Genuine Vw screenwash or cheap stuff?

[too hot]

I use Prestone, Costco has it on special offer just now under £5 for 5 litres and you dilute it.
Never had any problems used it on a multitude of vehicles over the years.

[Mark V]

So your saying 1 litre a year? Surly you would use more than that?

No - I am saying the car gets serviced and handed back with a full reservoir and a full top up bottle. By the time of the next service, some eight or nine months later I find I still have the top up bottle untouched and the cycle repeats itself hence the growing collection of unopened bottles under my sink!

In reality I am using about four litres between services I suspect.

[Gilez]

Mine arrived today - just in time as I was virtually down to zero in my reservoir.

[matt a3 170]

I was going to order a bottle or two but I then decided to change my service plan from every two year/20,000 miles to once a year/every 10,000 miles, I done this because I didn't like the Idea of the car doing 20,000 miles with the same oil in the engine, it can't be good for the engine IMO.. Anyway what I was getting at was, I will end up with a full reservoir + what ever is left in the bottle and vw will also give you a brand new bottle as Mark V say's, so IMO it's pointless wasting money buying it when you can get it thrown in with your service. can't fault the customer service Vw provide

Thanks to Mark V for the post above great info

[ZephyR]

So your saying 1 litre a year? Surly you would use more than that?

No - I am saying the car gets serviced and handed back with a full reservoir and a full top up bottle. By the time of the next service, some eight or nine months later I find I still have the top up bottle untouched and the cycle repeats itself hence the growing collection of unopened bottles under my sink!

In reality I am using about four litres between services I suspect.

So its not just me then. Don't know how big the washer reservoir is but I've never had top it up from one year to the next over 3 and half years and I'm also stockpiling a supply of VW screenwash.

[Cuprabob]

My Washer fluid reservoir is around 5.5 litres. Not sure if car without headlight washers has a smaller one like the old days.

[RW1]

Its 3.0 ltrs without the front headlight jets. Lasts me fine for 6 months.

Keep getting boot fulls of the concentrate, counted 15 bottles in the loft yesterday. Part of payment in kind packages for use of my cars in showroom launches.

C.

[ZephyR]

Its 3.0 ltrs without the front headlight jets. Lasts me fine for 6 months.

Keep getting boot fulls of the concentrate, counted 15 bottles in the loft yesterday. Part of payment in kind packages for use of my cars in showroom launches.

C.

Could you not get them to pay you in bottles of whiskey instead

[RW1]

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I feel a Mk4 launch coming on soon at Macclesfield. See what I can do.

C.

[Cuprabob]

Nice MK2

I had a 1985 GTX back in the late 80s.

[RW1]

Thanks, only 23,000 miles, but I think we'd better get back to bottle of s/w or I'll be up on the carpet tomorrow morning

C.

[Chungster]

Just bought 5 bottles of the 1ltr concentrate stuff from local TPS for £15.

[a4gee]

£3 a bottle at my Arnold Clark so no saving there?

[whiteDevil_170]

I bought 4 of the 1 litre bottles from local dealer for £16.76

[Cuprabob]

£3 a bottle at my Arnold Clark so no saving there?

Good price but you couldn't pay me to buy anything from AC

[a4gee]

I know what you mean

[Whinters]

So your saying 1 litre a year? Surly you would use more than that?

No - I am saying the car gets serviced and handed back with a full reservoir and a full top up bottle. By the time of the next service, some eight or nine months later I find I still have the top up bottle untouched and the cycle repeats itself hence the growing collection of unopened bottles under my sink!

In reality I am using about four litres between services I suspect.

It seems as though you're lucky with that dealer service - since my car was serviced only a couple of weeks ago and my reservoir ran empty yesterday - so they obviously didn't refill, and I certainly don't receive a top up bottle... :/

[Mark V]

Just topped up - I have used 1.5 litres of mixed fluid since 4 january.

[RW1]

VW Hyde, Gee Cross, Hyde, SK14
3 x 1ltr bottles of G 052 164 M2 @ £2.50 inc.VAT each, in a 3 for 2 offer.

C.

[whiteDevil_170]

That's good deal