One Hatchback Imperfection

the rear windshield wiper fluid flows alllll the dirt down the hatchback and onto the back bumper.. its nasty. i hate it!!! when i drove and i clean my back windshield i think "OK my windshield is clean!" and im joyful. then i look at the trunk hatch and my bumper and it got allll the gunk from the windshield!!!!

Well where do you expect it to go?  Stuff from the windshield invariably ends up on the roof and doors too.    

dammit spots, you just made me feel worse! well now to think of a good solution.. dry towel good enough.. right? nething better?

Point of interest... or contention:  The rear window, or back (rear) windshield as it's also sometimes mistakenly called, is known in automotive terms as the back light.
 

Shun the non-believer.  Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun.    

'U tawkin' t' ME?  R U tawkin' t' ME??
 
 

lmao.. bunch o' jokers here! well the BACK LIGHT as it is technically called, has a crappy design to it in regards to dirt washing down. plus the bumper on the hatchback is like a picnic seat!!! u kno those green seats u find in the park?? yea one of those! the dirt and the liquid doesnt slide offthe bumper. instead it chills at the groove where the trunk lift is. makes my car look like it just had a wet fart...

Well, the biggest problem with the BACK LIGHT, as it is technically called, is the space around the glass on the hatch that holds any moisture in the channel.
And yes, SPeeDy, I agree that the rear bumper is especially poorly designed keeping the rear washer fluid/rain/moisture/dirt/whatever in mind.  My '04 has had that same annoyance since day one.
BUT don't answer yet!!  Keep in mind that the "hooded" mirrors do the same DAMNED thing after a wash.  That the body of this car has so many grooves and spaces in it that it takes an hour to do a truly good wash/dry job on it.
 
 

MWAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA. i will never have this problem. so i can laugh at you and its okay because i made my choice. plus i have more trunk space. but to the dirt thing that sucks. a truck i was behind had dirt in it and this nice chunk of mud came out of it and hit my windshied... now it ran down the side of my car when my wipers moved them out... so i was like DAMMIT. good news is my autoshop teacher let me clean my car sooo NO MORE . 

doesnt the hatchback have more trunk space than the sedan?

The hatchback may have more cargo space than a sedan, but it has NO trunk space because it has NO trunk.

One flaw I see in calculations of cargo space for a hatchback is they measure all the way up to the roof ... it is unsafe to load cargo completely up to the roof ... it blocks your vision ... and in the case of a sudden stop, anything heavy can become a projectile moving toward the front of the vehicle.  I've seen people load furniture such as a coffee table or set of drawers in the back, and then have it slide backwards and shatter their rear window (back light?).
 
I agree the rear bumper could be improved.  Especially for my 07 sedan, where there is a notch in the middle of the bumper to allow the trunk lid to be raised more easily ... the notch is a major dirt accumulation point.  So every time you reach there to raise the trunk lid, your hand is going to a place where there is generally plenty of dirt.

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ORIGINAL: UrbanmanUSA
The hatchback may have more cargo space than a sedan, but it has NO trunk space because it has NO trunk.

If you keep the cargo tray in place (I didn't but I'm not normal, ) you have a trunk of sorts.  Dark tint helps hide things too. W/5% on my backlight and sides you can't see anything in there.

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ORIGINAL: UrbanmanUSA
One flaw I see in calculations of cargo space for a hatchback is they measure all the way up to the roof ... it is unsafe to load cargo completely up to the roof ... it blocks your vision ... and in the case of a sudden stop, anything heavy can become a projectile moving toward the front of the vehicle.  I've seen people load furniture such as a coffee table or set of drawers in the back, and then have it slide backwards and shatter their rear window (back light?).

No different than a cargo van or even a pick up truck.  Besides the headrests come up pretty high, and the side mirros work well.  My wife and I drove to Pa a few years ago in mine w/the back completely full and it was no worse than a van I once owned than had no side/back lights. 
Besides, just how often would somebody do that?

