Mirrors And Other "cheap" Stuff

[Craig]

I'm thinking I'll use an ice scraper and a couple of those snazzy Canadian Club bags on the 12 days of winter we have here.

yeah, but August is a biotch

In winter I carry a small squirt bottle filled with RainX with ice melt in it.
Hit the mirrors, clean off the windows then clean the mirrors. Comes right off.

 

[rmcelroy]

My problem is how am I going to get the CC bags, any suggestions?

 

[karl]

My problem is how am I going to get the CC bags, any suggestions?

Buy a couple bottles and keep the bags. Send me the bottles for disposal.

 

[rmcelroy]

Buy a couple bottles and keep the bags. Send me the bottles for disposal.

Will do...........not

 

[Coda1]

I live in Minnesota and have never had heated mirrors. Might be a nice frill but definitely not necessary. Even if it is offered as an option I won't be getting it.

 

[karl]

Will do...........not

I had to try...

 

[JNR]

Anyone feel heated mirrors should be an option? I think without a rear window heated mirrors would be a necessity in colder climates.

Yes, I want every option I was otherwise going to get for my new Accord or Fusion. I'll still be out the door for less than half the price with 2x the mileage.

 

[SRTech]

I would buy that option if available. I live in the Sierra foothills and drive to the lowlands every day so I am going from cold dry air to warm moist air. The mirrors fog up the worst but the windows can fog so badly that I have to use the AC and windshield wipers to dry everything inside and out. My commute is 96 miles/day so I am looking for a vehicle to cut down my $350-$400/month fuel bill. The Elio looks to fit that description perfectly!

 

[Rickb]

I would buy that option if available. I live in the Sierra foothills and drive to the lowlands every day so I am going from cold dry air to warm moist air. The mirrors fog up the worst but the windows can fog so badly that I have to use the AC and windshield wipers to dry everything inside and out. My commute is 96 miles/day so I am looking for a vehicle to cut down my $350-$400/month fuel bill. The Elio looks to fit that description perfectly!

Elio email.......... responded no heated side mirror option.
However, there are kits available to adapt your standard factory mirrors for those that really need them.

 

[ehwatt]

I think that they will have an adjusting piece so you can adjust the mirror from inside the car. They are trying to keep costs down so you can always swap on better knobs if you like.

I do worry about the blind spot since you can't see out the back. When I pick it up at the factory, I'll probably drive straight to the nearest Napa and get 2 blind spot mirror for the side mirrors. I'd certainly pay more for it as an option if they offer it. I think that the company is crunched to release a prototype like the p4 which is why certain small details have been overlooked

A big time lag with this reply, but if you stand behind the vehicle and keep moving towards it until you can just see both mirrors, you're gonna be pretty close to that Daschle.