OK, I got 'em Saturday - pretty quick delivery. I was, I guess, disappointed when I took them out of the envelope - they are about half the size I expected them to be, and not much wider than a US dollar! Well, sez I, the proof is in the trying. I didn't get to the Crossfire, but I did put one in the HHR - they just stick on with a bit of water, like those no-adheasive vinyl stickers - and checked it out during my Monday morning commute.

Hey, it works!

I mounted it about a quarter inch from the top edge of the winshield (but now, I will probably lower it), straight in front of me - in other words, straight up from the steering wheel, NOT in the center of the windshield, or anywhere near the rearview mirror.

Sitting "normally" for me, I can just see about maybe an inch of it showing at the "bottom" of its arc, below the driver's side sunvisor in the "UP" position (which is slightly lower than stowed away, as I stash my sunglasses up there). It's not in my line of sight while driving at all. Pulling up to a traffic light, I see a "minature" display of what was just above and out of my line of sight - hey, I can see tiny traffic lights! If you were worried about sunlight and the "magnifying glass" effect, don't. It actually REDUCES the image, so that's never gonna be an issue.

The bad stuff? Well, it was slightly distracting this morning when I was THINKING about it and something passed by overhead that made an image "rush" along the edge of the prism - it reminds me of dew drops being blown back across the windshield on a wet morning. I'm thinking that after I've driven with it in place for a few days, that will stop catching my eye altogether.

Is this little piece of plastic itself worth $16? No way - It probably costs fifteen cents to produce. BUT! Is WHAT IT DOES worth it? It certainly seems to be a worthwhile accessory, to me - so far! Might be every bit as valuable a "convenience" as those little convex mirrors many people swear by to eliminate blind spots - IF you are a tall driver!

I'll try to take the Crossfire out for a cruise this week and give it a try, but I can't imagine that it wouldn't work just as well in that car - or in ANY car, where overhead visibilty like that is an issue for tall drivers.