the sation sation sation bit at the end makes ure ears go funny

back on topic.

i heard rubbing a tiny dot of washing up liquid with a cloth around the window leaves a film across making it condensation proof.

seems to work for me

I'm getting well bored of scraping the car outside and then inside with the cold.

Is condensation inside a common problem with Fabias, I've got 1.9tdi hatch on a 54.

Oh how I wish for a heated front screen, I'd gladly trade in the heated seats for one, hot arse don't help me see much through the misty windscreen :(

If you're suffering regular condensation problems and your door seals and screen washers check out ok, it's worth looking in the spare wheel well. I found that water collects here if you've got a leak - in my case the cause was one of the two stale air vents on the rear scuttle (behind the bumper) being slightly misaligned. The clips holding the vent trims are pretty dodgy and easily displaced if you happen to catch them when removing the spare, for example. You can remove and re-fit a vent carefully from inside the boot by keeping hold of it as you release the clips, then twist the vent to remove it through the aperture. Don't let go or you'll probably need to remove the rear bumper to retrieve it, though!!!! If the clips are broken a new vent costs about £7 and the new (improved?) ones seem to be a more positive fit, without a separate seal. Another leak source can be the panel seal under the tailgate hinge cut-outs at the rear of the roof panel - as again I have experienced - but I suspect this is not common. Funnily enough, mine started after some really cold weather a year or so ago and I reckon it was expanding ice that cracked the joint. If you do suffer from this you will probably find a wet boot carpet caused by water running down the inside of the 'C' pillars. I successfully cured mine by drying out the joint thoroughly and putting a bead of sealant along the joint on the inside rear edge of the cut-outs. Hope this helps someone!

If you have it, air con switched on with heater setting at warm to hot will help dry the air in the interior of the air to de-mist or de-icer quicker than the heater alone.

Also, before you leave the car, set the heater control to have airflow going to your feet, rather than it going to the screen or straight out into the cabin. Found this gives a reduction in moisture on the interior of the screen too.

I think this is very sound advice; just to take it to the next level, has anyone ever thought about switching the air-recycling button on before switching off the engine? I'm sure it stays in this position as I can hear it close and makes no similar sounds after the engine is knocked off. This I think has the effect of sealing the vents (also used in heavy traffic when slow moving to stop the nasty fumes from coming in). If the vents are sealed then no additional moisture can get in through them. The combo of this and lowering the temp of the interior could help. Also this feature appear to re-set itself upon starting.