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Cougyr
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posted 20 February 2005 02:56 PM      Profile for Cougyr     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Yesterday, my wife and I test drove a new Prius. Normally, we would not look at a new car; they're usually a bad deal. There are no used hybrids available, so one has to look at new. Anyway, the Prius is impressive except for one problem for me: the rear view mirror blocks my forward view. It's right there directly at my eye level. It's dangerous. I had to duck and weave to see around it. My wife looks under it. This is a common problem with lots of cars. Those of us who sit tall can't see under the mirror.

On our present car, I have the mirror stem pushed up and the mirror twisted so that we can use it. This works on some cars, but not all.

Are there no regulations for this?


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Zatoichi
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posted 20 February 2005 04:51 PM      Profile for Zatoichi     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
What about a cushion? Geez that's weird.

BTW, speaking as a civil servant that manages a fleet of vehicles, be warned. The Prius doesn't hold a charge all that well in really cold weather. You should use your vehicle every other day when the termperature drops below -20 C. Other than that...it is a good vehicle.


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'lance
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posted 20 February 2005 05:15 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I'm sure there are regulations, but perhaps they're not drafted well enough, and only take into account people in a certain height range, or something.

That aside, Cougyr, how costly would it be to take the car to a body shop and have them re-mount the mirror in a better position for you?

A little drastic, maybe, but maybe not when you set it against the money you'll save on fuel.

[ 20 February 2005: Message edited by: 'lance ]


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Anchoress
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posted 20 February 2005 05:21 PM      Profile for Anchoress     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Why not get the dealership to fix it? Tell them you like the car but you won't buy it because of the RVM, and if they want your business they'd better fix it free (within safety regs of course).
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Cougyr
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posted 20 February 2005 06:28 PM      Profile for Cougyr     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Anchoress:
Why not get the dealership to fix it? Tell them you like the car but you won't buy it because of the RVM, and if they want your business they'd better fix it free (within safety regs of course).

If we go with the car, that's the option I'll push. Googling around I found that I'm not the only one with this problem.


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