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ORIGINAL: UrbanmanUSA
I agree the rear bumper could be improved.  Especially for my 07 sedan, where there is a notch in the middle of the bumper to allow the trunk lid to be raised more easily ... the notch is a major dirt accumulation point.  So every time you reach there to raise the trunk lid, your hand is going to a place where there is generally plenty of dirt.

Actually that notch was added to the 2007 model sedan as previous years didn't have it.  They found that people were scratching up their bumpers while getting their hands underneath the edge of the lid.  

i dont mind the notch at all.. i think its better that its there then trying to reach big fingers into small spaces (and eff'in up ur paint with your rings and watches). its becoming a habit for me to wipe my bumper with the towel i have to get the extra dirt off.
 
off topic.. WHY IS MY CAR A BIRD SHIT MAGNET?!?!?!?!!?!? i got a 50 dollar wash the other day and the damn pigeons took to my car like it was a brand new firing range!!!!

While STILL off-topic, I notice that after I wash my car the flies like it soooo much more than when it's dirty???  Yes I have tried other car wash soaps to see if that was it, but to no avail.
 
 

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i dont mind the notch at all.. i think its better that its there then trying to reach big fingers into small spaces (and eff'in up ur paint with your rings and watches). its becoming a habit for me to wipe my bumper with the towel i have to get the extra dirt off.

off topic.. WHY IS MY CAR A BIRD SHIT MAGNET?!?!?!?!!?!? i got a 50 dollar wash the other day and the damn pigeons took to my car like it was a brand new firing range!!!!

WHY TTHE HELL WOULD YOU PAY 50 BUCKS FOR A WASH. wash it yourself and pay like 10 bucks. do it in your driveway or somewhere with a hose . as for the shit magnet LMFAO. i laughed when i saw this post.. sorry speedy didnt mean to be mean about that lol.

STILL off topic, bugs dont cause much problems except annoyance.. birds leave their mark!! and for some reason they been shittin purple!!

 
Flies do.  They leave their tiny little "specks" all over the place and a day later it looks like the car's got pocks or something.
As for the purple, they must be eating berries from somewhere....?
 
 
 

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ORIGINAL: jaimie08mazda3

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ORIGINAL: SPeeDy3

i dont mind the notch at all.. i think its better that its there then trying to reach big fingers into small spaces (and eff'in up ur paint with your rings and watches). its becoming a habit for me to wipe my bumper with the towel i have to get the extra dirt off.

off topic.. WHY IS MY CAR A BIRD SHIT MAGNET?!?!?!?!!?!? i got a 50 dollar wash the other day and the damn pigeons took to my car like it was a brand new firing range!!!!

WHY TTHE HELL WOULD YOU PAY 50 BUCKS FOR A WASH. wash it yourself and pay like 10 bucks. do it in your driveway or somewhere with a hose . as for the shit magnet LMFAO. i laughed when i saw this post.. sorry speedy didnt mean to be mean about that lol.

 
thats cool man. my car is a shit magnet. i was hopin i bought a CHICK magnet.. but the car dealer screwed me over!
 
i paid 50 bucks because:
 
1) i don't have a driveway to park it in and wash it myself
2) i don't have a hose or anything else to clean the car with
3) its too cold to do it myself
4)i have too much money to waste
5) im too lazy.
 
that's all. i think. lol

wanna give me some money thenn.... say around 9000 hehe.

lol i aint that rich.

Nice try.
 
 

heyyyyy cmon i tried . i was just kidding anyhow. i just want to pay off my car and be done with it. buttttttttttt yea.

Jamie, is that A plane parked in your driveway ? Is that legal ?


I WASH MY CAR = RAIN 20 MINUTES LATER GUARANTEED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS THAT DIRTY WATER MAKIN MY CAR LOOK LIKE I HAVE NOT GIVEN HER A BATH IN FOREVER RAIN.

No.  He works at an airfield that specialized in training new pilots... small craft pilot, I'm sure.