On 8/3/23 7:21 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 8/2/2023 11:41 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>
>> I could do that really well when I drove big cars. I just KNEW where the
>> edges were from decades of experience. The Corolla is very different.
>> Even though it's much smaller I have no idea about the edges and always
>> guess wrong.
>>
>> What REALLY drives me nuts about the 2013 Corolla: too many blind spots.
>> Headrests. Pillars. Can't raise seat high enough to compensate for the
>> decreased glass at the lower edge of the windows. When I contemplate a
>> lane change or turn I do multiple head swivels, especially in parking
>> lots where I KNOW drivers are only looking for empty spaces and
>> pedestrians are only looking at their phones.
>>
>> It never occurred to me that modern cars have much less seeability (!)
>> than older ones; if I'd thought about it I might have chosen a different
>> car. Probably not, though -- they ALL seem to look like that and I chose
>> the Corolla for reliability.
>
> Larger modern cars, especially SUV's, are far worse. Corolla was
> probably a good choice, but all modern cars have worse visibility.
> During the summer, when I regularly drive old cars (right now is a 1969
> Impala), I can parallel park with ease. Up to the 90's, most cars still
> had good visibility... not as much now.

Is it the cost of glass or the desire for a somehow faster appearance?
I really wanted a RAV4 until they started getting bigger, more car-like,
with less window area and only one inch of clearance better than the
Corolla.

What I'd LIKE is a Honda S2000, but it's not all that practical :-(

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Cheers, Bev