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Bad condensation on inside of windows in cold weather.
Hi Folks
Thanks for all the replies, that is reassuring and makes sense.
Yes it is only short journeys and has not had much use recently.
Kitchen roll has been my answer and the windscreen is pretty clean now as a result lol.
Love the idea for condensation traps, I can see that being a winter feature from now on.
Most of the country South of me seems to have had snow recently, and we have a weather warning for later today, so probably enough time to get it ready to go out and play.
Thanks again.
I've recently been having the same problem as you. Solved it through two methods:
1) If doing lots of short journeys, leave car running with heater on for a good while before you drive it. This increases fuel usage, but to me that's a small price to pay for being able to see out of windscreen.
2) I keep two sacks of silica crystals in the car, on up by windscreen, and one down in front of gearstick to deal with evaporation from the footwells. These bags are easy to get hold of and cheap (Tesco, Amazon, etc), and you refresh them just using the microwave. Crystals are poisonous, so don't leave dog/kids in car with them.
Fit some of the plastic air deflector things on the front windows. You can then leave both front windows open half an inch or so and get an air flow through the vehicle at all times. I've done this with my Volkswagen Transporter and it's worked wonders.
Be very careful NOT to spill the collected water/liquid on the carpets if you use a Bison-style condensation trap in the car; it's almost impossible to mop up satisfactorily.
I had one taped in a plastic washing-up bowl in my previous car and it's still a nuisance.
I have a bag in my Jimny containing the crystals which has only to be dried in a microwave or in the airing-cupboard.
I concur with the suggestion of leaving the windows open a crack - I have the wind-deflectors,too.
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