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Replying to: philqb2 (Apr 26, 2006 1:06 pm)  5K on rpm's ) like a race car! I was impressed as this was the first time I have passed trucks at high speed. I had to watch it as I was going near 85 mph when I passed them by easily. Very nice passing power!
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Replying to: jstant01 (Apr 27, 2006 5:28 am) $2 vs $3/gal. They just complain even if it means half a percent more of their income, or whatever their number is. Long legs, mean seat track all the way back. Long arms means seat bottom front up, back down and seatback reclined a little. Not hiphop reclined, but it may look like that if a shorter person sat in a seat after I've adjusted it. The distance between the seatback and the front of the rear seat bottom cushion gets small quickly for most vehicles. When I had mid-sized sedans and took adults places, I moved the seat forward and seatback up a little, or had my wife (5'5") drive. Anyway, i haven't sat in a Vibe/Matrix or Caliber yet. I almost bought a PT Cruiser GT in 2004 and it had plenty of room, but 40" rear legroom is more than any other 5-dr hatch.
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Replying to: aaron_t (Apr 28, 2006 3:49 am) Anyhow - I hear you on the legroom issue. I suspect that if you sit in the back seat of a Caliber, you will be disappointed if the front seat is back all the way. When I sat in it, I had trouble in the back seat and also felt like the front seat was cramped. I'm more fat than I am tall, but either way, every car I drive I have to put the seat all the way back and recline it some. Otherwise, my stomach won't fit behind the wheel!  I've never sat in a PT Cruiser, but I've heard other folks say they are also very roomy. I still haven't had a chance to test drive a Caliber. There haven't been any available in my area. I've only seen one on the highway, and that was down in Ohio. |
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Replying to: aaron_t (Apr 27, 2006 4:05 am) I'm 6' & I drive a 2002 Neon and can easlily fit myself, my wife, my 9 year old son & my 18 month old son & all his necessary supplies (aside from a high chair which I'm not sure why you need to take a high chair with you when you travel?) His Very Large Jeep Stroller and Jeep Play Pen go in the trunk. his diaper bag goes on the floor in front of him. He is no longer in a rear facing car seat but he current car seat is much bigger than the rear facing one was. Perhaps you just need to learn to pack lighter or more efficently? |
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does the beverage cooler take away from gas mileage?
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Replying to: calibreath (Apr 25, 2006 10:50 pm) |
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Replying to: aaron_t (Apr 26, 2006 8:40 am)
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Replying to: philqb2 (Apr 26, 2006 1:03 pm) Our last tank just ended up with only 22 mpg avg. Kinda sad right now. This last tank only my wife drove it. She does not drive fast nor hard. Same daily destinations too. Going to let just her drive the next tank to check again.
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Replying to: aaron_t (Apr 26, 2006 8:40 am)
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Replying to: aaron_t (Apr 26, 2006 8:40 am) If you slide the panel the other way, it stops the cool air from entering the Chill Zone, and makes it into just a Zone. The beverage rack at the bottom is removable.. it just sits there. I'm sure there are many people who don't want to use that space for chilling beverages, so they allow you to close of the cool air, just like most dampers that you have on any of your air conditioning outlets now. Understand? (Sometimes I'm too "wordy".) 
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