Taycan Owners and Very Narrow Lanes

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That’s impressive! Also, what is up with the rear camera? Is it that distorted all the time?
YES!
I park with mirrors and direct vision.
There is 1 inch either side with mirrors folded out.
I use the camera to see if anything is behind me. Blue lines are a distraction. The camera is clear and focused.
Just hopelessly distorted.
I found the rear camera view with the surround view (which is good)even worse.
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YES!
I park with mirrors and direct vision.
There is 1 inch either side with mirrors folded out.
I use the camera to see if anything is behind me. Blue lines are a distraction. The camera is clear and focused.
Just hopelessly distorted.
I found the rear camera view with the surround view (which is good)even worse.
I have currently specced surround view as I love it on my little AMG 2 door and I actually very rarely use the reverse camera so maybe it’ll be ok! Still, credit where credit’s due for the parking skill there!
 

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Here is my shapeshifting Taycan installed in the space. Not as good a view as from the magnificent rear view camera.
I specced Cloaking Device and Shapeshifting as factory options. Not available in all markets.

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Thanks for clearing up two points

a) it's tight but possible space. Good drivemanship (or parkingship)

b) the camera is worse than I expected. I only tested it once during the test drive and it didn't appear that bad. I mean obviously its job is to help parking, not taking national geographic prime time shots but still... In the first picture that entry looked like my kitchen doorway.
 

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I don't know about prices in Portugal, but near me, I was quoted around £4k for the entire car.
Based on this, I guess around £200 per door?
Just called a local detailer.

€1300-€1800 for 4 doors
€5000-€7500 entire car.

Doors will need to be disassembled

Ouch.
 


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Just called a local detailer.

€1300-€1800 for 4 doors
€5000-€7500 entire car.

Doors will need to be disassembled

Ouch.
Shop around, not just to get a better price but also to see how much they need to dismantle.
 

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Here is my shapeshifting Taycan installed in the space. Not as good a view as from the magnificent rear view camera.
I specced Cloaking Device and Shapeshifting as factory options. Not available in all markets.

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Oh my….. if this comparison doesn’t absolutely illustrate what s*#t the rear camera is I don’t know what else would! 😂. I LITERALLY thought you were joking with the first post/pic and was going to reply with a laughing emoji. I honestly thought that was a regular doorway and not a pass thru for a car. 🤣.
 


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Here is my shapeshifting Taycan installed in the space. Not as good a view as from the magnificent rear view camera.
I specced Cloaking Device and Shapeshifting as factory options. Not available in all markets.

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Is that top image really what you see in the car- 'cos never mind the distortion, it's mirrored left-right!
EDIT- Admission, after the penny dropped- that wasn't a joke. I've left my original comment as is, just to celebrate my senior moment.
 
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Is that top image really what you see in the car- 'cos never mind the distortion, it's mirrored left-right!
That’s it. The photo of the camera view shows camera view is mirror image. The photo is normal view.
I never realised the difference until I put them together. It is completely intuitive that the rear view camera shows you the same as rear view mirror.
It would be odd if they were opposite!?
 

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That’s it. The photo of the camera view shows camera view is mirror image. The photo is normal view.
I never realised the difference until I put them together. It is completely intuitive that the rear view camera shows you the same as rear view mirror.
It would be odd if they were opposite!?
Indeed- I edited my original post just before I saw your reply. My eureka moment was that it's meant to be the image as seen in the rear-view mirror...obvious to everyone but me 😁
The really daft thing is, I must see mirrored reg plates a lot when I'm reversing, just never notice them (I suppose my excuse is I'm usually focusing on a specific obstacle rather than taking in the wide view).
Anyway, on another note...I hadn't appreciated just how bad that camera view is until I saw yours 😲.
 

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Taycan's a wide car…
But excellent handling. Go for Rear-wheel steering.
 

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:whew::whew: I had a tough situation today with the car. I was following waze and it made me pass by a VERY narrow street (one way only) with big kerbs both side. Thankfully I had all the wheel cameras on but even with it I thought I would hit the rims from both side. I just don't know how I managed to go through... And yes I drove at 2km/h and the lady behind me was mad and used her horn several times but I was like " I DON T GIVE A F*CK ABOUT YOU LADY,... I must not scratch my rims".
Why are people jerks like that. She could easily see that my car barely fitted in that street & that I was extra careful. Never again. 🤪
 

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:whew::whew: I had a tough situation today with the car. I was following waze and it made me pass by a VERY narrow street (one way only) with big kerbs both side. Thankfully I had all the wheel cameras on but even with it I thought I would hit the rims from both side. I just don't know how I managed to go through... And yes I drove at 2km/h and the lady behind me was mad and used her horn several times but I was like " I DON T GIVE A F*CK ABOUT YOU LADY,... I must not scratch my rims".
Why are people jerks like that. She could easily see that my car barely fitted in that street & that I was extra careful. Never again. 🤪
It's very rare for me to have someone honking behind me but it has happen once or twice in my life.

When it happens. Stop the car, climb out and go ask the driver behind you honking if everything is OK. Be prepared to smile and say 'ok' to whatever they scream but the face they make as they're now wasting even more time, is priceless.

They usually never honk again.
 

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It's very rare for me to have someone honking behind me but it has happen once or twice in my life.

When it happens. Stop the car, climb out and go ask the driver behind you honking if everything is OK. Be prepared to smile and say 'ok' to whatever they scream but the face they make as they're now wasting even more time, is priceless.

They usually never honk again.
I did stop the car for 2sec but didn’t climb out 😝 I was too focused not hitting the rims.
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