"crown victor victoria" (cvv)
01/10/2014 at 09:20 • Filed to: winter driving tips
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"crown victor victoria" (cvv)
01/10/2014 at 09:20 • Filed to: winter driving tips | 1
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If you're cheap and just use water in place of windshield washer fluid, there's a quick and easy way to prevent freezing. All you need to do is add alcohol to the water at a 1:1 ratio. But don't use the good stuff like Belvedere or The Macallan. Generally, Southern Comfort will do just fine, and it's also nice to have handy in case a party breaks out because SoCo is beloved by all the ladies according to the commercials I have seen.
To really take this tip to the next level, stash a lime in your glovebox.
Nibby
> crown victor victoria
01/10/2014 at 09:23 |
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Don't forget...
thebigbossyboss
> crown victor victoria
01/10/2014 at 09:29 |
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actually this is interesting. Usually I mix antifreeze with my washer fluid. Rubbing Alcohol might be a bit better for the environment, with similar non freezing properties.
ttyymmnn
> thebigbossyboss
01/10/2014 at 09:31 |
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You just answered my question.
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thebigbossyboss
> ttyymmnn
01/10/2014 at 09:36 |
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Was your question "is the bigbossyboss an idiot??"
I know the anti freeze is bad, I am just sick of not being able to see. The freezing point of rubbing alcohol is -89 C according to google. Ethelene Glycol is only -12.9C. I am getting some rubbing alcohol.
Stupidru
> crown victor victoria
01/10/2014 at 09:41 |
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Keep in mind that if you're coming to/from a party and get pulled over with alcohol in your system, AND you have an open bottle of anything in your car, you can be cited for an Open Intoxicants and drinking+driving ticket.
I'll stick to the orange stuff
Drsweetdik
> thebigbossyboss
01/10/2014 at 10:04 |
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Not really a great idea to put antifreeze in the washer solvent. It leaves a really nasty film.
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crown victor victoria
> thebigbossyboss
01/10/2014 at 10:07 |
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Ha, yeah this tip is based on truth a little bit. I have heard of people using rubbing alcohol in the fluid reservoir bit don't know the mix ratio. I wouldn't think it would need to be as high as 1:1
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thebigbossyboss
> crown victor victoria
01/10/2014 at 10:20 |
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Well, thanks for the tip. I am getting some!!
Textured Soy Protein
> crown victor victoria
01/10/2014 at 10:37 |
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Best windshield washer fluid ever: Rain-X 2-in-1 .
It gets bug splats off in the summer and it de-ices in the winter. Plus it makes rain bead up on your windshield without having to bother with the whole applying & buffing regular Rain-X nonsense.
How can you be too cheap to buy this stuff? It's like 3 bucks for a gallon jug that lasts at least a few months.
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crown victor victoria
> Textured Soy Protein
01/10/2014 at 11:10 |
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Yep, this is what I use even though I don't need the antifreeze capability. And considering the cheap, generic stuff at K-Mart and other places is like $1.99 there is no reason to skip this. The Rainx stuff is worth the extra buck, at least.
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thebigbossyboss
> Textured Soy Protein
01/10/2014 at 21:05 |
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In the winter depending on how much driving you do you go through copius amounts of the stuff. I have made it through a jug in one trip before. It was a 600 mile trip, but still one trip.
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Textured Soy Protein
> thebigbossyboss
01/10/2014 at 21:44 |
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Well sure, when I drove 150 miles from Chicago to Madison in the middle of a snowstorm, I killed a good half bottle. But still. I think over the course of a typical Wisconsin winter I might spend 15-20 bucks tops on de-icing windshield washer fluid. It's worth it.