Re: I Finally Got To Drive My Subaru Somewhere

On 6/16/2021 2:19 PM, Frank wrote:
> On 6/16/2021 12:29 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
>> On 6/16/21 11:28 AM, John McGaw wrote:
>>> For various reasons, not all of them pandemic-related, the 2018 Subaru 
>>> Outback 3.6 Touring I purchased in January of 2018 never got further 
>>> than 35 miles from home. Well, on Saturday I finally drove up north to 
>>> take care of some serious family matters. After completing ~1125 miles I 
>>> have a better feeling for the car. 
>>
>>
>>> visibility is good except when driving straight into the sun with bugs 
>>> splattered on the windshield
>>
>> And just how is that even remotely related to your specific car model?
>>
>> Visibility would suck in any vehicle under those conditions- including 
>> the goggles on a motorcycle rider or even on a jockey.Though at least 
>> jockeys' goggles have several layers of soft plastic tear-off lens covers 
>> to keep the mud off ;-)
>>
> 
> I thought it interesting to read and wonder what a lot of bugs might do to 
> the eyesight system.

Didn't affect Eyesight any so far as I could tell -- it always knew where 
the road edges were (if they were marked) and saw any vehicles in front for 
cruise control and screamed at me if there was a sudden stupid move by 
someone in front of me and even tapped the brakes a couple of times and 
warned me if the car in front moved as the light turned green. When things 
get screwed up with Eyesight, like ultra-downpours or heavy snow or fog, 
the system is not shy about popping up a big warning. Probably a 
lawyer-appeasing additional feature.

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