Side mirror upgrade option

[adele]

Anyone else wanting the taller side mirrors we saw on a few of the prototypes? I was surprised to see so many accessories added to the website today but not the tall mirrors. Would be on my list to buy.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Anyone else wanting the taller side mirrors we saw on a few of the prototypes? I was surprised to see so many accessories added to the website today but not the tall mirrors. Would be on my list to buy.

I'd like tow mirrors even if your not towing there far better I had them in my old truck and have regretted the decision every since

 

[EV Trek]

Tall mirrors will kill your Aero the ones they have on the review videos I have seen look plenty big for a small truck. You don’t want it to look like Dumbo going down the highway.
i may want to go slightly smaller, but I need to drive the truck first to know for sure.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Tall mirrors will kill your Aero the ones they have on the review videos I have seen look plenty big for a small truck. You don’t want it to look like Dumbo going down the highway.
i may want to go slightly smaller, but I need to drive the truck first to know for sure.

actually get a dumbo wrap and bam fixed XD

 

[mmcafee]

So, I get the no power windows part, and maybe a add on to change that. But what i do not understand with the fact of only manual windows and the advent of the center console, Its not going to be fun to adjust the mirrors that someone for a second driver on the passenger side. It will be sit in truck, lean over and roll down the window, guess at the manual adjustment of the passenger mirror, lean back, rinse an repeat a few times with inclement weather.... yeah... I offer power mirror option is a higher priority then the power windows... OMG... really??

 

[EV Trek]

So, I get the no power windows part, and maybe a add on to change that. But what i do not understand with the fact of only manual windows and the advent of the center console, Its not going to be fun to adjust the mirrors that someone for a second driver on the passenger side. It will be sit in truck, lean over and roll down the window, guess at the manual adjustment of the passenger mirror, lean back, rinse an repeat a few times with inclement weather.... yeah... I offer power mirror option is a higher priority then the power windows... OMG... really??

Nobody Drives My Slate but ME! Wifey Hands off!

Actually I did just that for many years.. we have gotten spoiled with all these powered gadgets. It’s good to exercise.

 

[tubes]

So, I get the no power windows part, and maybe a add on to change that. But what i do not understand with the fact of only manual windows and the advent of the center console, Its not going to be fun to adjust the mirrors that someone for a second driver on the passenger side. It will be sit in truck, lean over and roll down the window, guess at the manual adjustment of the passenger mirror, lean back, rinse an repeat a few times with inclement weather.... yeah... I offer power mirror option is a higher priority then the power windows... OMG... really??

Yes, one driver, no problem. Set and forget. Two drivers, it becomes a hassle. Back in the day, we usually reached a non-optimal compromise for the passenger side mirror -- if we had it! I'm guessing they did the calculus on this and are betting most buyers will be single driver.

Hard to believe, but passenger side mirrors were an option on many cars until the 80s when they pretty much became standard. My dad could talk you into oblivion about his manual $30 passenger side mirror he got on the '72 Catalina. You'd think the car had full self driving he was so impressed.

 

[kvermeer]

It will be sit in truck, lean over and roll down the window, guess at the manual adjustment of the passenger mirror

Respect for doing it the hard way! Easy way is to just open the door, walk to the passenger side, and sight from down the fender into the mirror until it points at the driver headrest where your eyes would be.

Humans survived many years before the advent of power mirrors. Unfortunately, we're slowly losing our ability to walk, like the passengers in Wall-E, so those further into the progression are going to be incapable of driving a Slate. The ability to think is next on the chopping block due to LLMs, self-driving cars will neuter future the ability of future humans to drive...

 

[FlyHappy]

Anyone else wanting the taller side mirrors we saw on a few of the prototypes? I was surprised to see so many accessories added to the website today but not the tall mirrors. Would be on my list to buy.

I don't , but I can see how it might be offered eventually (factory or 3rd party), specifically if the true cargo variant becomes popular. That's the one scenerio I can see creating demand.

As mentioned, tall mirror like that create immense and measurable drag and hurt range. Definitely do not want unless you really need.

 

[FlyHappy]

Hard to believe, but passenger side mirrors were an option on many cars until the 80s when they pretty much became standard. My dad could talk you into oblivion about his manual $30 passenger side mirror he got on the '72 Catalina. You'd think the car had full self driving he was so impressed.

for sure. My first two cars were driver side only.
and of course, there was the era of fender mounted mirrors as well!

 

[Tom Sawyer]

As mentioned, tall mirror like that create immense and measurable drag and hurt range. Definitely do not want unless you really need.

I can buy measurable but immense? I mean, it's just a mirror. Wouldn't a roof rack and a cargo carrier would have a bigger hit on aerodynamics? What about open windows?

 

[FlyHappy]

I can buy measurable but immense? I mean, it's just a mirror. Wouldn't a roof rack and a cargo carrier would have a bigger hit on aerodynamics? What about open windows?

hey man, give a guy some literary license

Of course, cargo carrier is massive (or we can go back to immense!). roof rack really variable.
sure, open windows are huge, but obviously that's fully controllable in realtime, on the move, so doesn't count.

just reminding everyone that its something that should be avoided unless needed.

 

[GrizzlysGhost]

So... this is a no? Well, that's discouraging

 

[Tom Sawyer]

So... this is a no? Well, that's discouraging

The pinwheel can be used to recharge while driving because #maker #3dprinters

 

[sodamo]

So, I get the no power windows part, and maybe a add on to change that. But what i do not understand with the fact of only manual windows and the advent of the center console, Its not going to be fun to adjust the mirrors that someone for a second driver on the passenger side. It will be sit in truck, lean over and roll down the window, guess at the manual adjustment of the passenger mirror, lean back, rinse an repeat a few times with inclement weather.... yeah... I offer power mirror option is a higher priority then the power windows... OMG... really??

Your lack of seniority is showing, that used to be the way. Unless you had passenger in the seat to assist..