De-icing cars

[Brian4]

Just read on MSN news car stolen every 5 mins today. The frost was forcast so why haven't people got screen covers saves so much time as well.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/...-insured/ar-AAkTKZj?li=AA8sb7&ocid=spartandhp

 

[Tracy Dee]

Came out of work an hour ago had frost on the Zeds screen this morning it looked like a white Z.

 

[t-tony]

Just go out with a kettle of hot (NOT boiling) water and start pouring at the edge of the steel (roof or doors) so the water is very slightly cooled before washing the frost away. And before anyone tells me you'll break the glass that's a load of crap, I've been doing this for 43 years and have NEVER broken a one. I never use de-icer, ever!

Tony.

 

[Sean d]

I went out this morning started the car and left it for 15 mins before leaving for work, no frost and nice and toastie inside,

 

[GazHyde]

As far as I've always been aware insurance companies don't cover stupidity, like leaving your car running with the keys in, for any reason. I used to start the car with one key and lock it with another. Not ideal, but saved me freezing my extremities. This morning I just sat swearing under my breath till the heated seats got warm...

 

[billz]

We dont use the zed when it frosts over and now we have a hell of a job pushing the buttons to turn on the heated front & rear screens and the mirrors

 

[Sean d]

I went out this morning started the car and left it for 15 mins before leaving for work, no frost and nice and toastie inside,

I should have added that I also use my spare to lock the car and that I live in the middle of no where.

 

[DavidM]

I use slightly warm water from the kettle - a few fills - then use the wipers to dry off the front windscreen before It freezes again. The Zed stays indoors this time of the year unless the roads are dry - so I might get a runout this Saturday and Sunday. Weather's to be reasonable until Wednesday week!

 

[t-tony]

Mine lives in the garage so I don't have that problem, if it's frosty when I leave work, like tonight, the screen heater/demist clears it in seconds. Great kit.

Tony.

 

[hard top]

I use slightly warm water from the kettle - a few fills - then use the wipers to dry off the front windscreen before It freezes again.

Yep, that's what I always did, works a treat.....

 

[Low Rider]

As far as I've always been aware insurance companies don't cover stupidity, like leaving your car running with the keys in, for any reason. I used to start the car with one key and lock it with another. Not ideal, but saved me freezing my extremities. This morning I just sat swearing under my breath till the heated seats got warm...

I do exactly that start the car with the spare key and lock it with the other.
One of the reasons why my other car is a Ford is because of the heated front windscreen

 

[gookah]

I use my remote start on my Z3, car remains locked and alarmed, if anyone broke in the engine cuts out as soon as the clutch is pressed and the alarm goes off.

 

[hard top]

I thought that that was one of the worse things you could do to a cold engine?

 

[gookah]

Never heard of any problems from this, been doing it for years and years with some high mileage results
Too many old mens tales and scare stories about, I don't see blue smoke from worn engines very often nowadays and 2/5 the of motorists reportedly do this.

 

[hard top]

Never heard of any problems from this, been doing it for years and years with some high mileage results

Well then, I have been the idiot driving on freezing cold mornings to work without even putting the heater on.
Can't remember who told me, must have been my Granddad or someone, something to do with oil circulation.

 

[oldcarman]

Over here where block heaters are a must have the remote starter is your friend. As @gookah says, car is alarmed and set up to stall if anyone try's to put it in gear. But I don't leave it running too long only until the ice has started melting and then scrape or use the wipers to clear the window. And with so many cars using Al blocks they don't warm up unless being driven anyhow!! JIM

 

[Shelly]

I went out this morning started the car and left it for 15 mins before leaving for work, no frost and nice and toastie inside,

That's what we do

 

[Faheem]

Frosty zed

Had trouble starting her today. Started on second attempt and a bit of rough idle too.

 

[gookah]

Well then, I have been the idiot driving on freezing cold mornings to work without even putting the heater on.
Can't remember who told me, must have been my Granddad or someone, something to do with oil circulation.

Oil even circulates when the engine is cold and idling. Otherwise every time i stopped driving, it would seize up, I haven't noticed this happen on my cars yet.
What do you do if, when immediately driving off from cold, you have to pull up at a roundabout, junction or traffic light. do you have to keep revving it or switch it off? or there goes yet another engine.

Show me some evidence, then i will stop doing it.

 

[hard top]

Too many old mens tales and scare stories about

As you say above, I believed what I was told, more fool me for all those years of freezing my nuts off....