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l3v1ck
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I hate those rapid clear ones. Always bugs me on the rare occasions I drive a Ford. My eyes periodically focus in the wires by accident. Really annoying.
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jonbwfc
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Random stuff - Ford has a patent on front window demisting. Basically, they put the rear window demist system everybody else has, put it on the front window and claimed that as a patentable idea, and someone in a patent office somewhere agreed with them. That's why no other brand of car has that.
The mind boggles.
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ProfessorF
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Apart from my father's VW Phaeton.
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jonbwfc
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Really? I've read the patent story in multiple places most of which I would consider fairly reliable. I suppose it's not beyond some other manufacturer paying them a licensing fee for it. Given Phaetons are low volume luxury models it might be something they thought was worthwhile.
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ProfessorF
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His Jaguar before it had it too, and it's something you can retrofit to a lot of cars from third party manufacturers.
So I'm guessing it's being licensed, but the impression I have is that the Jag system was different from the Ford system.
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l3v1ck
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As ford owned Jag, I'm not surprised some of their cars have it.
Personally I find it annoying and would actively avoid buying a car with it if possible.
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cloaked_wolf
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I had a dinky fiesta with the heated front windscreen. Made life easier. Had no issues with focussing past the wires.
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big_D
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It is.a little bit different. The wires are built into the glass, not glued on top of the glass...
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'Why have I always got to do the orgasm face?': Ruth Wilson says it's 'unnecessary and unfair' that actresses must be the focus in sex scenes http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... z3PlGELoBNGood point, though I personally don't want to see her suggestion lol. _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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John_Vella
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jonbwfc
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My first thought was... what the [LIFTED] is someone doing taking photos in a public bathroom? If you did that round our way you'd end up picking your teeth out of one of the urinals.
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l3v1ck
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brataccas
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well its not every day you see someone taking the piss on an electric 2 wheeled scooter  _________________
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timark_uk
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TheFrenchun
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