Has anyone bought windshield wipers lately? $40 a piece, on sale! Are they made of unobtanium? WTF?
I can remember when, you could get a pair for 1/2 that much....back in the days when both wiper arms used the same length blade. And what's up w/ that? I'd like one of those automotive "engineers" explain to me why it's an improvement to have one blade 14" and one 16.
Now, get off my lawn!
My understanding is that modern windshields are curved more than they used to be, which is one reason. They other, more important reason is that car companies started prioritizing the view in front of the driver rather than the entire windshield. Because of this, the driver wiper is larger so that it wipes the maximum amount of area. Since this wiper is now larger, to make room the other wiper got smaller to fit in the remaining space.
That said, I always get Bosch Icons. They do a great job and last a while. But man you're right they have gotten real expensive!
And while I'm bitchin', I want wings back on my windows!