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Old 12-05-2006 | 08:12 PM
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OOOHHHH-my-GAWD!!!!!!!! Do you people actually drive your cars in FOUL-weather?????HEEE HEEE!Gotta LOVE CAL-i-FOR-NI-A!!!!!!
Yep.
My question is: Do you actually drive your car in earthquakes, mud slides, droughts, wild fires, drive by shootings and racial riots,....in Cal-i-forn-ia?
Old 12-05-2006 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Coochas
Yep.
My question is: Do you actually drive your car in earthquakes, mud slides, droughts, wild fires, drive by shootings and racial riots,....in Cal-i-forn-ia?
Good One!
Old 12-05-2006 | 08:30 PM
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I drive my Porsche BY wild brush fires, and in droughts EVERYDAY!

(The whole earthquake, mud slide, drought, wild fire, drive by shooting and racial riot thing you speak of is part of our publicity program to keep the rest of the country from moving in here).
Old 12-05-2006 | 08:43 PM
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HEEE HEEEE....Gooood one Dan.....Hope they don't catch on.......OHHHH DRAT....the Rose Bowl is coming up.....
Old 12-05-2006 | 08:53 PM
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in Ohio, I find it very useful to wipe snow off the rear window, but rarely use it in rain. (yes, I do use my C4S in snow!)
Old 12-05-2006 | 09:14 PM
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I like the way it looks.

Having said that it only occasionaly comes in handy as when the car has been sitting in the rain. I've only used it a handful of times in 2 years but then I don't drive the car in the snow.
Old 12-05-2006 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Edgy01
(The whole earthquake, mud slide, drought, wild fire, drive by shooting and racial riot thing you speak of is part of our publicity program to keep the rest of the country from moving in here).
I thought they already had...
Old 12-05-2006 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Edgy01

(The whole earthquake, mud slide, drought, wild fire, drive by shooting and racial riot thing you speak of is part of our publicity program to keep the rest of the country from moving in here).
I thought that was the reason for the high taxes?
Old 12-05-2006 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Edgy01
I drive my Porsche BY wild brush fires, and in droughts EVERYDAY!

(The whole earthquake, mud slide, drought, wild fire, drive by shooting and racial riot thing you speak of is part of our publicity program to keep the rest of the country from moving in here).
I heard about that,....wasn't electing The Terminator part of that whole effort?
Old 12-06-2006 | 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Dane k.
OOOHHHH-my-GAWD!!!!!!!! Do you people actually drive your cars in FOUL-weather?????HEEE HEEE!Gotta LOVE CAL-i-FOR-NI-A!!!!!!
Yes some of us live in real Porsche country.
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Old 12-06-2006 | 01:57 PM
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Silly me, I like the way the rear wiper looks, and would order my next P-car with one.
Old 12-21-2006 | 01:37 PM
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I specifically looked for a pcar with a rear wiper. I like the way it looks and it does come in handy when you have to back out of a parking space in the rain.
Old 12-21-2006 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by D.D.
Absolutly NOT! My car came with it and I had it removed at the dealership before taking delivery. I plugged the hole. The car looks sooooooooooooo much cleaner from the rear. I have always used Rain-X on the rear window and it has worked very well. Also, the rear wiper will score your glass and you have a mark there....even when the glass is clean. It is useless as an option and can be done without. I purchased my car off the showroom as it was PERFECT and had everything that I wanted...EXCEPT the wiper. I now have a spare motor and wiper in my basement. I live in N.J.......and I drive my car everyday.
+1 in NJ
Old 12-21-2006 | 02:20 PM
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pl.....where in NJ? I live at the shore of Parkway exit 84 on Barnegat Bay.
Old 12-21-2006 | 09:43 PM
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Rear wiper is a deal breaker for me , never liked it , never will.
On top of that it is useless IMHO.


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