Is it my imagination or is there a discrepancy between the side mirror and the inside reverse mirror? Maybe its an optical illusion (or maybe I just need glasses) but I find the side mirror gives the impression that a vehicle is further away than the inside mirror indicates. Quite alraming at times. Does anyone else have the same issue or is it time to make an appointment with my friendly Optometrist?
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I have noticed this on most cars, the interior mirror gives a different perspective than the door mirrors, and on some cars the door mirrors differ from side to side. some of my Previous cars
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Tim in Scotland wrote:

And in the USA there is often a warning etched on the side mirrors that warns "Objects may appear closer than they really are" or something similar

True... and the steering wheels have little arrows pointing left and right labelled "left" and "right"  

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Tim in Scotland wrote:

And in the USA there is often a warning etched on the side mirrors that warns "Objects may appear closer than they really are" or something similar

As shown in the 1st Jurassic Park movie when the Jeep is being chased by the T-Rex  Cheers

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