Menopausal Motors

Can cars become menopausal? Certainly mine seems to be breaking out in sweats if the state of the windscreen these past few weeks is anything to judge by. It has been positively soaked first thing in the morning, and just as bad twelve hours later when I pick it up from the Park ‘n Ride for the trip home. Cloths, kitchen rolls, shammies – all have proved unequal to the task of drying up. Although the car is still relatively  new, I was beginning to think the windscreen would have to come out bu, thankfully, I checked out some discussion boards before I incurred that expense. Suggestions from the motoratti include keeping the air conditioning turned on and making sure the vents are all open, neither of which seemed to make even the tiniest bit of difference in my case. But joy! I spotted stuff called dampsorb in my local DIY store and figured it might be worth trying. It’s a little tub thing with some kind of crystals in it that apparently absorb moisture from the air. The smallest size costs about 6 euro. I’ve had it in the car for just over 2 weeks now and, so far, no further significant problems with the windscreen. If you’re car is sweating too, it might be worth giving one of the absorbent thingys a go.