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Originally Posted by motorhead
This has been a very interesting threads. Thanks to all involved. Number3 definitely shows his expertise in this field and while I don't always agree with him. I value his input. I will most certainly be taking a gen6 on a very long test drive on every type of road before buying with all this talk of poor visibly. The gen5 is not the greatest in that department either admittedly.
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Yeah, this thing really took off! Wow!
I am certainly not going to sit here and say that visibility in my 5th gen is perfect. In fact, when I first got it, I thought it was terrible.
Fast forward a year and a half and it's not so bad. I learned seat position, I have it placed where my line of vision is well above the door sill. This does leave a little challenge seeing a few stop lights at smaller intersections where the light is closer.
I find that the mirrors are adjustable so that I can see what's on my rear 1/4's, what's coming up behind me on either side and I cane see the front of the car in my side view and the rear of the other car in my rearview. So that is good.
The biggest thing is learning where the weak areas or "blind spots" are, and yes there are some, and being careful about those first. It has now become such a habit that I do it without thought. When backing up, it's a constant scan of all the rear views, and of course, actually turning my head and looking directly out of rear window, (seems like no one does that anymore)
Point is, know what the issues are, adjust accordingly, and then they are no longer issues. But of course, if you insist on having your seat like the recliner in your living room, you won't be able to set the mirrors properly, and if you refuse to actually move your head to see, then yes, you will have problems.