Useless tat

[Eighteeteewhy]

Those mirrors can't serve any useful purpose?





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[Pints]

There was a time when those types of mirrors were standard.

[gtidriver]

Plus the leaping jaaaaaaag and the medals/trophies on the grills. Are these for each road kill?

[markmullen]

Pints said:

There was a time when those types of mirrors were standard.

Hence the term wing mirrors.

[morebeanz]

Sometimes can be useful on a car that tows a lot, as the angle from further foward may give more rearward vision...

[Dave Hedgehog]

markmullen said:

Pints said:

There was a time when those types of mirrors were standard.

Hence the term wing mirrors.

i seam to remember there is much less of a blind spot with them as well

[soad]

Going for the "period" look, especially with those badges. Each to their own, but not doing any real harm.

[fangio]

That 'leaping jaaaag' is in a non-recommended position as it could cause a pedestrian injury. I believe it's why makers no longer fit them....

Mascots
Regulation 53 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

No mascot, emblem or other ornamental object shall be carried by a motor vehicle in any position where it is likely to strike any person with whom the vehicle may collide unless the mascot is not liable to cause injury to such a person by reason of any projection thereon

Edited by fangio on Monday 10th February 14:22

[Engineer1]

A lot of Japanese 4x4s have an extra wing mirror on the passenger side

[zcacogp]

Dave Hedgehog said:

markmullen said:

Pints said:

There was a time when those types of mirrors were standard.

Hence the term wing mirrors.

i seam to remember there is much less of a blind spot with them as well

Much easier to use; think about how much you have to turn your head when using a mirror which is just in front of your shoulder, compared with how much you'd need to turn your head to see in a mirror that is on the front wing.


Oli.

[john2443]

I learned to drive on cars with wing mirrors (1970s) then drove cars for lots of years with door mirrors and in 2008 drove my classic that has (convex) wing mirrors, expecting them to be completely useless but was surprised how good they are, they aren't quite as far forward as on that Jag.

I kept the wing mirrors because they fill the holes in the wings and door mirrors would look stupid on a 1951 car.

[g3org3y]

Because racecar Jaguar Mondeo.

[Devil2575]

A front end covered in tat. Useful though for identifying someone you never want to get stuck in a conversation with. A bit like the "One Life. Live It" stickers

[Spare tyre]

when i was about 5, i begged my dad to fit a wing mirror for me in the back, so i could see the cars behind just like him

He never did let me