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[xtriple]

Absolute shock and horror this morning, had to de-ice the car! This is Devon where it never gets cold (pah!) and the cheap de-icer I bought from some dodgy shop about three years ago was utterly useless. This just goes to prove that my usual habit of NOT leaving the gaff until 10:00 am is justifiably correct.

[oldcars]

Freezing here as well. Reliant was frozen on the inside of the screen but started first time. The silicone spray i put in the locks and on the door rubbers seems to have stopped the doors freezing to the body as well. Still cold inside it mind.

[Guest Hooli]

My heated windscreen doesn't work so I had to scrape it after doing the side windows. It's been parked at work in the sun all morning & the ice on the roof and boot hasn't started to melt yet.

[mrbenn]

You'll have to defrost it in the usual way, like us peasants. Scraping away with your bank card cos you can't find the scraper, trying unsuccessfully to coax the last bit of de-icer out of the can while freezing your hands until they're blue in the process, before finally resorting to breathing on the screen in the vain hope of being able to leave within the next hour.

 

Not me, like. My heated front screen works fine.

[Justin Case]

Mazda 6 passsed its MOT this morning with just one advisory on a worn tyre, which I was already aware of. Best of all, no sign of the dreaded Mazda corrosion underneath, no doubt due to regular visits to the local jetwash Will probably have a look round at what's on offer now, as no immediate expense should be needed for a while.

 

Oh and frost tip, wipe door seals when dry then spray lightly with dry silicone lube, works a treat

[pauldoubleyou]

You'll have to defrost it in the usual way, like us peasants. Scraping away with your bank card cos you can't find the scraper, trying unsuccessfully to coax the last bit of de-icer out of the can while freezing your hands until they're blue in the process, before finally resorting to breathing on the screen in the vain hope of being able to leave within the next hour.

 

Not me, like. My heated front screen works fine.

 

See your avatar?

 

Thats me stood on the bonnet of a Beetle i was breaking last year

 

How odd

[mrbenn]

I know. As I said at the time you posted it:

 

 

I didn’t know how to process this, so I made it my profile picture.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

You'll have to defrost it in the usual way, like us peasants. Scraping away with your bank card cos you can't find the scraper, trying unsuccessfully to coax the last bit of de-icer out of the can while freezing your hands until they're blue in the process, before finally resorting to breathing on the screen in the vain hope of being able to leave within the next hour.

 

Warm water - not HOT - just a bit warm...… defrosted in seconds and all good. Never had an issue...… I'm not freezing my fingers or anything scraping the shit off thanks 

[Guest Hooli]

You'll have to defrost it in the usual way, like us peasants. Scraping away with your bank card cos you can't find the scraper, trying unsuccessfully to coax the last bit of de-icer out of the can while freezing your hands until they're blue in the process, before finally resorting to breathing on the screen in the vain hope of being able to leave within the next hour.

 

Not me, like. My heated front screen works fine.

 

I've got a proper scraper & TBH it takes as long for the inside to clear as it does to scrape the outside so it's not wasting anytime. I don't bother with de-icer as it just makes the ice smoother & harder to scrape.

[mrbenn]

I'm sure de-icer used to be more effective in the "old days". I don't bother with it anymore, decent scraper is the way to go. Warm water a good call.

[Supernaut]

The aerosol de-icer I use seems to do a pretty good job.

[mrbenn]

Which brand is it?

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Glad I got new tyres recently.  Had to go a different way to work (due to ridiculously short-sighted traffic management out of my town and roadworks as a result of two housing developers trying to renege on their statutory arrangements to improve the roads when they add 500 houses to a town) and ended up going through some single-track lanes.  A light dusting of snow and dust all over the road.  Not a problem but the standard of driving this morning on the way to work was predictably poor...

[BeEP]

Today I did a buy, and saved this from going for scrap...

 

 

49000 miles and totally solid underneath; never welded and better than mine in this respect, although having been a town car all its life it does have a number of dings and scrapes.  Wants a few odds and ends doing but can't see it needing much for an MOT.

 

 

Will be for sale once MOTd....... Supernaut, I'm looking at you

[oldcars]

I've got a proper scraper & TBH it takes as long for the inside to clear as it does to scrape the outside so it's not wasting anytime. I don't bother with de-icer as it just makes the ice smoother & harder to scrape.

Brutal stuff. Wrecks wiper blades and window rubbers.

[tommytwo]

Thats a great save on the Fiat. Should give you years of service. Good luck.

 

Must be colder in South Devon than here. Have not needed any deice spray for 4 years now. The can I bought 4 years ago is still full. May be because I live close to the sea.

[Bren]

Not much snow here but plenty of frost. I have been treating the passat doors with kid gloves as the utterly shite locks hate the cold, break easily and cost a fortune to replace.

