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Just walking through a car park, and seen a posh Beemer, Merc, and a few others that don't seem to have rear wipers.. Had a look and really can't see, and unless they are 'hidden' very well under the boot, how do they keep the window clean?!
DrP
Non estate cars rarely have rear wipers, no matter how expensive.
hatches or saloons - most saloons dont have em, they dont really need them
It's the shape. Basically the crap runs off, through the boot and out the bottom.
It works suprisingly well....
my Merc doesn't, I miss having one when its a damp morning and I need to reverse!
Saloon cars don't need them like hatch and estate cars do, as tyhe crap swirls around and ends up on the boot, not the window.
Most posh cars don't have indicators either IME.
Yeah - mainly on estates & hatchbacks, but not saloons.
I remember the Ford Orion had one at one point (although I think it might have been after they rebranded it under the Escort name) and it looked weird.
Yeah, it was - here's a pic (won't let me inbed it)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38389354@N07/5462948863/
Saloons and coupés don't normally have rear wipers. Hatches, estates and school run tractors do.
The application of wipers is purchase price agnostic - you just want to have a dig at your colleagues who are earning more than you... 😉
Jeez, 9 posts in and no one has mentioned the posh cars you meet in the countryside that also don't seem to have a reverse gear?
My Honda Accord isn't posh and it doesn't have one. Don't need one. The wind keeps is clear.
My car's not posh, but it has a wiper.
The thing is, it doesn't work!
APF
The wind keeps the rear window clean on my Passat when driving, but when you set off you can't see naff all backing out of the driveway, and for the first five or ten minutes depending on how much town driving you have to do.
Surely people driving "posh cars" have no need to see through the back window, as they never use their mirrors anyway.
(Except for applying lipstick obviously)
but when you set off you can't see naff all backing out of the driveway, and for the first five or ten minutes depending on how much town driving you have to do
Rubber edge on ice scraper. 15 seconds. Off you go.
I love how the inability to see out of a car is somehow down to the design rather than the operator..!
My old civic didn't have was a bit of a pita at times, a good covering of rainx helped greatly.
ourmaninthenorth - MemberRubber edge on ice scraper. 15 seconds. Off you go.
😆
I tend to do this out of habit on my car if the windows are wet before I set off.
neilsonwheels - Member
Most posh cars don't have indicators either IME.
I've noticed this particularly on Mercs, I think they're an optional extra.
I love how the inability to see out of a car is somehow down to the design rather than the operator
Everything is always somebody elses fault!
Isn't the modern age of zero accountability wonderful ...
I love how the inability to see out of a car is somehow down to the design rather than the operator..!
Yes, obviously the operator should get out of their car to clear their rear window every time they've stopped at traffic lights.
how do you cope with rain falling on your side windows?
here's a pic (won't let me inbed it)
Usually possible with flickr if you check out the share options (though you do have to edit a bit).
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The wifes got a saloon and theres no rear wiper which she moans about from time to time.
must...resist...joke
alternativley select reverse check mirros notice rear windows condensation switch wipers on. 2 maybe 3 seconds. off I go. Cheap n nasty hatchbacks eh? 🙂Rubber edge on ice scraper. 15 seconds. Off you go.
how do you cope with rain falling on your side windows?
Side windows are vertical. Far less rain falls on them.
they dont have indicators or bluetooth either 😉
a good covering of rainx helped greatly.
Yeah I did that on my last car and it helped but I was utterly useless at re-applying it and only ever did it once, continually meaning to redo it but never managed.
REALLY posh cars have heated wing mirrors.
I have a heated rear window and electric folding mirrors, I noticed the other day that I'd driven 10 miles without ether looking in my mirrors, out of the back window or using my indicators. I drive a merc, therefore it is my right.
CaptainFlashheart - Member
REALLY posh cars have heated wing mirrors.
Mine has those, and it's not exactly posh.
No light in the boot though, which causes my blood to almost boil on occasion.....black boot, black clothes in a black kit bag......trying to change into some dry clothes in the rain after a muddy ride, now where are those socks!? AAARRGHHH! Probably another bit of angst to add to the middle class thread.
Don't be silly - what do you think our Batmen and Valets are for? Send them out a few minutes before departure with a chammy and a scraper and the chauffeur will be able to leave exactly on time.
My VW Polo has a tiny rear wiper, and I think it also has hydrophilic glass in the rear window - every drop of water seems to end up on there. 🙁
My Merc has a rear wiper AND indicators... Maybe it's a counterfeit?
its a van isnt it
😀 Estate; so virtually, yes! EDIT; a bit like this (in my dreams)
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My Volvo saloon has heated wing mirrors, wipers on the headlighs but no rear wiper. I haven't had it long enough to remember to wipe the rear windscreen before getting in every time, and really, really miss the wiper.
No light in boot either, which is rubbish - it even has a pull-out belt for holding your shopping bags, but no blimmin' light?! *gnashes middle class teeth*
The 'bidet' as it was known - rear wash/wipe.
samuri - Membermust...resist...joke
About rear wiping or wife moaning? 😯
Side windows are vertical. Far less rain falls on them
Which is why estate cars that have vertical rear windows don't need wipers... Hang on a sec...
Rubber edge on ice scraper. 15 seconds. Off you go.I love how the inability to see out of a car is somehow down to the design rather than the operator..!
I came here to say this.
It works on your side windows too, so on those damp morning when the car is coated with dew & mizzle, you cna clear your car and ensure adequate all-round visibility when you set off, before you hit anyone! Imagine that!
Rubber edge on ice scraper. 15 seconds. Off you go
Being a functioning adult with a reasonable amount of intelligence, it had in fact already occurred to me to do this.
It's less convenient though, that's all. Plus, as mentioned above, the rear window gets rainy when driving slowly or stopped at lights.
Which is why estate cars that have vertical rear windows don't need wipers... Hang on a sec...
Vertical rear windows need wipers because of spray, not falling rain.
Next!
When my mum bought her Micra (back in 1993) she went for one model up from the most basic because the basic wasn't fitted with a rear windscreen wiper! (hatchback design)
If you buy a new Porsche 911 for £71,000, then they are kind enough to offer you a rear wiper for only £235 extra. Bargain.
When my mum bought her Micra (back in 1993) she went for one model up from the most basic because the basic wasn't fitted with a rear windscreen wiper! (hatchback design)
My Citroen AX didn't have a rear wiper - the only way in which it was comparable to a BMW. I say that because the indicators worked just fine.
I drive a BMW [s]estate[/s] touring with a rear wiper but my indicators don't work, every time I try them the windscreen wipers come on.
Badum tish
Ahhhh, so it's the saloon aspect, not poshness....
Btw-my not posh skoda hatch has both rear wiper and heated wing mirrors!
Pimped!
DrP