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08-11-2016, 11:35 AM
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#1 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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| Japan approves mirrorless cars
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08-11-2016, 01:42 PM
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#2 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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this post made me thought of the mustang in the need for speed movie.
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08-11-2016, 10:38 PM
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#3 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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that screen on the door panel is ugly as fuck, i rather have mirrors haha
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08-11-2016, 11:00 PM
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#4 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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can't remember the last time I struggled with poor visibility from the mirrors...ok maybe with the exception of jacked pickups with HID in reflector bowls tailing my ass
i doubt the significant aero gains on econoboxes from going mirrorless
time will tell if i'm just a luddite...for now it's just another simple thing that doesn't need fixing in road cars.
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08-12-2016, 09:02 AM
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#5 | | I don't get it
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O_O more danger from drivers on da r0ad?!?!!?@?$$ y u no mirr0r?
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08-12-2016, 09:43 AM
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#6 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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LOL wouldnt make any difference now... most of the people dont even look at the side mirrors..
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08-12-2016, 09:49 AM
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#7 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Just give me a driverless car already.  | |
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08-12-2016, 12:11 PM
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#8 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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08-12-2016, 12:17 PM
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Might as well build windowless cars for China.
No change in the number of accidents.
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08-13-2016, 11:55 AM
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#10 | | RS Lurker, I don't post!
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Smart IMO, if you look up the studies done on aerodynamics/drag from side mirrors. Most of them tell you that removing side mirrors improves fuel economy 3-6%. It's small, but don't forget it also translates to other smaller differences like quicker acceleration and less requirement on the engine for weight/drag.
With the technology we have nowadays, I am sure the cost of cameras is cheaper than the cost of a painted side mirror.
Repairs would likely be cheaper too, think of the cost of buying a backup camera ($10-$100) vs. the cost of mirror/ frame / and painting. ($100-$300)
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