ORIGINAL: litesong

Most of the answers given have been good. However, I disagree with 2 opinions that the blindspots are fairly minor. The blindspots are severe, the windows small, & the posts far too fat. To dramatically reduce these blindspots, the 2 smallest windows should be eliminated & also their adjoining posts. The remaining windows have to be enlarged both in width & BREADTH. The remaining rear post has to be reduced(A LOT) in width. The taper of the roof toward the Caliber's rear must be stopped. Stopping the taper, not only would provide more rear seat headroom, but would also allow a much larger rear window & rear window wiper(the small rear window & wiper would be funny but they will kill people & may already have). The side body work which widens vertically toward the rear must be redesigned to allow far better rear window viewing behind the Caliber's rear & toward the ground. I almost dumped my car in a hole while backing up because of the limited viewing. The front posts are way too wide, hiding cars & even larger vehicles easily. The disregard for blindspot safety & poor viewing to the rear to gain the Caliber's present styling is tragic & will lead to more deaths than can be tolerated by people of good conscience. Other cars have similar if not as large blindspots as Caliber.

ORIGINAL: litesong

DarkHorse...Substituting your secondary visual help(mirrors) for your primary visual help(direct vision) is unsafe. Mirrors are used to assist direct vision, not be a substitute for direct vision. Possibly you(TUNDRA shmacher & DarkHorse) have other cars which also have poor rearward visibility, that prepared you both for the poor rearward visibility of the Caliber...& you got used to blindness. As for me, my previous car had nearly the best 360degree visibility for an enclosed passenger car. The rearward visibility of the Caliber is very substandard. Already I've seen other websites having reports by dissatisfied customers of near miss incidents that shouldn't have been, but for poor visibility. No doubt I will see future reports of accidents that shouldn't have been, but for poor visibility.

ORIGINAL: litesong

TUNDRA schmacher.....There are some blind spots, but you get used to them....in other words, you get used to being blind.

DarkHorse...Substituting your secondary visual help(mirrors) for your primary visual help(direct vision) is unsafe. Mirrors are used to assist direct vision, not be a substitute for direct vision. Possibly you(TUNDRA shmacher & DarkHorse) have other cars which also have poor rearward visibility, that prepared you both for the poor rearward visibility of the Caliber...& you got used to blindness. As for me, my previous car had nearly the best 360degree visibility for an enclosed passenger car. The rearward visibility of the Caliber is very substandard. Already I've seen other websites having reports by dissatisfied customers of near miss incidents that shouldn't have been, but for poor visibility. No doubt I will see future reports of accidents that shouldn't have been, but for poor visibility.