I only had a couple of complaints with regards to my new car. The first is the very poor visibility out the rear window. The brake light housing sits on top of the shelf behind the back seat and the Fusion itself angles up toward the back so seeing anything directly behind my vehicle is, quite honestly, impossible.
This is the view I get when I shoulder check out the back window. (Yes, it's raining again.)
My car was not moved between the taking of these picture two pictures.
This is the view I get from my back up camera.
It reminds me of The Who's song, "I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles"
Backing out of the driveway is easy now. I haven't hit the fence once.
BTW: The back up camera's picture is much clearer than it appears on my blog.
My second complaint is that DH likes driving my car too much and it seems like every time I want to go somewhere I have to readjust the mirror and seat. Now this isn't a complaint but one of those automatic parallel park thingies would be nice.
posted on Dec 18, 2010 2:57 PM ()
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A back-up camera - what a neat idea. I could use one of those when I'm turning around in our driveway. If I back up to far I could either hit the slope or slip off the driveway. I don't turn the car around in the dark.
So that was you.How about that.Why did you not stop in for tea?
...never look back.....
I'm not sure I could get used to a backup camera. Reverse images throw me. But not being able to look back was a huge deal for me when I was car shopping. Be ever alert, Marg!
The van we had on vacation had the backup camera. Very handy.
Adding: I have to ask, is a back-up camera a feature that one can get for an older car or is it only available made at the factory? I am thinking of Ed who hates backing up. (I, on the other hand, only hit a fence once and that was many years ago in a station wagon and I was not used to the length.)
Can you see my house?
Nice toy. I bet it takes some getting used to?
The "new" features on cars that I liked since learning to drive in a 1935 Ford, are power steering, automatic transmission, air conditioning. (P.S. On my driving test I aced parallel parking.) I don't mind not having other stuff. I do mind all the computerization. But it's good you are enjoying your new ride. Maybe DH needs to get a car just like it?
I need one of those back up cameras. That is really neat.
How neat is that? I'd like to get one.
Your vision is very, obscured by the brake lights. I'm surprised the designer didn't have to alter the housing - but I can't drive (I just tell the 'old man' *how* tooooooo) I like the back up camera, very good idea
That back up camera is really nice. I miss the cars of 10 years ago - smaller, better visibility.
The van we had on vacation had the backup camera. 
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