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From: Silk on 6 Jun 2010 05:52 On 06/06/2010 10:44, Dave Plowman wrote: > In article<hufpbg$hra$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, > Silk<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> I only use the proper dealer supplied VW/Audi/Skoda concentrated stuff >> and always make sure I fill top up in a soft water area such as South >> Wales or South West England. It costs a bit more, but best usually does. > > It certainly would - driving some 200 miles just for soft water. Just take a big water container with you and get a year's supply.
From: bod on 6 Jun 2010 05:54 Silk wrote: > On 06/06/2010 10:44, Dave Plowman wrote: >> In article<hufpbg$hra$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, >> Silk<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>> I only use the proper dealer supplied VW/Audi/Skoda concentrated stuff >>> and always make sure I fill top up in a soft water area such as South >>> Wales or South West England. It costs a bit more, but best usually does. >> >> It certainly would - driving some 200 miles just for soft water. > > Just take a big water container with you and get a year's supply. > > Why not just use filtered water, I do. Bod
From: Ian Dalziel on 6 Jun 2010 06:01 On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 18:17:18 +0100, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote: >I went up to the big city today to buy some gardening tool. On the way a >big squishy insect thing flew into the windscreen and left yellow gunk >everywhere. I squirted it off, eventually, but the washer fluid was run >down to the dregs and then the trip computer started to whine about >being low on washer water. Since it's a PITA and chimes whenever the car >is started (and continues for several miles) I decided to get some >screenwash. > >There's a Halfrauds next to the garden centre. So I popped in there. >They have only one sort of screenwash, their own brand pre-mixed at >�2.99 for five litres. That's one fill on my car. I did a double-take >�2.99? HFM? > >Anyway there's also a supermarket nearby so I bought five litres of >mineral water for �0.82 and got two litres of screenwash for �0.50. >Presumably Halfrauds are following PC World's pricing policies. > >I must go into the pre-mixed screenwash market. There's obviously a lot >of money to be made. If someone offered you �1.67 to go to the supermarket would you take the job? -- Ian D
From: Silk on 6 Jun 2010 06:03 On 06/06/2010 10:27, ARWadsworth wrote: > "Steve Firth"<%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1jjmt3f.1pmb0clkm3n5uN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk... >> Halmyre<no.spam(a)this.address> wrote: >> >>> Mineral water? Evian, one hopes? >> >> Unbranded Morrisons generic water stuff. >> >> I don't usually do Morrisons. It seems to be full of poor people in >> decrepit state of health. Or is that just Basingstoke? > > Why not use the free water from the Morrissons petrol station? Presumably because Basingstoke is a hard water area. Although I have a feeling some mineral water is hard water, depending on where it's from.
From: Steve Firth on 6 Jun 2010 06:11
Dave Plowman <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote: > Did you look round or just at a display pile? My local branch has ready > mixed and concentrate. I looked around but I didn't have all day to spend in there and having looked along several aisles I gave up. If one wants to buy air freshener or over-priced cleaning products or over-priced under-specced audio systens then these feature prominently. There was a rack of ready mixed screenwash outside and a large table marked "screenwash" that only had varieties of ready mixed (yellow, pink and blue). > I would say Halfords have the most illogical way of grouping products. > Obviously designed by someone who has never done anything on a car > themselves. Well yes, which is why I usually use one of the motor spares places around here. They still operate a walk up to the counter ask for what you want policy but they tend to have everything necessary and they can find it faster than I can search Halfords. Oh, and they are cheaper than Halfords. |