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I've always set up the mirrors so that as something leaves the rear-view, it shows up in the side mirrors... Did this on the test drive of the 370Z as

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I've always set up the mirrors so that as something leaves the rear-view, it shows up in the side mirrors... Did this on the test drive of the 370Z as part of my preflight and the salesman was mystified until I explained it - and it drives friends nuts when they ask to drive whatever it is I have at the time as they're so used to seeing the sides of the car.

Another lost art probably.

I will say that the backup camera in the Nismo Tech is a godsend... First one I've ever had, and it works a treat for putting the Z exactly where I want it when backing in.
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I've always set up the mirrors so that as something leaves the rear-view, it shows up in the side mirrors... Did this on the test drive of the 370Z as part of my preflight and the salesman was mystified until I explained it - and it drives friends nuts when they ask to drive whatever it is I have at the time as they're so used to seeing the sides of the car.

Another lost art probably.

I will say that the backup camera in the Nismo Tech is a godsend... First one I've ever had, and it works a treat for putting the Z exactly where I want it when backing in.
The rearward visibility is reasonably good on this car. Better than anything else I drive (coupes, sedans, or trucks).

Raeshlavik's and Ferrari's methods are exactly right.

I'll add that in another car (with more compromised visibility than this), and with a few vans, I've put Fresnel lenses in the back corners of the windows (you can cut these up to get the most out of them). They'll add 20 degrees or so to your sideward/downward visibility out of the hatch, which helps if you don't have a backup camera.
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