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Steve Dallas · 12-04-2011, 06:22 AM

I remember this commercial!

cowboy74 · 12-04-2011, 06:32 AM

had a teacher in elementry school that had a pacer and a gremlin lol

montreal2010yellow · 12-04-2011, 08:08 AM

Here's a solution. I personnaly don't have a problem though...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/v...-service-vide/

metthem · 12-04-2011, 08:14 AM

Once you get your mirrors adjusted properly, the biggest bling spot left is created by the mirror on the windshield.

jiggs420 · 12-04-2011, 08:17 AM

I traded a lifted crew cab silverado for the camaro and had no issues with visibility, I guess it just depends on the person.

FLYBOY · 12-04-2011, 09:33 AM

It's going to take some getting used to for sure. I know when I first drove mine I thought I should have a MG42 instead of a steering wheel. But after awhile you get used to it and it's a non-issue. Shouldn't be anything you WOULDN'T buy the car for....

bmorecam · 12-04-2011, 09:42 AM

I don't care what anyone say, these cars have the worst blind spot I've ever encountered. Forget looking out the back window and your rear quarter. Only relying on your side view mirror to make sure there's no cars next to you when you need to switch lanes is scary.

All that don't seem to really matter in my camaro though since I love the car sooo much but when someone ask about blind spots I have to give to them my opinion as honest as possible, it freaking SUCK!

STINGER BEE · 12-04-2011, 09:53 AM

Agree , You will get use to it , at first it seemed auckward.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcdoogle6969

They're nothing you can't get use to. First couple times they are bad but you get use to it.

PeeBee · 12-04-2011, 10:01 AM

I found out about one today... When you have to turn left, and the road you've got to turn into sits right behind the back window pillar... damn hard to see. Just avoided a volvo that was in that blind spot...

PercyJWellingtonIII · 12-04-2011, 10:08 AM

Probably no worse than these and a host of others that no one complained about at the time.

PeeBee · 12-04-2011, 10:12 AM

Hehe... I'm not complaining :-)

Just something I'll pay more attention to next time I'm in a similar situation.

PercyJWellingtonIII · 12-04-2011, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutro

I got to test drive a 2SS briefly and I honestly wasn't paying too much attention to the blind spots, just how the car felt and it was on a back road with no traffic and wide lanes so I was not concerned about who was in front or behind me.

I've been reading and reading about the Camaro and how terrible the blind spots are and it worried me a little. I'm used to driving a lifted crew cab truck so I'm partial to looking back out of the rear door glass to see what's there.

Are they THAT bad?

Not bad its just that today people really nit pick and are spoiled if things are not perfect. Some people on the net have an agenda to discredit and promote other cars for personal/bizness agendas. Take for instance the trunk space some car site reviewers made a big issue of the trunk opening and how he couldnt get his golf clubs in. A co-worker has a BMW and his trunk is the size of a glove box but I have not seen one article of a reviewer focus on the lack of trunk space.

PercyJWellingtonIII · 12-04-2011, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montreal2010yellow

Here's a solution. I personnaly don't have a problem though...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/v...-service-vide/

I would not be caught dead with one of those. Must be a female thing.

Jeff_SS · 12-04-2011, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turd Ferguson

Don't kid yourself, visibility is poor, whether it's front, rear or side. You can adapt, and as mentioned above, setting your mirrors correctly is important (lots of people do not do this). You are going to have to be extra careful though, I'm sure there are careless people getting away with more, but the visibility is not great. You might even be tempted one day to merge without checking everything or while concentrating on the wrong source. Sure, you may not have any blind spots, but you might be concentrating on the wrong area and the overall visibility isn't great enough to activate your peripheral vision (even though you may be seeing him there). I can think of lots of cars that are better...but that's the price you pay for it's looks. I can live with it and adapt to it, but I try to be careful as well. I studied ergonomics in automobiles as part of master's degree.

Very helpful. Thanks for your input.

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12-04-2011, 06:32 AM	#30
cowboy74 Drives: none at this time Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: goose creek sc Posts: 88	had a teacher in elementry school that had a pacer and a gremlin lol

12-04-2011, 08:14 AM	#32
metthem Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 943	Once you get your mirrors adjusted properly, the biggest bling spot left is created by the mirror on the windshield.

12-04-2011, 08:17 AM	#33
jiggs420 Drives: 2010 camaro 2SS (sold) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: delaware Posts: 47 View My Garage	I traded a lifted crew cab silverado for the camaro and had no issues with visibility, I guess it just depends on the person.

12-04-2011, 09:33 AM	#34
FLYBOY Drives: Black 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 87	It's going to take some getting used to for sure. I know when I first drove mine I thought I should have a MG42 instead of a steering wheel. But after awhile you get used to it and it's a non-issue. Shouldn't be anything you WOULDN'T buy the car for....

12-04-2011, 09:42 AM	#35
bmorecam Account Suspended Drives: jealous vendors mad!! HAHA!! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CYBERGMONSTER@GMAIL.COM Posts: 3,658 View My Garage	I don't care what anyone say, these cars have the worst blind spot I've ever encountered. Forget looking out the back window and your rear quarter. Only relying on your side view mirror to make sure there's no cars next to you when you need to switch lanes is scary. All that don't seem to really matter in my camaro though since I love the car sooo much but when someone ask about blind spots I have to give to them my opinion as honest as possible, it freaking SUCK!

12-04-2011, 10:01 AM	#37
PeeBee Drives: "Bee" ZL585, Dark Blue Suburban. Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Luxemburg Posts: 1,244	I found out about one today... When you have to turn left, and the road you've got to turn into sits right behind the back window pillar... damn hard to see. Just avoided a volvo that was in that blind spot...

12-04-2011, 10:12 AM	#39
PeeBee Drives: "Bee" ZL585, Dark Blue Suburban. Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Luxemburg Posts: 1,244	Hehe... I'm not complaining :-) Just something I'll pay more attention to next time I'm in a similar situation.