Maybe they are laughing at you, but it's good hearted. The dashboard is smart. The dashboard of the Sparrow is elegant and simple. You can read the main gauges, and everything is within reach. The E-meter is designed for monitoring batteries in recreational vehicles, and a future version of the Sparrow will no doubt have a superior power gauge.
Visibility is great.
The Sparrow has much better visibility than any hard-top car I have driven. You can probably see more from the Sparrow driver's seat than from my motor scooter, since I wear a full-face helmet on the scooter and no helmet at all in the Sparrow. For reversing, you roll down the windows and stick your head out over your shoulder. I fit in the Sparrow just fine, and I'm pretty short. My friend Keith fits fine, and he's really tall.