[MuseChaser]

Thanks for the reply. I hear you about the test drive; I took two very limited test drives in two different FR-Ss, then bought mine from a dealership 5 hours from my house and immediately drove it home. The blind spots felt huge when I did head checks to the rear.. I was really uncomfortable driving the car for a while. During the ride home, I kept messing around with the mirrors and found that they really do a GREAT job. When cars pass you on the left, watch as they leave the view of your rearview mirror and adjust your side mirror so it picks up the car before it completely leaves the rearview mirror's field of view, then check and make sure that your peripheral vision picks up the car out your left window before it completely leaves the sideview mirror's field of view. Do the same thing when you pass on car on your right; adjust the right side mirror similarly. Most folks (including my wife.. it's an ongoing point of "discussion" between us) drive with the side mirrors in way too far, adjusted so that they're almost to the point where you can see the side of your car. Why? The side of your car ain't goin' anywhere... You want to adjust them so you can see what your rearview mirror can't see, but is not yet line-of-sight visible. Works GREAT.

There ARE line-of-sight blind spots, and they're pretty severe. The mirrors solve it. I'm kind of short (5'7"), and I have trouble seeing curbs and things around the front A-pillars at times in parking lots and neighborhood streets. Other than that, I find the visibility surprisingly good for a low car.