First a little story...
When I ordered my Roadster, I asked about the possibility of getting a rear view camera, but none was available. As it happens the day my car arrived they announced the 2.5, which had one... geesh!
So the car arrives and I start driving it. Woo hoo! A few days later I visited the local Starbucks. On the way out, I looked around, hopped in the car, put it in reverse, looked around again, checked all the mirrors, strained to look over my shoulder, and started backing out.
As I rolled to a stop, diagonally across the lane, I noticed a little motion to my left. I turned my head. Did a double take. There was a second car. Exactly parallel to mine. A few inches away. WTF???
She had backed out from the other side of the lane, simultaneously with me, a couple of spots over, angling the other way. It was sheer luck we didn't hit; neither of us saw it coming.
We gaped at each other for a moment, then shrugged and drove off.
After that I went to some trouble to avoid ever having to back out of a parking spot again... at least until I could get a camera installed.
When I ordered my Roadster, I asked about the possibility of getting a rear view camera, but none was available. As it happens the day my car arrived they announced the 2.5, which had one... geesh!
So the car arrives and I start driving it. Woo hoo! A few days later I visited the local Starbucks. On the way out, I looked around, hopped in the car, put it in reverse, looked around again, checked all the mirrors, strained to look over my shoulder, and started backing out.
As I rolled to a stop, diagonally across the lane, I noticed a little motion to my left. I turned my head. Did a double take. There was a second car. Exactly parallel to mine. A few inches away. WTF???
She had backed out from the other side of the lane, simultaneously with me, a couple of spots over, angling the other way. It was sheer luck we didn't hit; neither of us saw it coming.
We gaped at each other for a moment, then shrugged and drove off.
After that I went to some trouble to avoid ever having to back out of a parking spot again... at least until I could get a camera installed.