I hadn't thought of the garage, it probably helps. We get slightly more than a year, maybe 14 months, not a whole lot more. Our cars sit outside though... -Curt
On Thursday, January 14, 2021, 3:30:08 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Depends. While I would agree with your observations, my cars are garaged when not in use, so the elements tend to not degrade things as much as if they were outside more. I would have to go look at maintenance records, but I would guess they last at least a year if not longer. Probably more like 18 months. -D > On Jan 14, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Can you get much more than a year out of your wipers? On the one hand your > wipers aren't called upon to move the weight of snow that ours are, on the > other hand Florida does get significant rain storms. Plus all the sun you get > has to be hard on 'em. > > -Curt > > On Thursday, January 14, 2021, 3:21:57 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I think I mentioned some time ago that I was consistently getting OE brand > wipers from RA as inventory closeouts for pennies on the dollar. There seemed > to be a constant flow of the things into their system. Many that I got were > branded NAPA wipers but were Bosch or one of the other major brands, not junk. > > Any more I just get the Mercedes ones for the MBs, as they’re not all that > bad considering how often they have to be replaced. I think the W210 wipers > are around $18 my cost, so I just keep one on the shelf. > > -D > > > > On Jan 14, 2021, at 3:16 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Took my Dodge pickup for its yearly safety inspection yesterday. The guy > > passed it but mentioned it was going to need a tie rod soon. Since the > > tires are only a couple months old I figured I ought to actually fix the > > tie rod. He said he couldn't tell if it was inner or outer, they're not too > > expensive so I figured I'd just do both, its probably the outer but while > > I'm there... > > Anyway while I was at it I checked on wiper blades. Last year when I bought > > wipers (Bosch Evolution) at FLAPS they were like $20-$25 apiece. For 3 cars > > that adds up quick but bad wipers are the worst, especially in snow. > > From Rock Auto they're $6-$8 each. I know where I'll be buying wipers from > > now on.... > > -Curt > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com