XPost: alt.home.repair, alt.law-enforcement   
   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   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.   
      
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