Windshield Fluid - Expensive!

Welcome to the world of inflation. You can find them on sale from time to time around $1.50 a jug.

Been buying my own windshield washer fluid since my parents got their first car.

Juyen21 wrote: ↑ Been buying my own windshield washer fluid since my parents got their first car.

Buying or making your own?

I am sure you can find some spare change inside your car ... $2.50 + taxes would be the going rate now for a jug

or you just have to keep on making pit stops @ the gas station to clean your windows there for free

booblehead wrote: ↑ I am sure you can find some spare change inside your car ... $2.50 + taxes would be the going rate now for a jug

or you just have to keep on making pit stops @ the gas station to clean your windows there for free

Yea, pit stops would work if the gas stations have some usable fluid, most of the time the water is frozen. Not that I would be wasting time to clean the windshield on my 50km one way commute but would be nice for the stations to have some usable liquid for those that are filling up gas!

Tik wrote: ↑ Has anyone attempt to mix/make at home? Some water > ammonia > dish soap or other mix?

Car gasoline is expensive too. Instead of buying gasoline, a person may into the gas tank used cooking oil.........LOL

You're complaining about windshield washer fluid being expensive when the average home in the GTA is close to a million dollars. Get real

lol @ .80 man how much are you going to spend in one winter for wind shield washer fluid? :p

its $2.50 / 4l thats enough to last you a year ...

its not that big of a deal ...

ed116 wrote: ↑ lol @ .80 man how much are you going to spend in one winter for wind shield washer fluid? :p

its $2.50 / 4l thats enough to last you a year ...

its not that big of a deal ...

Exactly, I use maybe 2 jugs at the most in one winter. In summer, I barely use half bottle for the summer fluid.
In a year, it cost you less than $10 and people complain about it.

Is just like one of my friend that complain about gas price increase and her commute to work is les than 5km one way.

By the way, I don't know where OP get his Windshield fluid for 80c a jug 3 years ago. It's been over $1.50 a jug since the last decade?
Now we can buy the cheap one for $1.88. The normal one are about $3 or so if not on sale.

buying. We don't trust ourselves making our own windshield washer fluid.

MP3_SKY wrote: ↑ Exactly, I use maybe 2 jugs at the most in one winter. In summer, I barely use half bottle for the summer fluid.
In a year, it cost you less than $10 and people complain about it.

Is just like one of my friend that complain about gas price increase and her commute to work is les than 5km one way.

By the way, I don't know where OP get his Windshield fluid for 80c a jug 3 years ago. It's been over $1.50 a jug since the last decade?
Now we can buy the cheap one for $1.88. The normal one are about $3 or so if not on sale.

its possible he got a liquidation sale from HD @ $20/24 pieces

also i drive an accord with a 4L reservoir and one whole jug lasts me 1 year .... i fill up every year december (it is done the following year in december)

I better shut-up now! I know the mount of liquid used is not so much - may be 3 cans per winter. It may have been home depot liquidation in Richmond Hill (Young & 7). I guess just have to more active on deal hunting!

Juyen21 wrote: ↑ buying. We don't trust ourselves making our own windshield washer fluid.

Not when the windshield fluid is still around $2 a jug. Not worth the hassle.

Tik wrote: ↑ This is a rant more than anything now that I have to buy windshield water fluid after 3 or so years and find it expensive! I bought 24 cans from Home Depot at 0.80$ three winters ago and realized the container I used yesterday was the last one! What is the decent price for RFDers? Has anyone attempt to mix/make at home? Some water > ammonia > dish soap or other mix?

holy smokes, where do you have that much room to store 24 cans? I just buy a case of 4 from costco when I'm done with the last jug, usually last like a year for 4 jugs. At costco its usually $10.99 during none winter months, I noticed this year's winter pricing is $11.49 per case.

Wow, this is flashback question. Hold on while I hunt it down.

EDIT: Yeah, so this is it OP. Enjoy.

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This one is a little more about buying in bulk.

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RFD makes me facepalm sometimes.

I thought I saw windshield fluid in the Lowes flyer last week for $1.50. <edit >Nope, I just looked. It was buy 1 get 1 50% off, with a base price of $3. So that would be $2.25 per jug.

PSA: if you're ever at a wreckers, bring you own jugs and fill up on their free washer fluid. I usually do this every summer because I end up needing some part for my car anyway. Fill 4 jugs, lasts me a year.

Inb4 its old, its used, blah blah...it cleans my windshield just fine.

if you go to your car dealer for servicing, the tech will top it up ... in some case, they will even throw in a free jug into your trunk.