Thus spake Joe <joe@spam.hits-spam-buffalo.com> :

>On 2009-10-22, Brian Smith <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote:
>> Tegger wrote:
>>> Such a thing actually exists. And I took a picture of it.
>>>
>>> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/skyline_wiper.jpg
>>>
>>> This Nissan Skyline of unknown vintage lives across the street from where I
>>> work, and I discovered it just last week. What a cool car. I always
>>> wondered why Nissan never sold it in Canada or the US.
>>
>> I have never seen the need for a rear wiper on any vehicle. They are a
>> waste through and through.
>>
>
>I found rear wipers to be very useful on my minivans in the winter.
>When driving in light snow, it would accumulate on the rear window. A
>quick swish of the wiper took care of it much quicker than the
>defrosters.

Due to the aerodynamics, rear wipers are more "essential" on vehicles
with close to vertical rear windows. My wife's Camary doesn't collect
nearly as much spray as my Fit.
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