On 2009-10-22, Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> 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.

Absolutely. The 06 Civic's rear window is heavily slanted, and
collects nothing while moving, but the minivans collected loads of
snow, especially during a light snowfall...

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