Jan 23, 2006 1:38:41 AM
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ResB said:
I was just off to bed and I was kind of laughing to myself about this Porsche extra!
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Why laughing, I don't understand. If you want to see behind you in rain/snow, you have a rear wiper. If you don't want to see because you think you look better, you don't have to have one!! What's the big deal.
Sensibly, our climate in the UK, even in summer, dictates you need a wiper on safety grounds. Drier countries can do without. There's no common ground for a poll here - waste of time!!
Jan 23, 2006 3:47:55 AM
Jan 23, 2006 9:55:49 AM
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John H said:Quote:
ResB said:
I was just off to bed and I was kind of laughing to myself about this Porsche extra!
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Why laughing, I don't understand. If you want to see behind you in rain/snow, you have a rear wiper. If you don't want to see because you think you look better, you don't have to have one!! What's the big deal.
Sensibly, our climate in the UK, even in summer, dictates you need a wiper on safety grounds. Drier countries can do without. There's no common ground for a poll here - waste of time!!
I live in the UK and have done 10,000 miles through winter and back to winter and never needed a rear wiper once.
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John H said:Quote:
ResB said:
I was just off to bed and I was kind of laughing to myself about this Porsche extra!
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Why laughing, I don't understand. If you want to see behind you in rain/snow, you have a rear wiper. If you don't want to see because you think you look better, you don't have to have one!! What's the big deal.
Sensibly, our climate in the UK, even in summer, dictates you need a wiper on safety grounds. Drier countries can do without. There's no common ground for a poll here - waste of time!!
I was just laughing at the fact that a rear wiper is an "extra" thats all. I was kind of expecting it to be a no cost option if you wanted it removed.
In terms of the poll, it was to guage if people prefered to have it (okay, should have said in the UK) rather than not, or whether or not is was a question of styling or practicality thats all.
I currently have a TT which doesn't have a rear wiper, drive it in what ever the weather and have not needed it. The reason for this I suppose it's cleaned once a week without fail and is garaged overnight.
Hope thats a little clearer and I'm sorry if you felt the poll was a waste of time.
Cheers,
Rich
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ResB said:Quote:
John H said:Quote:
ResB said:
I was just off to bed and I was kind of laughing to myself about this Porsche extra!
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Why laughing, I don't understand. If you want to see behind you in rain/snow, you have a rear wiper. If you don't want to see because you think you look better, you don't have to have one!! What's the big deal.
Sensibly, our climate in the UK, even in summer, dictates you need a wiper on safety grounds. Drier countries can do without. There's no common ground for a poll here - waste of time!!
I was just laughing at the fact that a rear wiper is an "extra" thats all. I was kind of expecting it to be a no cost option if you wanted it removed.
In terms of the poll, it was to guage if people prefered to have it (okay, should have said in the UK) rather than not, or whether or not is was a question of styling or practicality thats all.
I currently have a TT which doesn't have a rear wiper, drive it in what ever the weather and have not needed it. The reason for this I suppose it's cleaned once a week without fail and is garaged overnight.
Hope thats a little clearer and I'm sorry if you felt the poll was a waste of time.
Cheers,
Rich
Hi Rich,
Didn't mean to offend - In retrospect my comment sounded worse than was meant. To be honest I'm so pissed off with our weather right now. You know, you have the car clean & gleaming then one trip to town and back and it's filthy again.
A poll for the UK would be fine. Strange thing is, only JJ and I have commented from the UK and we differ in our opinions, I guess that's healthy though.
I don't personally find the wiper aesthetically irritating and functionally I wouldn't be without it. As I said before, I like to see whats coming from behind!!
Kind regards, John
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John H said:Quote:
ResB said:Quote:
John H said:Quote:
ResB said:
I was just off to bed and I was kind of laughing to myself about this Porsche extra!
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Why laughing, I don't understand. If you want to see behind you in rain/snow, you have a rear wiper. If you don't want to see because you think you look better, you don't have to have one!! What's the big deal.
Sensibly, our climate in the UK, even in summer, dictates you need a wiper on safety grounds. Drier countries can do without. There's no common ground for a poll here - waste of time!!
I was just laughing at the fact that a rear wiper is an "extra" thats all. I was kind of expecting it to be a no cost option if you wanted it removed.
In terms of the poll, it was to guage if people prefered to have it (okay, should have said in the UK) rather than not, or whether or not is was a question of styling or practicality thats all.
I currently have a TT which doesn't have a rear wiper, drive it in what ever the weather and have not needed it. The reason for this I suppose it's cleaned once a week without fail and is garaged overnight.
Hope thats a little clearer and I'm sorry if you felt the poll was a waste of time.
Cheers,
Rich
Hi Rich,
Didn't mean to offend - In retrospect my comment sounded worse than was meant. To be honest I'm so pissed off with our weather right now. You know, you have the car clean & gleaming then one trip to town and back and it's filthy again.
A poll for the UK would be fine. Strange thing is, only JJ and I have commented from the UK and we differ in our opinions, I guess that's healthy though.
I don't personally find the wiper aesthetically irritating and functionally I wouldn't be without it. As I said before, I like to see whats coming from behind!!
Kind regards, John
No offence taken fella.
Jan 23, 2006 9:12:24 PM
Jan 23, 2006 9:28:59 PM
Jan 23, 2006 10:30:48 PM
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easy_rider911 said:
For me it isn't about functionality - I associate rear wipers with a VW Golf or some other hatchback. I wouldn't want my Pounds80k sportscar to resemble its cheaper VW cousin.
Jan 24, 2006 1:28:23 PM
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John H said:
JJBlade said,
I live in the UK and have done 10,000 miles through winter and back to winter and never needed a rear wiper once.
Jan 24, 2006 5:19:30 PM