I’m in my second year of owning this car (SR+). I’ve mostly come to terms with the disappointing rear visibility because of the upward angled shape of the car. I’ve made it as good as it can get by adding a 240mm flat Broadway mirror, and I live with it. The side mirror visibility is nothing to write home about either as I’m tall, but I have also learned to live with them. These were (are) my two biggest gripes about this car. Up until now.
However, I now live in a very densely populated neighborhood, center of town. And I’m getting increasingly wary about how restrictive and plain dangerous the A-pillar and windshield shape and size make the front visibility of this car. One typically needs to see if someone’s about to cross the street in front of you, and the A-pillar gets in the way right about when you naturally look left. Without tilting myself to my right, it is impossible to get this critical information and it’s not something a car driver should have to do. I’ve been in a couple of semi-close situations where I didn’t see someone cross the street but I am usually well within the speed limits, so I was able to stop just fine and apologize but did manage get a “look” from the person, and it was a bit embarrassing.
Funny thing is that never once did I ever have this problem when I drove a Subaru Legacy in dense neighborhoods prior to getting a Tesla. Some days I literally think of selling the Tesla (getting a Y won’t help much and I cannot afford the S or X) and getting something else that doesn’t have this issue.
I’m sure many of us are perfectly fine with the front visibility of this car. But I’d like to know what your thoughts are...
However, I now live in a very densely populated neighborhood, center of town. And I’m getting increasingly wary about how restrictive and plain dangerous the A-pillar and windshield shape and size make the front visibility of this car. One typically needs to see if someone’s about to cross the street in front of you, and the A-pillar gets in the way right about when you naturally look left. Without tilting myself to my right, it is impossible to get this critical information and it’s not something a car driver should have to do. I’ve been in a couple of semi-close situations where I didn’t see someone cross the street but I am usually well within the speed limits, so I was able to stop just fine and apologize but did manage get a “look” from the person, and it was a bit embarrassing.
Funny thing is that never once did I ever have this problem when I drove a Subaru Legacy in dense neighborhoods prior to getting a Tesla. Some days I literally think of selling the Tesla (getting a Y won’t help much and I cannot afford the S or X) and getting something else that doesn’t have this issue.
I’m sure many of us are perfectly fine with the front visibility of this car. But I’d like to know what your thoughts are...