[Karl]

I drive my 1930 Phaeton lots in all sorts of weather and I'm happy with my vacuum wiper.
If you get a good one and its rebuild correcty and properly lubed they work fine. I have in the garage a rebuild original electric wiper correct for a 1929 which I ran for a while but really it wasn't any better than the vacuum wiper . The problem with vacuum is that the die cast cases can warp meaning the flapper doesn't seal inside properly- at this point they can't be made any good and you need to find another one -It took me a couple of goes before I found a good one . . I just love it when passengers hear the suck suck of the wiper and I explain how it works . Up hills it will stop but a momentary lift off the gas gives you a few sweeps which is enough -However I'm an original freak

The 34 in my Avatar has twin vacuum wipers which also work well . The 34 has a bleed valve in the vacuum line which means you can vary the wiper speed to suit conditions much more that you would be able to do with an electric wiper