Who knew mud flaps could be so controversial! Catch this week’s Car Talk? Ten years of mud flaps on his Nissan Sentra have made a skeptic out of John from Minneapolis. His thesis: mud flaps are useless salt and sand traps that cause more corrosion than they prevent. (You can catch the call right …

Mud flaps are for large trucks only. If you have them on a passenger car or truck then you now know to remove them.

I actually feel quite guilty about not having mudflaps on my 1965 Land Rover. When I bought the car, it only had one mudflap on, so my son bought me a set of new mudflaps for my birthday. I put them on and drove for a while before I noticed that one of them was starting to come off. I didn’t know…

80s Volvos had mud flaps. Those Sweds are smart. SUVs and trucks have more tire exposure and throw up more mist.

I have come to the conclusion that no matter how safe we build roads and automobiles, driving will never be safe as long as humans are operating the vehicles. Unfortunately there are no IQ or mental health exams for obtaining a drivers license.

I could see an ill-fitting generic mudflap causing more corrosion. Every car I’ve had since the '80s could get sturdy and tight OEM flaps.

First, if you can’t see because of mist, all you have to do is use some Rain-X. Don’t blame other drivers. Second, mud flaps on semis are mandated to cover at least 50% of the tire’s rear exposure. Most cars don’t have enough exposed rear tire to warrant mud flaps. Lastly, if you install mud fla…

I’ve had too many broken windshields, even with a good gap between vehicles. Yes to mud flaps, especially where the roads are sanded in the winter. I wouldn’t travel without them!

Mud flaps should be required on all vehicles to prevent spray/mist during rain. It can be blinding to drive behind someone without them in the rain. Some folks who live in rural areas will say to move away from a spraying vehicle. Not possible in a metro area when the highways are congested and t…

My 2009 RAV4 sport has the factory “Spray Guards”. I have considered mounting mud flaps to those, which saves me the trouble of drilling into any sheet metal. Having driven a semi for over 35 years, I do know that a lot of spray is diverted by the flaps, as well as small stones being kicked up by t…

The Great Mud Flap Debate

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ken_green March 17, 2013, 12:42am 4

Mud flaps on every thing I’ve owned.
Wish everybody did.

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