Snow broke my wipers

The_Fat_Controller

@williamgriffin, the Snow and Ice Fairy !

AdrianC

HouseTargaryen said:

Well I think this thread is complete. Someone asks for help.

...and the OP completely ignores the reply pointing them in the direction of the parts prices and sources, along with suggestions on how to actually confirm the problem...

George_Michael

HouseTargaryen said:

Well I think this thread is complete. Someone asks for help. People too concerned with telling OP it is there own fault. Wow. Welcome to MoneySavingExpert forum where we prefer to lambast people than help. 

Why would people lambast you?

Would it be because you broke your wipers because you were too lazy to clear the snow from your car first?
or maybe it's because you also admitted to driving illegally in the rain with no working windscreen wipers, something that put you and other road users at risk or possibly because at the same time as going out in the rain with no working windscreen wipers, you also couldn't be bothered removing the build up of snow on your vehicle prior to setting off, something which again could have posed a danger to you and others.

To be perfectly honest, some people deserve to be publicly lambasted.

HouseTargaryen

williamgriffin said:
 Who do you think is at fault for the broken wipers?

Well you can put some blame on me for assuming Dacia makes cars with more than matchsticks, Dacia themselves, you could blame all you lot for contributing to climate change which results in more snow. But that's not the point is it. I asked for solutions, assuming this forum is full of helpful people not a bunch of grumps baying for blood.

The_Fat_Controller

If your wipers were frozen to the windscreen or the snow particularly thick, you cannot blame Dacia.
There is only one person to blame, yourself, for being too lazy and a bit stupid and that's for operating the wipers in the first place.
As for driving your vehicle in an unsafe condition, that was idiotic.

Norman_Castle

HouseTargaryen said:

williamgriffin said:
 Who do you think is at fault for the broken wipers?

Well you can put some blame on me for assuming Dacia makes cars with more than matchsticks, Dacia themselves, you could blame all you lot for contributing to climate change which results in more snow. But that's not the point is it. I asked for solutions, assuming this forum is full of helpful people not a bunch of grumps baying for blood.

I'm pretty sure the UK gets less snow due to climate change.

williamgriffin

HouseTargaryen said:

williamgriffin said:
 Who do you think is at fault for the broken wipers?

Well you can put some blame on me for assuming Dacia makes cars with more than matchsticks, Dacia themselves, you could blame all you lot for contributing to climate change which results in more snow. But that's not the point is it. I asked for solutions, assuming this forum is full of helpful people not a bunch of grumps baying for blood.

But none of the blame on you?

boobyd

,HouseTargaryen said:

williamgriffin said:
 Who do you think is at fault for the broken wipers?

Well you can put some blame on me for assuming Dacia makes cars with more than matchsticks, Dacia themselves, you could blame all you lot for contributing to climate change which results in more snow. But that's not the point is it. I asked for solutions, assuming this forum is full of helpful people not a bunch of grumps baying for blood.

It's an open forum, when you get idiots like you who drive and have no sense then expect to be told. 
Have your windscreen smashed by a slab of frozen snow at 50mph and see how funny it isn't.
It takes 5 mins to clear your car, it doesn't matter "nobody else does it"

AdrianC

Because, obvs, Romania and France have so much less snow than the UK - so, between Renault and Dacia, they couldn't even contemplate designing a car to cope with such severe weather as we get...

Mickey666

AdrianC said:

Mickey666 said:

Herzlos said:

I've done similar before; left the wipers on when I turned the car off the day before and then when I started the ignition the wipers went to move but were frozen to the screen and the motors burnt out. That was an embarrassing and expensive trip to the garage but lesson learnt.
So now i make sure the wipers are off before I start the car, and check they aren't stuck whilst clearing the screen.

Sounds like poor design to me.
My car wipers are automatic and often do a couple of wipes when I first start the car if there is rain, condensation or snow on the windscreen.  Rear wiper also operates at the same time if I'm in reverse.  A few times the wipers have been stuck fast because of a hard frost...

Have you considered clearing the snow and un-sticking the blades BEFORE turning the ignition on?
Or even just turning auto-wiper off?

Radical thought, I know...

I suppose I could, but my point was that with good design there is no need because the wipers won't be able to break themselves.  Mine don't so it must be possible.  Good design does not rely on the behaviour of the operator (within limits of course).  So no, I haven't considered it because there's no need.  Besides, I need to start the car so it can defrost itself.

One-touch electric windows stop when they encounter resistance, and usually then back off a bit, precisely because they are designed that way so that they don't cause an injury when someone, sometime, inevitably gets their hand trapped.  Millions of cars around the world mean that such an event is almost inevitable - would you suggest the 'radical thought' that people should simply not get their hand or fingers trapped or would you prefer that the window is designed so as not to cause injury if that should happen?