Retractable side-view mirrors?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2015
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From: Denver Colorado
I had blind spot indicators and warning in my previous car. At first I thought they were pretty nifty. However, after owning the car for a couple of years, I discovered that not a single time did the warning prevent me from plowing into another car while changing lanes. That is to say never once did I try to change lanes when my blind spot wasn't clear, and thus never heard the warning. Never once was the blind spot indicator on when I didn't know there was somebody in my blind spot.
Maybe it helps some people, but I've never been unaware to the point where I don't know what is going on in the lanes next to me where the blind spot indicators or warnings would be helpful.
Maybe it helps some people, but I've never been unaware to the point where I don't know what is going on in the lanes next to me where the blind spot indicators or warnings would be helpful.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2015
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From: Maple Ontario
That's been discussed here and Tadge responded to it, Check his responses. There appear to be two sets of reasons. From Tadge's perspective, there's not enough room and it would interfere with the rear intake vents. The second set of responses from users is that they aren't needed in a "true" sports car and besides, they interfere with radar detectors because they use the same frequency.
Of course, other sports cars like Jaguar do have them, but the point has been "overlooked" by those who are against them. I would like them for personal reasons as I have a chronically sore neck and can't turn my head very easily to check. It hurts too badly. It's not as if the visibility on a C7 is very good. I have the feature on my CTS VSport and really like it a lot.
Of course, other sports cars like Jaguar do have them, but the point has been "overlooked" by those who are against them. I would like them for personal reasons as I have a chronically sore neck and can't turn my head very easily to check. It hurts too badly. It's not as if the visibility on a C7 is very good. I have the feature on my CTS VSport and really like it a lot.
Le Mans Master
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From: Toronto
I had blind spot indicators and warning in my previous car. At first I thought they were pretty nifty. However, after owning the car for a couple of years, I discovered that not a single time did the warning prevent me from plowing into another car while changing lanes. That is to say never once did I try to change lanes when my blind spot wasn't clear, and thus never heard the warning. Never once was the blind spot indicator on when I didn't know there was somebody in my blind spot.
Maybe it helps some people, but I've never been unaware to the point where I don't know what is going on in the lanes next to me where the blind spot indicators or warnings would be helpful.
Maybe it helps some people, but I've never been unaware to the point where I don't know what is going on in the lanes next to me where the blind spot indicators or warnings would be helpful.
I would like the folding mirrors.
Tech Contributor
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From: Should this thoughtful, valuable contribution meet with no acknowledgement or 'thanks' this post----
Backing out of the garage, I whacked the passenger mirror on the jamb, even while looking at it, however, no damage at all...it just folded away.
Advanced
Joined: Oct 2016
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Chevrolet has always been five years behind with the Corvette when it comes to common street driving technology such as blind spot warning, folding mirrors, and active cruise and acrive braking on Corvette. Its a 100k car and no blind spot warning? Its almost laughable at this point. Let's face it whatever options you can get on a Malibu you should have STANDARD on a $100k Corvette.
Last edited by Corvette-Master; Oct 23, 2016 at 08:27 AM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Denver Colorado
By going with electric door poppers, the mechanics that pop the door can be in the frame rather than in the door itself, saving weight in the door, and shifting that weight further back helping with the 50/50 weight distribution.
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There's really no need for retractable mirrors on a Corvette IMHO. They don't stick out far, and whatever weight/costs would be devoted to it I would rather see in performance. That said, am I the only one who thinks the design of the mirrors looks dated? To me, they seem stuck in the 1990s!
