Poor visibility is worrying me. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

StarkyLuv · 03-20-2009, 07:31 PM

Pretty much every review of the 2010 Camaro has the same two gripes. One is the "cheap plastic" interior. I'm not really trippin' over that. The one consistent gripe is the poor visibility from the cockpit. One says that rearview mirror is practically useless. Another said that your view out the windshield is like looking through a mail slot.

But the view I'm MOST concerned with is over the shoulder. It seems that it's useless looking over your shoulder and you have to use the side mirrors. I'm accustomed to looking over my shoulder (especially on the passenger side) since in Maryland, passing on the right is a sadly common driving technique.

Am I the only one here concerned about it? I know we have to wait to actually experience and get accustomed to it, but since it a near-universal complaint, I'm curious as to others' opinions.

*Milk 1027* · 03-20-2009, 07:46 PM

Have you ever driven a Camaro?

It wouldn't be a Camaro without blind spots.

wildpaws · 03-20-2009, 07:48 PM

I'm sure it could not be any worse than the blind spots in my Blazer and I'm able to live with those just fine.
Clyde

Eddy9 · 03-20-2009, 07:53 PM

If your worrying about poor visibility then you shouldn't be getting a Camaro.
You need to buy a mini-van! (baby van) if thats what your looking for. Every Camaro(1993 and 1997) I've owned has had poor visibility. There not known for that!! Even my Pontiac G6 GTP two door coupe has poor visibility! Let me ask you...... does any cool looking two door car have good visibility? NO!!
Enough said!

ZombieEatsYou · 03-20-2009, 07:58 PM

I use my mirrors almost exclusively when I drive. I only have to check my shoulder if my mirror tells me something's there.

davidj · 03-20-2009, 07:59 PM

When I bought my 95' Camaro, it took a few horn honks to train me to look carefully while making left hand lane changes on the freeway.

sewwhut · 03-20-2009, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddy9

If your worrying about poor visibility then you shouldn't be getting a Camaro.
You need to buy a mini-van! (baby van) if thats what your looking for. Every Camaro(1993 and 1997) I've owned has had poor visibility. There not known for that!! Even my Pontiac G6 GTP two door coupe has poor visibility! Let me ask you...... does any cool looking two door car have good visibility? NO!!
Enough said!

StarkyLuv · 03-20-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddy9

If your worrying about poor visibility then you shouldn't be getting a Camaro.
You need to buy a mini-van! (baby van) if thats what your looking for. Every Camaro(1993 and 1997) I've owned has had poor visibility. There not known for that!! Even my Pontiac G6 GTP two door coupe has poor visibility! Let me ask you...... does any cool looking two door car have good visibility? NO!!
Enough said!

Quiet, the adults are talking.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 03-20-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

Have you ever driven a Camaro?

It wouldn't be a Camaro without blind spots.

It wouldn't be a pony car without blindspots...Standard practice, get used to using mirrors.

StarkyLuv · 03-20-2009, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro_corvette

It wouldn't be a pony car without blindspots...Standard practice, get used to using mirrors.

That's what I figure, I'll have to get accustomed to using mirrors. Then again, I have to see if it actually IS useless looking over my shoulder first.

camaro5 · 03-20-2009, 08:02 PM

All the 2+2 sports coupes have horrible blind spots, it's form over function, the G8 puts function over form, there is that choice.

The high, smallish side windows are certainly restrictive as well.

The G8 has more conventional side windows as well.

I want the less practical Camaro, personally.

zebra · 03-20-2009, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZombieEatsYou

I use my mirrors almost exclusively when I drive. I only have to check my shoulder if my mirror tells me something's there.

same here, but then again, i'm used to driving suburbans & excursions. even after getting this truck, i still use my mirrors more than anything.

when i drove a couple f-bodies, they both had bigger blind spots than i figured a car that size should (the 92 not being as bad as the 97), but it wasn't really that bad. nowhere near as bad as a 3000GT or anything.

Number 3 · 03-20-2009, 08:04 PM

Mrs Number 3 is 5' 2" and has no problem. Yes there is a low roof high belt but drive it for 5 minutes and you won't hardly notice.

*CamaroSpike23* · 03-20-2009, 08:05 PM

I mentally track every car within a given distance of me.

03-20-2009, 07:31 PM	#1
StarkyLuv Future 5th Gen Owner Drives: 2006 Chevy Equinox AWD/LT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 412	Poor visibility is worrying me. Pretty much every review of the 2010 Camaro has the same two gripes. One is the "cheap plastic" interior. I'm not really trippin' over that. The one consistent gripe is the poor visibility from the cockpit. One says that rearview mirror is practically useless. Another said that your view out the windshield is like looking through a mail slot. But the view I'm MOST concerned with is over the shoulder. It seems that it's useless looking over your shoulder and you have to use the side mirrors. I'm accustomed to looking over my shoulder (especially on the passenger side) since in Maryland, passing on the right is a sadly common driving technique. Am I the only one here concerned about it? I know we have to wait to actually experience and get accustomed to it, but since it a near-universal complaint, I'm curious as to others' opinions.

03-20-2009, 07:46 PM	#2
Milk 1027 Camaro➎ moderator Drives: '13 BLK 1LE Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: AZ Posts: 13,567 View My Garage	Have you ever driven a Camaro? It wouldn't be a Camaro without blind spots. __________________

03-20-2009, 07:53 PM	#4
Eddy9 Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 136	Poor visibility If your worrying about poor visibility then you shouldn't be getting a Camaro. You need to buy a mini-van! (baby van) if thats what your looking for. Every Camaro(1993 and 1997) I've owned has had poor visibility. There not known for that!! Even my Pontiac G6 GTP two door coupe has poor visibility! Let me ask you...... does any cool looking two door car have good visibility? NO!! Enough said!

03-20-2009, 07:58 PM	#5
ZombieEatsYou Drives: "Bmblbee" 2010 RY 2SS/RS. VIN 12043 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Waldorf, Maryland Posts: 1,271 View My Garage	I use my mirrors almost exclusively when I drive. I only have to check my shoulder if my mirror tells me something's there. __________________

03-20-2009, 08:02 PM	#11
camaro5 Drives: X-15 Velocipede Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,637	All the 2+2 sports coupes have horrible blind spots, it's form over function, the G8 puts function over form, there is that choice. The high, smallish side windows are certainly restrictive as well. The G8 has more conventional side windows as well. I want the less practical Camaro, personally. __________________ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge General Motors ASEP, A.S. Automotive Technology, Telecommunications Specialist, CISCO Network Engineer STANDARD DISCLAIMER camaro5 is furnishing this information "as is". camaro5 does not provide any warranty of the information whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the information will be error-free.

03-20-2009, 07:48 PM	#3
wildpaws Drives: 1999 Blazer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,228	I'm sure it could not be any worse than the blind spots in my Blazer and I'm able to live with those just fine. Clyde

03-20-2009, 07:59 PM	#6
davidj Drives: . Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ventura, Ca Posts: 327	When I bought my 95' Camaro, it took a few horn honks to train me to look carefully while making left hand lane changes on the freeway.

03-20-2009, 08:04 PM	#13
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,220 View My Garage	Mrs Number 3 is 5' 2" and has no problem. Yes there is a low roof high belt but drive it for 5 minutes and you won't hardly notice. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
You want to know what im really worrying about?	MTron	5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions	33	11-14-2007 01:43 PM