My previous car was a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am and in 2003 I took it from Charlottesville VA to Farmville VA, in the winter, in a snowstorm. Now being a college student I didn't pay attention to my father telling me this was a dumb idea for a weekend trip but I went anyhow. Needless to say the old clunker (though free) decided, during the snowstorm, to kill the wipers. The snow and ice had gotten so bad they were stuck down and I couldn't for the life of me de-ice it.
As anyone from Virginia knows, central VA is actually quite mountainous with windy single lane roads. Not being a skilled drive I proceeded to freak out and nearly went off the side of a few hills, but thankfully found a gas station somewhere in the mountains. I purchased a bottle of Rainex, and even though you should apply it when the car is dry (obviously) I went ahead anyway. Well let me tell you no amount of sleet, rain and ice was sticking to my windshield after that and I am now a convert and recommend it to everyone.
Granted it took me 6hrs that day to take what would MAYBE take 1hr, but I still made it, and Rainex worked like magic.
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