> I second that on the silicone rubber Sil-Blades. I'm putting them on
> everything I own.

I'll third that--from this view:  My Vanagon blades worked fine.
I prolly bough Bosch.  I had cheap winter blades on my Jeep
Cherokee that lasted year after year after year.  The windshield
in pretty flat--that might be the key.

But on my '88 Carrera, Bosch blades didn't work very well after
just a few months.  Nothing like even a year.  They are little, wimpy
13" blades--and the windshield has some curvature.  So I bought some
little, wimpy (expensive) Silblades and they are still on the car
after 5 or more years.  So I bought big, manly 18" blades for my
two Vanagons....

YMMV,
Richard