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Originally Posted by destroy
i've gotta disagree in a major way about blindspots in these old Benzes. all of the American trucks and vans (and most cars) and japanese (and even korean!) cars i've driven have better visibility than these things. my 30 ft bus with absolutely piss-poor mirrors only has one blindspot - the huge one right behind ya!
i've driven 3 different w126's and a w201 and all of themhave horrible mirrors. i love these cars, but they definitely leave something to be desired in that department. i'm used to driving large, difficult vehicles with sometimes less than optimal equipment in the same setting, but i've managed to miss cars even when shoulder-checking in these things and had a near-miss. they're not the greatest to parallel park either!
but really... in an automobile this fine they should know to get out of my way. *throws driving scarf over shoulder & toots horn like a scholar*  |
I've driven busses and trucks too and yes, they have much better mirrors than a benz. But with a bus or truck turning your head to look is futile. The mirrors is all there is to check things out behind you.
In a benz you can turn your head and look in addition to checking the mirrors and when you look the blind spot is minimal. For a car the benz mirrors are better than most, IMHO.
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.