That time of year.... - Frost

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 07:50
That time of year.... - Frost - oldroverboy.

Walking around to get my paper this morning, not surprised to see several cars, and a van with just enough windscreen cleared to peek out, some of the cars not even having the side windows cleared.

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 08:19
That time of year.... - Frost - craig-pd130

For the past 25 years I've used the same tools & method for clearing windscreen, side windows and mirrors: a 2-litre plastic bottle and a cheap window-cleaner's squeegee blade.

Fill bottle with warm water from hot tap in k******. Go to car, pour water slowly onto window, let it melt frost for a few seconds, then squeegee the water off. Takes 30 seconds even with a deep frost. Put bottle and blade back on doorstep, drive away.

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 09:09
That time of year.... - Frost - John F

I switch on the heated windscreen in our 16yr old Focus. Can't understand why more run of the mill cars don't have this feature as standard, especially when so many live outside. Worth more than stuff like electric rear windows and seat adjustment in my view if I had to leave early most mornings. Even my Audi A8 doesn't have this, probably because most A8s live in garages.

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 22:37
That time of year.... - Frost - Ethan Edwards

Because Ford had the patent and didn't allow any other manufacturer to supply it.

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Fri 4 Nov 2016 08:26
That time of year.... - Frost - RT

Because Ford had the patent and didn't allow any other manufacturer to supply it.

Ford were happy to licence it's use - but few wanted to pay the fee.

The name Quickclear is protected but the technology has been copied for many years now as the patent expired.

It's very effective on my VW.

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 09:10
That time of year.... - Frost - RT

For almost all my adult life, I'd switch the engine on to start the warm-up cycle, switch on HRW, set HVAC to demist and then go round the car scraping the windscreen and front windows - now I just press the remote, wait ten minutes while the cabin warms up and defrosts all the windows then go out to the car!

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 09:40
That time of year.... - Frost - brum

I just lie in bed and have a nap.

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 10:11
That time of year.... - Frost - twitcherman

I live in West Cornwall. What is this "frost" of which you speak?

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 10:32
That time of year.... - Frost - madf

Some of us garage our cars in heated# garages with humidity controls##

# exhaust from deep freeze.

##gaps round the doors

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 17:44
That time of year.... - Frost - hillman

I park on the driveway alongside the house and the radiated heat from the house seems enough to keep the car clear of frost. The wall has insulation in the air gap so it doesn't radiate much heat. It needs to be a very cold night to frost the windscreens. Then I open the car and put a fan heater on the front seat for a half hour. That makes the car as warm as toast. On the rare occasions when it has rained and then frozen the door seals to the car I get SWMBOs hair drier to work.

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 18:33
That time of year.... - Frost - Fishermans Bend

Car lives outside. Flattened cardboard box on windscreen when frost is forecast limits fiff faffing about and polluting the environment with diesel fumes.

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 18:33
That time of year.... - Frost - Doc

I keep my car in the garage and the freezer in the k1tchen!

Edited by Doc on 03/11/2016 at 18:34

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 21:40
That time of year.... - Frost - coopshere
"Walking around to get my paper this morning, not surprised to see several cars, and a van with just enough windscreen cleared to peek out, some of the cars not even having the side windows cleared."

Probably the same M0r0ns who use mobiles when driving. Totally irresponsible with complete disregard for the safety of other road users. Should be banned immediately, but what are the chances of them getting caught?

Edited by coopshere on 03/11/2016 at 21:41

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