jasonh wrote:As long as you have adequate antifreeze in your washer bottle (which you should) then you're best off using the screenwash to clear the screen.
jasonh wrote:I think tonight was the first time I've driven while snow was actually falling and I found it really strange because the lights reflecting off the snow give you sight of how fast you're moving relative to the air (if that makes sense), which you can't normally see in the same way. Usually the visual reference points for speed are the ground and the scenery either side but with the snow there it is quite odd.
x-Sonia-x wrote:jasonh wrote:As long as you have adequate antifreeze in your washer bottle (which you should) then you're best off using the screenwash to clear the screen.
This may seem a stupid question to ask...but do you put anti-freeze in water bottle yourself, or does screenwash already have it in???
chriskay wrote:If you haven't got any of the proper screenwash, try a bottle of vodka; alcohol lowers the freezing point extremely well. As TripleS says, on no account use engine antifreeze or you'll have damaged paintwork to add to your list of woes (& you won't be able to claim that against your crappy dealer).
TripleS wrote:chriskay wrote:If you haven't got any of the proper screenwash, try a bottle of vodka; alcohol lowers the freezing point extremely well. As TripleS says, on no account use engine antifreeze or you'll have damaged paintwork to add to your list of woes (& you won't be able to claim that against your crappy dealer).
I'd be quite happy to try a bottle of vodka - at a suitably modest rate of consumption - but it wouldn't be going in my screenwasher bottle.
Best wishes all,
Dave - looking forward to having his freezing point lowered.
Porker wrote:It's useful to keep a lot of heat going to the screen. That is, have your windscreen demist set to a fairly high setting to offset the chilling effect of the cold air and the snow on the outside of the screen.
Porker wrote:iv) If you brake and the wheels lock, try to release the brakes and then reapply them more gently. If they lock again, use a pumping action on the brake pedal, which gives more braking than locked wheels and which allows you to do some steering as well. Locked wheels give you no steering at all...
Porker wrote:iv) If you brake and the wheels lock, try to release the brakes and then reapply them more gently. If they lock again, use a pumping action on the brake pedal, which gives more braking than locked wheels and which allows you to do some steering as well. Locked wheels give you no steering at all...
chriskay wrote:x-Sonia-x wrote: Being in control of 6 tonnes of metal was the biggest fear I had to overcome when I had my lessons.
Wow, Sonia; what did you learn in? Most small cars weigh between 1 & 1.5 tonnes.
x-Sonia-x wrote:TripleS wrote:I'd be quite happy to try a bottle of vodka - at a suitably modest rate of consumption - but it wouldn't be going in my screenwasher bottle.
Best wishes all,
Dave - looking forward to having his freezing point lowered.
Think I will join you
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