Quirk or design flaw?
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Quirk or design flaw?
I recently drove a rental (GM, ?Pontiac) on the interstate during a rain storm. The disconcerting thing was the water on the driver window immediately behind the rear view mirror swirled in a pattern effectively obscuring rear vision (was like looking through a thick layer of vaseline). Was this an odd incident, or does the wide attachment of the rear view mirror to the door, or something else, cause such water flow?
The rain at the time was moderate.
Thanks.
The rain at the time was moderate.
Thanks.
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From: Langhorne, PA
Was the inside rear view mirror OK?, I hope you could at least see out the back window.
I think all engineers are getting sloppy, my big rig, a Volvo tractor,
is terrible in the rain. As the windshield wipers are going back down a large amount of water that was trapped by swirling air gets sucked in behind the driver side blade as it goes back down( left to right), causing blind spots on the left side of my windshield, and every bit of dirty water that comes off the windshield completely fouls up the side mirrors. Forget about driving a 2005 volvo tractor on a snowy day, you just can't see out the side mirrors at all.
I think all engineers are getting sloppy, my big rig, a Volvo tractor,
is terrible in the rain. As the windshield wipers are going back down a large amount of water that was trapped by swirling air gets sucked in behind the driver side blade as it goes back down( left to right), causing blind spots on the left side of my windshield, and every bit of dirty water that comes off the windshield completely fouls up the side mirrors. Forget about driving a 2005 volvo tractor on a snowy day, you just can't see out the side mirrors at all.
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Originally Posted by 924x2150
Was the inside rear view mirror OK?, I hope you could at least see out the back window.
I think all engineers are getting sloppy, my big rig, a Volvo tractor,
is terrible in the rain. As the windshield wipers are going back down a large amount of water that was trapped by swirling air gets sucked in behind the driver side blade as it goes back down( left to right), causing blind spots on the left side of my windshield, and every bit of dirty water that comes off the windshield completely fouls up the side mirrors. Forget about driving a 2005 volvo tractor on a snowy day, you just can't see out the side mirrors at all.
I think all engineers are getting sloppy, my big rig, a Volvo tractor,
is terrible in the rain. As the windshield wipers are going back down a large amount of water that was trapped by swirling air gets sucked in behind the driver side blade as it goes back down( left to right), causing blind spots on the left side of my windshield, and every bit of dirty water that comes off the windshield completely fouls up the side mirrors. Forget about driving a 2005 volvo tractor on a snowy day, you just can't see out the side mirrors at all.
i haven't run a granite yet, but i would guess they do the same thing
