We Tested Winter Car Products from Amazon

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Published 2024-02-23
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We tested winter car products from Amazon to see if anything is worth your hard-earned money.

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All Comments (21)
  • @CraftyOpossum
    Nothing is as entertaining as people who never deal with snow dealing with snow
  • @maellavoie
    It's obvious that none of you guys been around snow much 😂
  • Northern Scot here, Prestone is awesome, when used correctly. It’s not for melting snow, it’s for turning ice to water in front of your eyes. Honestly this was one of the best videos you guys have ever made, simply because it’s obvious the only snow you see on the regular is on the Coca Cola Christmas advert 😂
  • @RobbyLayton
    Thank you for having me on!! This was a blast testing those products!!
  • @thebearded4427
    Northern swede here. There are some things i want to point out: - Dont.......floor it. You want to go easy. The moment you speed up youre just making ice. This is why entries to roads are usually alot more slippery than other parts. - Use pendulum momentum. If youre that deep with no trailer then you can pump the gas to "hump" the car forward. - Wiggle the front wheels. Differentiating wheel direction will help alot. - ice melter. Well youre testing it on new fluffy snow, not under cooled rain or heavy icing. If you want to de-ice windows just mix some alcohol base or more windshield cleaner in your windshield wiper solution. Should be used on key holes since those are some *** *** **** sometimes. My suggestions if you want to drive in snowy places: - Get REAL snow tires. Dont go slippin-and-slidin on highways or down hills. We be hatin you for that. - Get a long scraper with a brush. Fantastic for removing snow and ice especially in the middle of the window. - Go slow. If you have no or little experience with driving in these conditions, dont rush it. This is even more relevant on entries to roads and in slopes. - Check the weather before driving. If there is below zero degrees rain or a snow storm and you arent used to driving in those conditions, dont. - If you are really, really, really stuck somewhere out in the outback, break a few branches of a fir or pine tree, preferably in a broom shape so you get the thinner parts with the needles and the thicker branch holding it all together, and place in front of the tire and SLOWLY move forward. This shouldnt be your go to as you shouldnt break of branches willy nilly, but it can help you get the traction you need to get out of that situation.
  • @KSPRAYDAD
    Live in Canada, we have winter. in 40 years of driving i've never needed more than a $2 wooden handled ice scraper/brush combo that gets replaced every couple years. Saves your toonies.
  • @Kinann
    Growing up in the midwest, ya know what gets snow off of your car really well? A BROOM, Then a simple $5 ice scraper that fits in your pocket does the rest. It even cleans snow off of your entire car! Imagine that! Without scratching, too!
  • @CaliMorningstar
    "20 bucks is 20 bucks but that was literally two seconds" 2 seconds is a lot for some people Robby!! 😂😂😭😭
  • @TheSanpletext
    Yeah, Finland here, hi. De-icer spray is only product that makes sense out of these if you don't have heated windshield. But like a good one, not that kind you had. You only need basic ice scraper, small metal shovel and snow brush. Shovel is for if you get stuck you can try to shovel yourself out. Small lidded bucket of gravel is also good idea for winter to get some traction if you get stuck. And common sense not to drive anywhere you'd beach yourself. That's literally only things you need. We get temperatures below -30*C (-22*F) and a lot of snow here and I've never been so stuck I couldn't get my self out by my self.
  • @tylergerein4909
    The pinnacle of ice and snow removal tools is the $6 wood handled thing with a brush on one side and a plastic scraper on the other. Tried and tested for many years in Saskatchewan. They beat all the fancy metal folding scraper-brushes as well.
  • @gabeavenia2181
    i can honestly say i've never seen chains for $800, like get a normal $70 - $100 chains and you're good. It is also hilarious to see people testing winter products at temperatures above freezing.
  • @Postbus22
    The De-Ice Spray at 11:50 ist actually very good. You have to clean the snow first and then you use the spray against ice. I use one can per winter. Not exactly that product, but a similar one.
  • @backwoodstherapy
    What a well timed video, considering spring is almost here. 😂
  • @jetjazz05
    I still own a Saab, but when I lived in the northeast I had them as well. Those guys really cared about winter driving; headlight wipers to clear mud and snow from the headlights, a super hot heater, heated leather seats, and maybe the best part; the door handles were metal and designed to not freeze up in icy conditions with a loop big enough to fit your hand in WHILE wearing a glove. The buttons inside the car were a little large as well, and according to Saab it was so you could use any of the car's features with your gloves on. The only thing it was missing was a heated steering wheel and MAYBE 4 wheel drive. If you had good snow tires and drove carefully though that wasn't a problem on main roads... still though those cars felt at home in the snow, especially for 90s vehicles.
  • @An1mosityX
    As a resident of northern utah Its hilarious to see how unfamiliar most californians are when dealing with snow 😂
  • @justinj8492
    Who sprays De-icer on to snow? I've used De-icer on frozen windshields and windows for over 10 years and it works every time.
  • @bonjour9747
    Also, the goal of the prestone spray is to get underneath the ice, you spray at the top and wait for it to break the ice from the car, it peels right off. It's not meant to melt the whole thing, that's why it sprays in a heavy stream.
  • @bostonjomo
    😂😂 the SoCal boys bundled up like its subzero and then they tell us it's 39 degrees
  • @mikeregister4317
    I have Prestone De-Icer Spray in my car AND IT WORKS GREAT! if you get a regular pump spray and do it over your windshield, it will DE ICE it...they seemed to use it on SNOW...that wasn't the purpose.
  • @remid161
    I've lived in Northern Ontario all my life and pretty much knew how most all of these products would perform. What I didn't know is that I have apparently have a tremendous need from a Jeep on a killer tracks tracks set up! Wow!