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Blk-Ice · 10-01-2013, 02:02 PM

You get used to it. My only problem is having to lean forword sometimes to see red lights....lol!

Manbearpig · 10-01-2013, 02:21 PM

I'm still learning to PP. I find the rear camera causes me to park too far out. Can do it on my Cruze no problem without one but the Cruze is more compact.

kostnkost · 10-01-2013, 03:05 PM

Only issue I have driving, and most everyone can agree, is making a left or right turn. Not an ordinary 90 degree turn mind you. I'm talking about those 45 degree turns where the pillar is in the way of your vision.

It took me a while to get used to this, and now I just lean forward to see if traffic is coming. Other than that driving this car is like any other car to me.

Driving a roofing truck in the Queens/Brooklyn area here in NY gives you a ton of experience on the road!!

PalmerGA · 10-01-2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SpendyWendy

Tilt your side mirrors down - then you can watch the lines

This is what I do... with no problems. "Old school" driver's training.

Dfault · 10-01-2013, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PalmerGA

This is what I do... with no problems. "Old school" driver's training.

My passenger side mirror always faces the road and my driver always faces slightly off of the body in order to see more to the other lane in the event i'm in 4+ lane highway.

dkp2LT · 10-01-2013, 04:08 PM

I have issues. Not with parallel parking, just in general. I still avoid it whenever possible. Side note: I do wish more cars had auto down facing side mirrors when put into R.

SSGUNNER · 10-01-2013, 04:29 PM

Nope.

kevinw · 10-01-2013, 04:35 PM

I just bought a new vert. when i want to park i will just drop the top! i may get an extended warranty on top motor! hows that

Infinite-T · 10-01-2013, 05:17 PM

Because of the shape and "belt line" of this car, there is a limited visibility compared to.. say my jacked up work truck. It takes some getting used to and more reliance on your mirrors and just experience of where your nose, "hips" and butt are. You'll get the hang of it.

MBS · 10-01-2013, 05:23 PM

Curb shots suck , dont have one but have seen them done , Rims aint cheap better practice before you have to buy a set of good rims .

Goober · 10-01-2013, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ides of March

I'm just curious, when I am in a parking spot and I am backing up, I guess it would be the diagonal blind spot where the small back window is. I have been just putting my head out of the window to see but was wondering if anyone else had issues with this or if it is something I have to get used to.

Backing out of a diagonal parking space with a car or especailly an SUV or PU on your right is driving blind. Anyone that tells you anything else if totally full of BS and they know it.

All you can do is creep very slowly back and keep your fingers crossed that nobody plows into you.

KJS · 10-01-2013, 05:53 PM

The vision out of the rear and rear sides are of the 5th Gen are known to be bad. The price we pay for a really cool concept car that became a real car without almost any changes!
The first thing I learned when I started to drive (many, many years ago) was how to parallel park and I am real good at it.
That being said, it is still almost impossible to determine exactly how close you are to the car behind you without sensors or a back up camera.
I too tilt the mirrors down when I back into a parking space at a shopping center when there's a curb on one side or the other.
Hang in there, with practice you'll be getting good at estimating where the butt end - ends!

i2disturbedSS · 10-01-2013, 06:04 PM

No back up camera or sensors (I want sensors though for night time) no issues just takes time. My family mostly the guys always back in so its second nature. Now what is funny when I park "regularly" I find myself slightly off ...

ChrisBlair · 10-01-2013, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ides of March

I'm just curious, when I am in a parking spot and I am backing up, I guess it would be the diagonal blind spot where the small back window is. I have been just putting my head out of the window to see but was wondering if anyone else had issues with this or if it is something I have to get used to.

No troubles really. I use my mirrors. For curbs I get as close as I safely can, then turn the wheel all the way and bump the curb with the rubber to see how close I really was, then adjust

10-01-2013, 02:02 PM	#15
Blk-Ice 750HP of Twisted Reaper! Drives: Blk 2SS/Blk Carb Fibr NS-1 stripes Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Northern VA & NC Posts: 2,244 View My Garage	You get used to it. My only problem is having to lean forword sometimes to see red lights....lol! __________________ *Fear the LMR Twisted Reaper Brotherhood!*

10-01-2013, 03:05 PM	#17
kostnkost Roof expert detail noob Drives: 2013 BRM 2LT RS Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 822	Only issue I have driving, and most everyone can agree, is making a left or right turn. Not an ordinary 90 degree turn mind you. I'm talking about those 45 degree turns where the pillar is in the way of your vision. It took me a while to get used to this, and now I just lean forward to see if traffic is coming. Other than that driving this car is like any other car to me. Driving a roofing truck in the Queens/Brooklyn area here in NY gives you a ton of experience on the road!! __________________

10-01-2013, 04:29 PM	#21
SSGUNNER Chu no guat a hasa is? Drives: 14 Jeep G Cherokee Overland HEMI Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Some where in So Cal Posts: 4,272	Nope. __________________ 11 2SS/RSL99No Longer Stock (Sold) 6/19/14:AAC Plasma DRL's \| Plug n play harness \| Elite CC \| Tint: 35% & 5% \| LED Dome light \| Show-N-Go Plate Holder \| Flowmaster AT \| C.A.I. Intake \| VMAX CNC Spiral Ported TB \| Husky Splash Guards

10-01-2013, 05:53 PM	#26
KJS Drives: '10 RJT,'95&'14 Vette Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cut Throat, NY Posts: 1,722 View My Garage	Yup! The vision out of the rear and rear sides are of the 5th Gen are known to be bad. The price we pay for a really cool concept car that became a real car without almost any changes! The first thing I learned when I started to drive (many, many years ago) was how to parallel park and I am real good at it. That being said, it is still almost impossible to determine exactly how close you are to the car behind you without sensors or a back up camera. I too tilt the mirrors down when I back into a parking space at a shopping center when there's a curb on one side or the other. Hang in there, with practice you'll be getting good at estimating where the butt end - ends! __________________ *"As ye sow, so shall ye reap" - Me* Mine at sunset

10-01-2013, 06:04 PM	#27
i2disturbedSS Drives: 2010 SS L99 IOM Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 1,923	No back up camera or sensors (I want sensors though for night time) no issues just takes time. My family mostly the guys always back in so its second nature. Now what is funny when I park "regularly" I find myself slightly off ... __________________ 369rwhp/392rwtq "Spending money I don't have, to buy parts I don't need, to impress people I don't know!" -Jenkins

10-01-2013, 02:21 PM	#16
Manbearpig Engineer of softness-ware Drives: 2013 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: SoCal/Chicago Posts: 741	I'm still learning to PP. I find the rear camera causes me to park too far out. Can do it on my Cruze no problem without one but the Cruze is more compact.

10-01-2013, 04:08 PM	#20
dkp2LT Drives: '11 2SS, '11 C6 GS, '04 MDX Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kearney, MO Posts: 2,907	I have issues. Not with parallel parking, just in general. I still avoid it whenever possible. Side note: I do wish more cars had auto down facing side mirrors when put into R.

10-01-2013, 04:35 PM	#22
kevinw Drives: 2013 Black 2 LT vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: kansas city Posts: 1,764	I just bought a new vert. when i want to park i will just drop the top! i may get an extended warranty on top motor! hows that

10-01-2013, 05:23 PM	#24
MBS Drives: 2010 rs 2lt Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: wisconsin Posts: 2,497	Curb shots suck , dont have one but have seen them done , Rims aint cheap better practice before you have to buy a set of good rims .