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Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:20 pm
by ABN1C
Sorry for the random question. My partner fancies getting an Audi TT and it came to mind that it doesn't have a rear windcreen wiper. I know loads of cars don't have one, but I've never owned a car that doesn't have a rear wiper.
I'm just wondering if anyone has good or bad experiences of driving a car without a rear wiper? I know it might not sound a big thing, but not being able to see behind too well could put me off a car.
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:46 pm
by Bocanegra_Ibiza
I had one not work on one of my old cars. On the motorway when its raining its not that bad. Plus is a new car so it should be cleaned 24-7 so it wont matter
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:50 pm
by Evil Derboy
My last car was a Mk2 TT and the lack of rear wiper did annoy me. In heavy rain all you can make out through the back window are blurry shapes. Still a cracking car though.
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:24 pm
by Ibanez33
ABN1C wrote: I know it might not sound a big thing, but not being able to see behind too well could put me off a car.
It didn't put you off the scirocco.....
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:10 pm
by wigit
just use a rain x type product on the rear screen simples
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:35 am
by S8N
Evil Derboy wrote:My last car was a Mk2 TT and the lack of rear wiper did annoy me. In heavy rain all you can make out through the back window are blurry shapes. Still a cracking car though.
Ditto. Bloody annoying after a while!
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:41 pm
by ABN1C
Ibanez33 wrote:It didn't put you off the scirocco.....
Fair point!
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:43 am
by robmx
I removed my wiper on my mk3 golf and it didn't phase me as I cleaned the car often enough.
I'm probably going to remove the wiper of my scirocco soon enough as i barely use it as it is. Plus it kinda spoils the looks of the car at the rear.
Like wigit says, some rain-x or a similar product will make life easier.
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:19 pm
by marriedblonde
Had a z4 coupe sport in 2007 and it didn;t have a rear wiper. Not a problem.
J.
Re: Cars Without a Rear Wiper
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:38 pm
by ZephyR
Cleaning the car regularly is only part of the issue. As we all have notice the rear of the Roc is a dirt magnet and attracts water droplets too. You don't have to travel far down a fast road in the rain before your rear window is completely obscured by a coating of fine rain drops - making viewing what's behind almost impossible. One flick of the rear wiper fixes that (for the time being).
Won't be removing mine
