On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 22:47:40 -0400, Alex wrote:

True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite
- show quoted text -
"I've always used the mirrors for backing with the truck and it's a must
for backing the van/mini bus I drive. However, the design and shape of
many of the new cars today make a back up camera very nice to have. The
old method of putting your arm up on the front passenger's seat back and
craning your neck around to look out the back is difficult due to the
high seat backs and head rests on both the front and rear seats, plus
the camera gives you a view right up to the rear bumper that you can't
see with mirrors or by turning around to look backwards. The image on
the newer cameras is excellent and the display in the Altima is 7 inches.

Then again, I can understand your reluctance to embrace them. I
wouldn't expect someone who still uses Win 98 to accept something
as radical as backing up a car using a camera. :-)"


My first back up camera came with my 2013 Highlander. Now I won't be without one. It's a basic model without the helpful, guide lines and the screen is fairly small vs the higher end versions on the more expensive Highlander.


Yet you still can't back up a trailer?

They do not help backing up a trailer, other than to ensure the trailer is still
there!
--

Ban liars, tax cheats, juvenile name-callers, and narcissists...not guns!