We haven’t really had any problems; it’s our first Japanese car, and we’ve been pretty happy with it. And the gas mileage is great. Not happy with the delay in the recall, though. And there’s kind of a blind spot where the windshield meets the driver’s side window - have you noticed that?
I wish you could still buy cars with roll-up windows ;-)
This car has more electronic stuff than any car we’ve had, and to me it’s just more things to go wrong...
But then, I’m kind of a Luddite in some ways.
-JT
And there’s kind of a blind spot where the windshield meets the driver’s side window - have you noticed that?
Ahh, blessings upon you.
You are the first one has come out and said what has been a major concern of mine with this car—it has a horrible blind spot right to the driver’s immediate left. The problems that are caused: (1) you can’t see a pedestrian crossing from your left—if crossing just the right speed and angle, you may hit them before you see them. (I nearly did that in a supermarket parking lot—that was the incident that really made me aware of the blind spot). (2) You can’t see cars making a left turn from a side street into your street if they turn at a certain speed. (3) You can’t see when you are making a left turn, or are going through a left-hand bend.
You can try to compensate by moving your head back and forth to see around the pillar obstruction, but it is still dangerous.