Miata Mailing List: June 1994, Message #227
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   From: "Ronnie B. Kon" 
Subject: Re: Visibility
   Date: Sat, 11 Jun 1994 15:13:45 -0400

> The problem:  I am tall (6'2") and sit with the seat ALL the way back.
> This is comfortable, but places my head behind the side window.  With
> the top up, I cannot see to the left (a little better to the right)
> to change lanes etc on the highway.  The mirror does not adjust it's
> field of view enough to fix the problem.  This blind spot is serious,
> especially as the top will only be up in lousy weather when visibility
> will be further limited anyway.

I have the same problem.  Get used to craning your head forward and
looking left.  :-(  On the plus side, my top is seldom up, so the
visibility is generally great.

Do note that there is a cylinder sticking out of the soft top right
where your forehead wants to be to look left.  Expect to bang your
head against this once or twice a year.

I've considered buying a hardtop just to get around this blind spot
(well, the defogger is way tempting also).  I've been scouting the
used car lots for a yellow w/ hard top.  If I can hit a dealer when
the temperature is over 90 I bet I can get him to sell me just the
hard top for the blue-book delta price ($700, I think).  Infinitely
better than paying $1500 for a new one.  (OK, $800 better).

Also, you can remove the driver's sun visor to get better forward
visibility.  Just pull down and twist.

				Ronnie