Re: I Finally Got To Drive My Subaru Somewhere

On 6/16/2021 8:26 PM, John McGaw wrote:
> 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.
> 

That is good.  I hear that if you have a cracked windshield and need 
replacement you probably need OEM for best optical clarity to Eyesight.