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Oct 27th 2011 | 1:33 am

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Re: What car to get

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Heated seats isn't an option I would have ordered but I confess to being hooked. It may be that one can't see out of the windows for the first thirty miles but it's nice to be warm while driving by braille. I haven't tried heated wipers and don't imagine they'd address the problem of the blades being frozen to the shape of the windscreen at the parked position. The Beetle wipers cut two little grooves through the snow for the first half hour of operation and only soften to the right shape after that. Can you leave them heating overnight?

Place sheets of newspaper over your windscreen before you retire for the night. With luck, the next morning, you'll simply be able to lift the snow/frost-covered newspaper off and drive away with a crystal-clear windscreen. If not, well, at least you'll have something to read on the way to work.

Oct 27th 2011 | 3:58 am

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Re: What car to get

Damn, I'm a preener

Oct 27th 2011 | 5:04 am

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Re: What car to get

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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty

That may work in a dry Northern AB or Prairies environment but try it here and all you'll end up with is newspaper frozen to your windscreen!

Oct 27th 2011 | 5:08 am

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Re: What car to get

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Underground parking works better

Oct 27th 2011 | 5:12 am

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Re: What car to get

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That may work in a dry Northern AB or Prairies environment but try it here and all you'll end up with is newspaper frozen to your windscreen!

Best I ever found was a reel of pallet stretch wrap film, put on at night, rip it off in the morning,

Oct 27th 2011 | 5:19 am

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Jingsamichty

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Re: What car to get

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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat

That may work in a dry Northern AB or Prairies environment but try it here and all you'll end up with is newspaper frozen to your windscreen!

That's why I said dbd33 would have something to read on his way to work!

Oct 27th 2011 | 12:18 pm

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Re: What car to get

This car is currently for sale in TO:

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ325215669

I think it may be worth taking a look at. To understand why you should check out the additional pics (well, number 7 anyway).

Oct 27th 2011 | 12:54 pm

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Re: What car to get

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Ooh, you dog!! <She's a student of mine, recognize her anywhere I would>

Oct 28th 2011 | 1:13 am

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Re: What car to get

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Well, the ad does describe the vehicle as "fully loaded", I just had no idea that the Jag option list covered the kind of high maintenance luxury item....

Oct 28th 2011 | 1:18 am

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Re: What car to get

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Well, the ad does describe the vehicle as "fully loaded", I just had no idea that the Jag option list covered the kind of high maintenance luxury item....

That's the deluxe airbags option.