Why are the wipers the wrong way round?

[Klang1.6]

and why does it have that box on the bottom of them too?

 

[martynh]

Because renault are lazy!

 

[rory182]

originally designed as a LHD like all cars pretty much, just too lazy to change it around probably! or too costly to change, maybe something under the bonnet is right in the way.

 

[Klang1.6]

i though that this was the case, same i suppose for the bonnet release...lol

 

[John2Modified]

Lots of french cars have it IIRC, wipes towards the driver that would be on the left

My Gfs 207cc has bus wipers so i wouldnt complain too much!!

 

[rory182]

no wander we pay more for cars when you think about it, must be a right pain in the ass for designers to have to design everything again as a mirror image lol - well actually as a designer that wouldn't be too difficult but fook you need two tools for so many parts, gonna add up!

 

[JBarber]

well they should learn to drive on the correct side of the road, then all cars could be RHD

 

[trailerparktrev]

Wipers were designed like that to keep costs down when the Clio 2 was designed. No need to fit right hand drive wipers when they can use a system that covers left and right hand drive cars. Also look above the rear windows, notice the plastic strips??? Another cost cutting idea from renault - they can use the same roof on the three door and five door clio.

 

[Gareth]

^^ lol, cheeky buggers!!

 

[M1TCH]

most annoying thing to me is the wipers, have to keep washing the corner of the screen. and I don't think any of the other frenchies have it ie. citreon & pug.

 

[rory182]

well they should learn to drive on the correct side of the road, then all cars could be RHD

once upon a time they did all drive on the left, apparently Napolean changed it to be awkward! lol French for you...:nono:

 

[JBarber]

yeah I've heard that. Apparently he changed just to be different from the English.

 

[Mack]

I thought he was left handed, but forced everyone else to do it. (ie carrying sword and sheild)

 

[trailerparktrev]

Umm Napoleon was long dead before the first motor car..... But you could be talking horses and carts, traps etc......

 

[rory182]

yup driving horses and carts is what it was I think

 

[JBarber]

the story I heard was that most people rode their horses on the left because they were right handed and it was something to do with either unsheathing or fighting with swords. Then Napolean changed it because he hated the English. Maybe all be bolax of course.

 

[Saner]

the story I heard was that most people rode their horses on the left because they were right handed and it was something to do with either unsheathing or fighting with swords. Then Napolean changed it because he hated the English. Maybe all be bolax of course.

Yes but No,

Napolean changed it because he was Left Handed, so he rode on the right side so he wasn't at a dissadvantage.

 

[Chili Red]

So does that mean most of the rest of the world hate us too?

 

[JBarber]

Probably! Except the Aussies, Japanese and Maltese.

 

[meady100]

and why does it have that box on the bottom of them too?

If you mean that clear box on the windscreen glass, it contains no anti-glasre coating so that you can stick your satnav under it and it wont block signals...

S.

 

[Ian_182]

The box in the window is for the continent where you have a fixed disc/barcode and each time you pass through a toll gate it scans your car and you have a bill each month

ian

 

[Stu_c]

i dont mind about the wipers at least Clio r unique if they all do it do all the other renaults wipers do that to

 

[Ally]

Probably! Except the Aussies, Japanese and Maltese.

The Maltese don't drive on the left or the right - they drive in the shade, lol. Of all the places I've been, Malta has some of the worst driving i've ever seen!

Personally I don't mind the wipers. In one way they're actually better this way round: all the crappy dirty water that's sweapt off the screen and usually trails down the driver's window now leaves streaks down the passenger side instead...

 

[rory182]

i think he meant the big triangular lump on the wiper, it's just to beef up the wiper linkage probably

 

[Martin_172]

I don't think any of the other frenchies have it ie. citreon & pug.

my mates 206 is the same as my clio, not sure about other pugs, my big cusins saxo VTR is the right way round for the UK though

 

[soepy]

i think he meant the big triangular lump on the wiper, it's just to beef up the wiper linkage probably

Its like an elbow hinge, that throws the tip of the drivers wiper up towards the top corner so your view is a little better in rain. Its like a washing machine - quite hypnotic to watch if you are erm in the right mood

 

[Phill1978]

my wing mirror control is upside down lol in my last 172 they were the right way up, thought they were broken at first as i was looking at the wrong mirror thinkin why isnt this working ? hehe weird cars