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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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Default GM design flaw what the hell
As winter has arrived i like to put the winshield wipers up to keep them from sticking. well gm and there master design team made it to where you cant do it what the hell does the impala have this problem to?
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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I can't pull mines up either...Well at least I think I remember I can't from washing the car last time.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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They tuck under the hood on our car. Just turn them on and turn off the car while they are up, then you can put them out.
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wow can you guys think of anything else to complain about. so much whinning in this forum..
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wow can you guys think of anything else to complain about. so much whinning in this forum..
I agree its a dumb thing to cry about but does it really need brought back up again stating what everyone else knows already ?
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i just wished they thought about the consumer more i'll live it was just something that i saw
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i agree, its not that big of a deal. the only true flaw is that GM made these cars FWD. i don't know what they were thinking
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GM and everyone else for that matter should follow Subaru and make the part of the windshield where the wipers sit heated.
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that would pack with ice and snow so tight when you turned it off it wouldnt be funny. maybe designing the defroster to actually blow on the windshield would be a more worthy change.
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I think the lucerne or the lacrosse has heated fluid that would sweet if we could install that into our system that would be really nice
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Just move south and you wouldn't have to worry about that
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I think the lucerne or the lacrosse has heated fluid that would sweet if we could install that into our system that would be really nice
There have been a couple recalls of that stuff catching on fire. I don't know if I'd be in a huge hurry to install it. Personally I'd wait till the second gen of it comes out. That said its a simple to do. It takes a bit of work because you have to replace everything, including all the lines.
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