Congratulations! You’re finally buying your own car! Not to burst your bubble but there are some things you should bear in mind when buying a car. One of the most important things to consider is repair and maintenance. Did you know that maintenance and repair costs make up about 4 percent of the total car ownership costs over a span of 5 years? That is why buying a car that has easy maintenance parts versus one that doesn’t will help you save a lot. Here are some ideas to guide you through that.

Vehicles are required to have protection against the rain on the windshield, so they have wipers. A car windshield wiper removes or wipes away solid and liquid debris from the windshield. It was invented by Mary Anderson in 1903 and she called it “window cleaning device” meant to clean the windscreen of early electric cars.

A car windshield wiper has an arm rotating at one end and an extended rubberized blade on the other side. The bladed part moves back and forth from right to left of the windscreen wiping away liquid from the glass. It has different settings that would control the speed of the movement of the blades. Some cars operate on two aligned radial kind of arms while some vehicles use more pantograph arms.