Iced Windshield
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Joined: Feb 2007
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RE: Iced Windshield
I am glad you find this amusing..sure hope it added a good flicker to your day.
I have never owned a car that was designed like this, yet claiming fame to such an exquisite all weather vehicle. This is totally unacceptable...so much so, that I am actually contemplating selling it. I bought it for the winter to replace my 1993 Subaru Impreza AWD that was my "winter beater" while my summer car is garaged.
While you're driving on the highway and it's snowing, would you like to stop and attempt toremove the ice/snow from between thehood and windhsield to clear the nozzles only to have them blocked almost instantly? Or better yet, okay, you bring out hot water in the morning to clear it out, there's no snow on the way in, so your nozzles are free, but when you're at work, it snows and you park in a lot about 10 mintues from your workplace...where's the hot water...oh, and did the tarp stay on?
I have never owned a car that was designed like this, yet claiming fame to such an exquisite all weather vehicle. This is totally unacceptable...so much so, that I am actually contemplating selling it. I bought it for the winter to replace my 1993 Subaru Impreza AWD that was my "winter beater" while my summer car is garaged.
While you're driving on the highway and it's snowing, would you like to stop and attempt toremove the ice/snow from between thehood and windhsield to clear the nozzles only to have them blocked almost instantly? Or better yet, okay, you bring out hot water in the morning to clear it out, there's no snow on the way in, so your nozzles are free, but when you're at work, it snows and you park in a lot about 10 mintues from your workplace...where's the hot water...oh, and did the tarp stay on?
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: E.Liberty, OH
RE: Iced Windshield
Chill out (pun intended
).It's too bad you despise your car so much...I guess you should sell it. That or move to somewhere warm.
I find the car to be fantastic. I mean, there are little quirks I can find annoying if I dwell on them, but overall, the car has so much soul and potential that I choose toover look them. Not worth getting my shorts in a knot over. To each his/her own.
Did you consider the fluid heater I mentioned above and gave a link to?
They reallydo work great and would handle all your issues with snow and ice.
Or I can recommend a great real estate agent! [/align]
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Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Cibolo, TX
RE: Iced Windshield
Carrie,
We want to make you feel welcome, and we are a fun crowd. That being said, there was a great suggestion for the heated fluid which will probably solve that issue. If that is your only problem with the car, then everything is solved and good. I've owned a ton of different cars and not one of them was perfectly engineered. You make compromises with vehicles and figure out how to live with them, or you sell it and work with the next set of issues. Most of usfind the benefits of the A3 much more greatly outweigh the problems, so we are mostly a happy bunch.
Let us know if there is anything else we can do for you. And yes, you can log on and rant if you need to, as many of us do.
Cheers!
We want to make you feel welcome, and we are a fun crowd. That being said, there was a great suggestion for the heated fluid which will probably solve that issue. If that is your only problem with the car, then everything is solved and good. I've owned a ton of different cars and not one of them was perfectly engineered. You make compromises with vehicles and figure out how to live with them, or you sell it and work with the next set of issues. Most of usfind the benefits of the A3 much more greatly outweigh the problems, so we are mostly a happy bunch.
Let us know if there is anything else we can do for you. And yes, you can log on and rant if you need to, as many of us do.
Cheers!
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Joined: Feb 2007
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RE: Iced Windshield
Well, if you recommend a real estate agent, I would surely relocate to a warmer climate, but then I wouldn't need the AWD or front wheel drive cars...so then my vehicle options would open up even more! I can even drive my perfectly engineered car that is waiting in the garage for warmer weather...orhave a much broader choice. I guess either way you look at it, I should sell it then. Thanks for all the great advice and comments!!
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: EC MD
RE: Iced Windshield
Hmmm. I had one of those "perfectly engineered cars" once. I got rid of it because it ended up in the garage when there was any hint of inclement weather. Hmmmm. Finally, when it was time to get a new car - I figured I did not need a car that was that perfectly engineered. All it did in the winter was keep my Italiansingle mindedly engineered,bike company in the garage and annoyed the wife since I would take her suburban assault vehicle in to work with me and leave her stranded. I don't know if it's just me - but, I never really thought much about the wiper arms' placement or access. As far as the nozzles go - I guess my use of the low temperature fluid has kept them from freezing up completely. Now as far as a "winter beater" goes. My nephew commands one of these - he loves riding around in it around Fort Lewis. I highly recommend it.
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ORIGINAL: CarrieK
I am glad you find this amusing..sure hope it added a good flicker to your day.
I have never owned a car that was designed like this, yet claiming fame to such an exquisite all weather vehicle. This is totally unacceptable...so much so, that I am actually contemplating selling it. I bought it for the winter to replace my 1993 Subaru Impreza AWD that was my "winter beater" while my summer car is garaged.
While you're driving on the highway and it's snowing, would you like to stop and attempt toremove the ice/snow from between thehood and windhsield to clear the nozzles only to have them blocked almost instantly? Or better yet, okay, you bring out hot water in the morning to clear it out, there's no snow on the way in, so your nozzles are free, but when you're at work, it snows and you park in a lot about 10 mintues from your workplace...where's the hot water...oh, and did the tarp stay on?
I am glad you find this amusing..sure hope it added a good flicker to your day.
I have never owned a car that was designed like this, yet claiming fame to such an exquisite all weather vehicle. This is totally unacceptable...so much so, that I am actually contemplating selling it. I bought it for the winter to replace my 1993 Subaru Impreza AWD that was my "winter beater" while my summer car is garaged.
While you're driving on the highway and it's snowing, would you like to stop and attempt toremove the ice/snow from between thehood and windhsield to clear the nozzles only to have them blocked almost instantly? Or better yet, okay, you bring out hot water in the morning to clear it out, there's no snow on the way in, so your nozzles are free, but when you're at work, it snows and you park in a lot about 10 mintues from your workplace...where's the hot water...oh, and did the tarp stay on?
Yeah I driven around the very cold plains of middle Canada in winter, its no fun!
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RE: Iced Windshield
^ ++1 to the ice scraper!!
This is not a complicated issue. Having lived through the frigid midwest winters my whole life, this really isn't a big deal. Yes, is sucks to be in the cold and to have to scrape. What I do is just start my car up when I wake up, and let it warm up while I'm getting ready for work. If you have to , scrape it.
This is not a complicated issue. Having lived through the frigid midwest winters my whole life, this really isn't a big deal. Yes, is sucks to be in the cold and to have to scrape. What I do is just start my car up when I wake up, and let it warm up while I'm getting ready for work. If you have to , scrape it.
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RE: Iced Windshield
Everyone is having a little pop but in my opinion CarrieK does have a point about the position of the wipers. How you clear the ice or snow is neither here nor there really. The fact remains that you can't just lift the wipers and clear the screen. If they're frozen solid then the last thing you want to do is try and get them into the service position and damage the rubber.
Meh...
Meh...