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I do this on long drives, but always have to put it back to normal when it's time to park. It would be neat if cars would implement some sort of automatic switch between this configuration and the straight-back mode when reversing.

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I have small stick-on convex mirrors that I keep angled to see my back tyres, with the main mirrors adjusted to minimise blind spot.

Many cars do this. Typically they point the mirrors in and down when the car is set into reverse, so you can see the curb.

Teslas allow setting separate mirror position configurations for forward and reverse direction. Very handy.

Lol, I forgot most ppl have electronic, motorized, smart mirrors. Here I am bringing my manual mirror bias to the table thinking that ppl set their mirrors by hand.

Why do you need to see the sides of your own vehicle to park ?

I don't, but I need to see things an inch away. I need to see the lines which are often close to my car as well.

Meanwhile when parking I don't need to see things more than a couple feet from my car.

So you also angle the mirrors down a ton ? My old car (a VW) had an option to automatically do this on the passenger side mirror when in reverse. Not sure id want to do this manually each time though (up and down)

With manual mirrors I aim for driving and 'hope and pray' when parking.

My current car has cameras which show me the ground around it when I press a button which solves all my needs. Probably a better solution, but not on most cars from what I can tell.

How else can you park? Assuming no 360* parktronic or no surround cameras. I must see just a tiny side of my car in a side mirror or else I would hit a column or a car in tight turns.

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