Dat Single Wiper Life

"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7) 08/17/2018 at 20:43 • Filed to: Alfa Romeo, 4c, California

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Abysmal coverage area in full effect.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/17/2018 at 20:46

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It doesn’t rain in California anyway

Nom De Plume > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/17/2018 at 20:52

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unless you count ash

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/17/2018 at 20:52

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A E S T H E T I C

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/17/2018 at 21:15

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Is that a 4c?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/17/2018 at 21:21

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My old Subaru XT had a single wiper but the car didn’t have the exclusivity of an Alfa. I think Mercedes is the only other mfr that does a single wiper. It’s fun when that thing gets going.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/17/2018 at 21:37

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Which Mercedes has the single wiper? The only one I can think of is the CLK GTR.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/17/2018 at 21:47

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http://www.spannerhead.com/2012/11/28/technical-curiosities-mercedes-monoblade-wiper/

daender > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/17/2018 at 21:47

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90s SLs had them

wafflesnfalafel > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/17/2018 at 21:53

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yeah - didn’t old E class sedans have them with that weird cam thing to let it cover a bit more of the windshield?

RT > wafflesnfalafel 08/17/2018 at 22:06

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Yep, here’s a lovely cutaway diagram of one.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 08/18/2018 at 01:36

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Indeed!

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/18/2018 at 01:37

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M y old CLK had one .  It got phased out around 2003-4.

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/18/2018 at 11:28

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Koeinegsegg uses a single blade. So do all the Mclarens.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/18/2018 at 11:55

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Almost all from the mid 80's to early 00's 

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/18/2018 at 13:09

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My god you are lucky. The 4C is the car I’ll never own (Italian and Chrysler),  but really, really want to.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 08/18/2018 at 13:31

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Never say never. The 4C was somewhat of a sales flop, so the used market is flooded with cars. You can pick these up in the low-40s, easily.

That’s not to say that is cheap, but it’s well within the attainable realm for working people like myself . And with the low production numbers, plus AR being somewhat of an outlier in the carbon fibre world, I’m hoping that these don’t depreciate much further.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 08/18/2018 at 15:29

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It’s the not the price why I wouldn’t buy it, it’s the maintenance costs

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 08/18/2018 at 17:34

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4C maintenance costs are on the level of, if not less than, Porsche.  But I’ll keep Oppo posted on that topic as it comes.