Very old Volkswagen beetles used air pressure from the spare tyre instead of an ...

jloughry on Feb 13, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Have you looked at your windshield wipers lately?

Very old Volkswagen beetles used air pressure from the spare tyre instead of an electric washer fluid pump. I remember laughing so hard when I discovered that...

I was a teenager. Now that I'm an engineer, it's not so funny; it's an interesting design trade-off.