[Lacquer Peel]

Warm water - not HOT - just a bit warm...… defrosted in seconds and all good. Never had an issue...… I'm not freezing my fingers or anything scraping the shit off thanks

If the air temperature is cold enough that warm water will re-freeze quickly.

[bramz7]

Today I did a buy, and saved this from going for scrap...

 

P519GGM nsr.JPG

 

49000 miles and totally solid underneath; never welded and better than mine in this respect, although having been a town car all its life it does have a number of dings and scrapes. Wants a few odds and ends doing but can't see it needing much for an MOT.

 

P519GGM osf.JPG

 

Will be for sale once MOTd....... Supernaut, I'm looking at you

Excellent purchase. Will look out for the for sale thread as I've not had one yet....

[Broadsword]

Punto looks fab. When you snag a solid one they are cracking motors, well saved!

[oldcars]

Today I did a buy, and saved this from going for scrap...

 

P519GGM nsr.JPG

 

49000 miles and totally solid underneath; never welded and better than mine in this respect, although having been a town car all its life it does have a number of dings and scrapes.  Wants a few odds and ends doing but can't see it needing much for an MOT.

 

P519GGM osf.JPG

 

Will be for sale once MOTd....... Supernaut, I'm looking at you

Can you run the ldv on veg. Class plate if you can.

[catsinthewelder]

405 passed its MOT today, tester complemented the lovely comfy seats. I said wait until you get the Dacia in. They had a Pirelli tyre pressure chart on the wall which didn't list any of my cars as it predated the 405's introduction. It did list the 604, Talbot Tagora, Matra Rancho etc.

[tooSavvy]

Recently [ice box mornings] I have had a 'rat scratching in a box' sound coming from the interior, as I drive along..

 

Again thismorning...

 

Some serious thinking/listening/spatial theorising had me resolve it was the Sunroof seal (like crushing very cold snow into a snowball) = whirrr UP/collumpp DOWN & noise gone

 

Silicone spray all around seal next job....

[tooSavvy]

BOL m8

[beko1987]

Today I did a buy, and saved this from going for scrap...

 

P519GGM nsr.JPG

 

49000 miles and totally solid underneath; never welded and better than mine in this respect, although having been a town car all its life it does have a number of dings and scrapes. Wants a few odds and ends doing but can't see it needing much for an MOT.

 

P519GGM osf.JPG

 

Will be for sale once MOTd....... Supernaut, I'm looking at you

Ill buy him a ticket if it goes to a roffle (and I've got money when that happens!)

 

I had to de ice the car more leaving work at 6pm than this morning! I opted for the easy solution of taking the key off my keyring and turning it on with the heaters full, then saying hi to mum for 5 minutes. One flick of the wipers after that and away we go!

 

Then luckily I got stuck behind a 'slow driver' once I got off the motorway all the way to thame, which was ace as I could see the shining patches of ice and didn't want to go any faster anyway. Car behind me was very cross I think as he flashed many times before giving up and joining the waft.

[Maurice Marina]

Punto looks fab. When you snag a solid one they are cracking motors, well saved!

Until you bump into something other than a marshmallow...

[clayts450]

Talking of deicing fun, went out to the 620 and it was solid ice all round. Started scraping away with proper plastic £1 thing from Wilko, came off lovely in the morning sun on the side windows. Front and back widnows and mirrors, that shit weren't for budging.

 

Neighbour parked next to me also going at it, although his weapon of choice was a case from a PS3 game.

 

'Fuck this shit' said I. Walked back in to the house, came out minutes later with kettle of tepid tap water, poured it all over front and back windows, job done. Neighbour informed me I'd break my windscreen doing that. I pointed out it wasn't boiling water.

 

I was outta there.. Meanwhile, he carried on scraping away with Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto or summat. 

[BeEP]

Punto looks fab. When you snag a solid one they are cracking motors, well saved!

 

Agreed.  I normally move my everyday cars on within a couple of months, yet I've had my 55SX over 9 months and have no intention of selling.  They're great, which is why I was keen to save the blue one above.

 

Until you bump into something other than a marshmallow...

 

I try not to crash into anything, including marshmallows.  I am also not afraid to risk leaving my house occasionally; it's dangerous out there.

[Angrydicky]

Talking of deicing fun, went out to the 620 and it was solid ice all round. Started scraping away with proper plastic £1 thing from Wilko, came off lovely in the morning sun on the side windows. Front and back widnows and mirrors, that shit weren't for budging. 

What's yours like for demisting? Mine steamed up very easily and was hard to shift, and I'm sure RobT said his one was the same.

[clayts450]

Demisting is fine and it seems to stay pretty clear, but the offside rear glass is always steamed up for some reason. Typical Rover blast furnace heaters, mind - very toasty.