Icy Windows

[bazzabear]

My wife's car has frameless windows, so we have a more fundamental issue on particularly cold days. Because of the frost, the windows fail to do their half-inch roll down, so firstly it's a hell of an effort to open the door - and then when you have, you can't close it properly again because the window won't go back under the top seal.

Hence the warm water or the heater in the car options are extra valuable for us.

 

[grudas]

Either de-icer or scraper for me.

takes a few minutes while the car is running and warming up a bit.

I think this is the only tech I'd genuinely want from modern/EV cars.

the remote control to get it up to temp and de-iced.

 

[DXP55]

Wife used to have a scraper in her car - I never noticed for years it was a metal framed scraper and she used the metal corners to remove the ice and frost.
Need I say more - So if anyone bought a Toyota Pasio in black with windows looking like cobwebs that was my wife.

 

[Uther]

I just blast the glass with de icer. I'm not really thinking about the planet too much at 3am on a frosty morning.

 

[MooMoo444]

Back in the olden days when I had ICE cars my son would usually de-ice my car for me

Most expensive de-icer ever

 

[The Running Man]

Kettle + water = defrosted fast

 

[Nasher]

My wife's car has frameless windows, so we have a more fundamental issue on particularly cold days. Because of the frost, the windows fail to do their half-inch roll down, so firstly it's a hell of an effort to open the door - and then when you have, you can't close it properly again because the window won't go back under the top seal.

Hence the warm water or the heater in the car options are extra valuable for us.

Yea and it rips little bits off the seal.

 

[NathWraith]

Heated garage?

 

[ThundyCat]

Strictly speaking, pretty sure it's illegal to leave the car running unattended.

Yup, plus insurance will pay out zip.

 

[200sols]

Strictly speaking, pretty sure it's illegal to leave the car running unattended.

Not on private land.

 

[peige]

My preferred method is to schedule my departure and walk out to a car with heated cabin, seat and steering wheel.

In the days before I would use a big jug of warm water.

 

[bazzabear]

Not on private land.

Not sure about that. I've heard of people being done for it when the car was on a driveway. Is this the same as the deal about it being possible to be prosecuted for driving offences on car parks? If it's accessible to the public, from the road, then it's not private land for the purposes of driving laws?

 

[200sols]

Not sure about that. I've heard of people being done for it when the car was on a driveway.

The rules only apply to public roads 100%.

 

[encephalopathy]

gummi pflege works well on the rubber door seals to stop them freezing shut

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Even better with my current car and the anti social noise of a diesel starting up avoided

 

[200sols]

Some eco warrior needs to hack that and change the wording to 'Engine will start to destroy climate'

 

[grudas]

Heated garage?

Some of us are poor

 

[bazzabear]

The rules only apply to public roads 100%.

I'd accept your 100% certainty more easily if you could provide any backup for it.

 

[200sols]

I'd accept your 100% certainty more easily if you could provide any backup for it.

https://www.confused.com/on-the-road/driving-law/fines-for-idling

 

[ALD]

Bring on climate change if I no longer have to de ice my car windows in the morning!!

Until the Gulf Stream dies and winters actually get colder.