Lidl 5l screenwash

waqasahmed

Years ago, I bought the Lidl 5l screenwash for just £5.99

It's finally finished today, and I noticed on the label it says that it's made by VCP. The screenwash allegedly goes down to minus 60C and I don't quite trust what it says on screenwash figures so I figure that minus 60C will probably be closer to performing well at minus 30C which just never happens. It's the VCP screenwash with antifreeze 

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Windscreen-Antifreeze-Concentrate-Cirtus-Scent/dp/B08373THQG

English instructions attached 

I've personally bought the PRESTONE PSCWO039A just before my Lidl one ran out, but if anyone wants the Lid stuff they used, they can still get it on Amazon DE

ElefantEd

Well the temperature in the UK is unlikely to drop to anything like -30C (and certainly not -60C) so you are good to go. Diluting it 1:1 looks like the best option, to be on the safe side.

waqasahmed

ElefantEd said:

Well the temperature in the UK is unlikely to drop to anything like -30C (and certainly not -60C) so you are good to go. Diluting it 1:1 looks like the best option, to be on the safe side.

Oh for sure. I got the one I did given it allegedly goes down to - 18C and it very very rarely goes down to -9C. I basically reckon that whatever it says on the product, halve it and that's probably a truer value. 

But the Lid stuff was known to be really good regardless, so I figured I'll see if there's anyway you can still buy it and you can 

Mr.Generous

Lots of the ready to use stuff now is ok for something like -2, so that's great stuff. I tried the tablets from ebay and mixed my own - not frozen so far and works out a bargain. Discount stores sell AA screenwash tablets that are ok to -5 I think.

user1977

Not much point in worrying about -60C, unless Lidl has branches in Antarctica...

waqasahmed

Mr.Generous said:

Lots of the ready to use stuff now is ok for something like -2, so that's great stuff. I tried the tablets from ebay and mixed my own - not frozen so far and works out a bargain. Discount stores sell AA screenwash tablets that are ok to -5 I think.

Tablets from eBay?

I've personally got the Asda cheap-y one and the Prescot one too ie : to use the Asda cheap one for spring to autumn and the other one for winter only 

forgotmyname

Don't leave the ASDA screenwash in the car.  I had the 2.5L one in the boot and it froze solid.

I still have some of the LIDL screenwash left, people kept saying it was hard to get so I bought a LOAD of it.

Lucky because I have not seen it at out local store since.

HillStreetBlues

Halford's Screenwash
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/screenwash/halfords--10-ready-mixed-screenwash-5l---berry-611727.html
-10 ready mixed
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/screenwash/halfords--10-concentrate-screenwash-5l---berry-611743.html
--10 concentrated

What would the difference be if out of the bottle they are both -10?

photome

HillStreetBlues said:

Halford's Screenwash
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/screenwash/halfords--10-ready-mixed-screenwash-5l---berry-611727.html
-10 ready mixed
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/screenwash/halfords--10-concentrate-screenwash-5l---berry-611743.html
--10 concentrated

What would the difference be if out of the bottle they are both -10?

Very good question, on the face of it there doesn’t appear to be any difference

hollie.weimeraner

I swear by this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0010VMNKI?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details never let me down and you just use less in summer

photome

hollie.weimeraner said:

I swear by this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0010VMNKI?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details never let me down and you just use less in summer

 Very  expensiive tho when I need to fill my water bottle weekly this time of year