Ok, All I know is anti freeze coolant, so I thought I'd ask, what sort of other precautions should be put into place too?

Make sure battery is in A1 condition, and if you really want to then get winter tyres, but I have never bothered in ten years of driving and I haven't suffered for it, if roads are slippery adjust the driving style.

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As above - aside from minimal vehicle preparation, the most important factor is preparing yourself to drive according to challenging conditions & this is especially important for novice drivers who have probably never experienced proper inclement weather

Carry a fold away shovel and coat and gloves etc if u break down in snow or break down in the freezing cold

Not really a car preparation, but don't be tempted to run your fuel tank too low, particularly if you have longer commutes and could be forced to make detours / long hold ups if the roads get too bad.

Of course, this is Britain, we have to close and shut everything if a single snowflake should fall...

Not really a car preparation, but don't be tempted to run your fuel tank too low, particularly if you have longer commutes and could be forced to make detours / long hold ups if the roads get too bad.

Of course, this is Britain, we have to close and shut everything if a single snowflake should fall...

I remember when Winter Wonderland closed once because of snow. Ironic isn't it

Ok, All I know is anti freeze coolant, so I thought I'd ask, what sort of other precautions should be put into place too?

Doesn't coolant come with anti-freeze in it anyway, at least when you get a new car?

Yeah mate just buy some anti freeze and put it in neat or dilute it to the ratio u need

Don't forget it's not just the internals that suffer in the winter, the exteriors and the paint of the car takes a big hit over the years. Just before winter and just after winter I do 2 big details.

The minimum I would suggest is a clean, quick polish to get rid off all the build up and refresh the paint, then a gloss protection coat and some layers of wax to make sure the paint isn't being touched over the winter months. You can go further with a claying after the first clean part and then add even more layers of wax lol. Never use washing up liquid as it removes the protective waxy layers.

Also use some Gummi Pflege on the rubber door trims to stop them going brittle and cracking/leaking during the winter months. Finally use some silicone spray on boot/bonnet locks and the bush/suspension areas to keep them lubricated in cold climates.

^ I didn't quite do all that to mine last year haha. I polished it and was going to seal it too but never got round to that. But it did get 3 coats of Autoglym Super Resin polish between around October to November last year so hopefully that protected it quite nicely.

I think before it starts getting icy this year I'll give it a couple of coats of Super Resin and the Autoglym sealant that I never got round to using last year.

Doesn't coolant come with anti-freeze in it anyway, at least when you get a new car?

Good point haha. In my old car it was just distilled water I had and I had to add anti freeze

^ I didn't quite do all that to mine last year haha. I polished it and was going to seal it too but never got round to that. But it did get 3 coats of Autoglym Super Resin polish between around October to November last year so hopefully that protected it quite nicely.

I think before it starts getting icy this year I'll give it a couple of coats of Super Resin and the Autoglym sealant that I never got round to using last year.

Should be fine, always better than nothing but just remember SRP although is great for paint and not as abrasive as many, it is a polish designed to finely remove thin layers, so I'm not entirely sure but it may just remove the SRP layer you've just put on so you maybe just wasting your product. I would probably stick to one SRP layer and then a layer of EGP (extra gloss protection) to seal it.

Although it's not the end all of detailing products I use, I do like Autoglym a bit too much maybe (see attached) :DD Halfords 3 for 2 really works on me but I have 5l tubs of some of these too lol

I would probably stick to one SRP layer and then a layer of EGP (extra gloss protection) to seal it.

Yeah that sounds like a good idea, and you've saved me a lot of wasted effort if I just use one layer of SRP :)

Should be fine, always better than nothing but just remember SRP although is great for paint and not as abrasive as many, it is a polish designed to finely remove thin layers, so I'm not entirely sure but it may just remove the SRP layer you've just put on so you maybe just wasting your product. I would probably stick to one SRP layer and then a layer of EGP (extra gloss protection) to seal it.

Although it's not the end all of detailing products I use, I do like Autoglym a bit too much maybe (see attached) :DD Halfords 3 for 2 really works on me but I have 5l tubs of some of these too lol

I have a box with just as many products in!

It's definetly a bug once you start, you want a product that can detail every part of your car lol and then after the products you buy a lamb wool mitt, clay bar/mitt, microfibre towels and a million microfibre cloths lol

Added my winter screen wash, wish I had heated jets though.

It's definetly a bug once you start, you want a product that can detail every part of your car lol and then after the products you buy a lamb wool mitt, clay bar/mitt, microfibre towels and a million microfibre cloths lol

Added my winter screen wash, wish I had heated jets though.

Yup, I know that one!

I like the mist ones, but they are a bit too expensive for what they're worth. Mist washers were the only thing I liked on the Pug 208 I had to put up with as a hire car a few months ago...