once, braked relatively firmly coming upto a roundabout and TOTAL whiteout!

Im not so lazy about clearning it since then, should definately be a points on your license thing IMHO

 

I norm leave the car to warm up and go in side and have cuppa :-D if not its the ice scraper and microfibe cloth

 

I always get up and run the car while I'm having my breakfast and getting ready. Usually a good half hour to get up to temperature, thaw, demist and everything else and it's perfect.

 

Err isn't that illegal

 

Quick clear front screen and remote start FTW!

Last couple of mornings I've taken the car out of the garden and put it down the bottom of our drive to shield it from the frost.

 

Carboard on the screen the night before, simples

 

This is snow joke Jimbo!

 

I leave van running outside while i drink my coffee and eat my.frosted shreddies!

 

Yesterday I got stuck behind a black cab driver doing 15mph in a 30mph zone because he cant see out of his windowscreen for ice!

Then this morning a white van was coming towards me with a tennis ball sized bit of screen cleared, and throught it peered the driver, rolling a ciggy on the steering wheel.

Also got to laugh at tw*ts driving an inch off your bumper or racing up the street behind you when the roads a terrible, normally young birds who just have no clue what will happen when they need to stop. Normally the ones then crying and pointing fingers because they have ploughed into the back of you car.

 

I just usually open the garage doors and drive out.!...lol.

 

the old turbo time is great car starts its self at 730 defrosts then leave for work
ten mins later ,are bring back a turbod car

 

Can't beat a heated screen, left home last night about 23.00 to go a work it was -3 and the screen was all iced up just got in the car turned on the heated screen waited a few minutes and it was clear!


Brian

 

Focus Rs mk2... Clear the screens in seconds... Mine was wicked.

 

Have to plug in here .. Snow on the roof isnt a problem neither is ICE on the window as its so cold it sucks the moisture out of the air. Snow turns to power at real cold temps and blows around like dust.

NOBODY has heated screens as you go through a window a season ..

Its blowing -38 here .. Have a nice day.

 

y so ??

 

Heated screen on my Mondeo works on my side only so whilst that side is doing its stuff I defrost the passenger side with a Norah Jones CD case that was in the glovebox when I bought it.

 

yep mine is awesome in the focus soo much better than the mondeo I had before and well the one in the sierra takes a good few mins

 

Are you not aware of the amount of thieves that will jump in and drive off with it given half the chance?

Happened to my next door neighbour, silly woman!

 

I use a watering can with warm water in.It clears the ice and snow in seconds.Ive done this for years and have never cracked a windscreen yet.

 

Aye .. This is my method of cleaning a windscreen Always worked for me ..

But if you have a big chip and its real cold .. You could watch the cracks develop ..

And yeah .. I leave my truck running when I pop into the Mall .. I have a keycode locking device on the the door .. DEADLOCK if the code goes in wrong twice .. Lockdown

 

2Star...more chance of me shittin the bed than someone coming near my house when i go to work.... Ill let ya know if i do

 

Lets all pack and move to a hot country.

 

i do this to if the car is not in the garage

 

Some idiot reversed into my partners car at the weekend and said she did not see her cos her rear screen was frozen up