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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #15 on: 12 February 2018, 01:24:23 »

Whatever is on the shelves of a supermarket or other shop is what usually goes in there. i don't think I've ever bought the so called quality stuff and the screen is clean enough after i've given the wipers a quick blast..
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #16 on: 12 February 2018, 05:48:07 »

I buy mine from Vauxhall, their tradeclub stuff, not optiplex.

This time of year it goes in neat so i can keep the screen clear even wehn very cold outside.  Should be down to -20 iirc

Always seems to be £10 a box of 4x5 litre

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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #17 on: 12 February 2018, 08:47:50 »

Last time I bought Vauxhall Opticlean at Bellinger Grove I was charged £20 for 5 litres. They are no longer a trade club source.
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #18 on: 12 February 2018, 10:16:11 »

I always buy it from where ever is cheapest Lidl, Aldi, Tesco, Halfords... Mix it 25:75 with tap water and bung it in.  It's always worked just fine.  :y

Screen wash is not something that keeps me awake at night.   :P
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #19 on: 12 February 2018, 10:22:28 »

Last time I bought Vauxhall Opticlean at Bellinger Grove I was charged £20 for 5 litres. They are no longer a trade club source.

It surprised me how much Vauxhall's screen wash was when I bought some a few weeks ago. Fortunately Paula at Wigan gave me standard trade discount which reduced it to about £16 per 5 litres
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #20 on: 12 February 2018, 10:41:29 »

Last time I bought Vauxhall Opticlean at Bellinger Grove I was charged £20 for 5 litres. They are no longer a trade club source.

It surprised me how much Vauxhall's screen wash was when I bought some a few weeks ago. Fortunately Paula at Wigan gave me standard trade discount which reduced it to about £16 per 5 litres

 :o :o

I'll stick to ECP's stuff.

Delivered it was £10.47 for 25 litres (concentrated)
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #21 on: 12 February 2018, 13:21:50 »

Bloody hell!

How much was it before the discount? Putting that in would represent a not insignificant uplift in the value of most cars on this forum!  ;D
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #22 on: 12 February 2018, 14:45:25 »

Still using the halfords -20 I bought 3 years ago at £1.75p a 5L, got 15L, left think I bought 40L.
Need another bargain like that.
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #23 on: 12 February 2018, 15:22:34 »

VX on trade club, not found anything as good.
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #24 on: 12 February 2018, 17:30:51 »

I`m still using the Halfords -10 stuff, l bought a couple of bottles a couple of weeks ago and it was still £4.99 for 5l.

Still smells nice too  :y
The -10C is around £3.50 on trade.  The -20C is around £5.50, and I figure you can dilute further.

The premix -20C is a lot cheaper, but not sure if that can be further diluted?
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #25 on: 12 February 2018, 17:32:42 »

I buy mine from Vauxhall, their tradeclub stuff, not optiplex.

This time of year it goes in neat so i can keep the screen clear even wehn very cold outside.  Should be down to -20 iirc

Always seems to be £10 a box of 4x5 litre
I shall ring the dealer this week, see what he has :y.  I wasn't aware there was a TC one.
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #26 on: 12 February 2018, 17:35:34 »

Screen wash is not something that keeps me awake at night.   :P
And it shouldn't be, before this ECP/TripleQX wank fiasco, my concerns with certain types previously was removing flies that had had their arses rammed through their heads at 130mph.

But I do utterly insist on screenwash that doesn't freeze at the first sign of being slightly chilly, and if it has cleaning ability, that is also to be welcomed.
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #27 on: 12 February 2018, 17:36:32 »

Delivered it was £10.47 for 25 litres (concentrated)
It can be 50p for 1000l, if its only going to get tipped down the drain, that still represents poor value ;)
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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #28 on: 12 February 2018, 17:38:59 »

  I use the stuff from Asda. Not had any problem but I do mix it 50:50 for my car and 30:70 for hers

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Re: Screenwash
« Reply #29 on: 12 February 2018, 17:50:09 »

I buy mine from Vauxhall, their tradeclub stuff, not optiplex.

This time of year it goes in neat so i can keep the screen clear even wehn very cold outside.  Should be down to -20 iirc

Always seems to be £10 a box of 4x5 litre
I shall ring the dealer this week, see what he has :y.  I wasn't aware there was a TC one.

Ill send you a pic later if I remember, afaik its national, but could be a lookers special.
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