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Not the most fascinating subject I'll give you that but... coldest week of the year due and like a prat I've just realised I'm out of screenwash and my washer bottle will need topping up tomorrow 
I usually make an annual pilgrimage to the nearest VW dealership as the VW stuff that comes in 1L bottles is excellent stuff, but it's around £5/L which isn't cheap.
I've got Amazon Prime or I pass a few dealerships and random places tomorrow on the way to/from work.
When Holts concentrate is £6 for 5L I might be massively overthinking this
I usually make an annual pilgrimage to the nearest VW dealership as the VW stuff that comes in 1L bottles is excellent stuff, but it's around £5/L which isn't cheap.
I've got Amazon Prime or I pass a few dealerships and random places tomorrow on the way to/from work.
When Holts concentrate is £6 for 5L I might be massively overthinking this
I find Prestone less smeary than any other I've tried. Not too worried about freezing as I live down south and it's only -4 today so pretty sure any conc. screenwash will do ok at that sort of temp.
Back in 2010 though I did an early morning run down the A1 from Durham when it was -15. I passed dozens of cars in as many miles stopping on the hard shoulder to clean their windscreens of road gunk because their washer fluid had frozen.
Back in 2010 though I did an early morning run down the A1 from Durham when it was -15. I passed dozens of cars in as many miles stopping on the hard shoulder to clean their windscreens of road gunk because their washer fluid had frozen.
littleredrooster said:
cuprabob said:
Just stick with the VAG stuff as it's brilliant but buy from your local TPS
Sorry if I'm slow this morning, but ???Where've you been hiding for years? Their vans are all over.
99dndd said:
Don't mix Fairy Liquid and water.
Or if you do, don't put as much Fairy Liquid as I did.
Turned the window washers into bubble machines.
When I ran a bar and ran out, I used to use water, vodka to lower the freezing point and a bit of multi surface cleaner. Or if you do, don't put as much Fairy Liquid as I did.
Turned the window washers into bubble machines.
As someone else has mentioned though, get the proper VAG stuff from TPS. All branches have a counter you can visit. I think the last time I bought some, it was around £3 for 5 litres of the concentrated stuff.
KungFuPanda said:
As someone else has mentioned though, get the proper VAG stuff from TPS. All branches have a counter you can visit. I think the last time I bought some, it was around £3 for 5 litres of the concentrated stuff.
This stuff: https://tps.trade/screenwash-de-icer/quantum-premi...Some TPS's are arsy about dealing with public though and the ones that do can charge very random pricing. It was a fiver last time I bought the premium screenwash. They sell a whole range of it though, including a non-premium one, so make sure you know what you're getting.
DoubleD said:
Just go to halfords or whatever
Got the better Halfords one in it's big container and then topped up as needed. Personally wouldn't get some cheap brand from a local petrol station like some have suggested unless was a supermarket/non-franchised oil company one as would expect it to be cheapest quality/highest profit margin stuff. Halfords, supermarket or local motor factors for me.
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