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Re: Nice timing [ecotrklvr]
by pokecheck
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May 07, 2008 (5:31 am)
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Replying to: ecotrklvr (Mar 09, 2008 7:51 pm)
I installed a ProRac roof rack on my 2007 Matrix. It's a screw-down track-mounted type of rack with 2 crossbars that can hold up to 150 lbs. It is very quiet at highway speed without a load. They only load I've hauled so far has been 2 kayaks (fairly aerodynamic) and there was also very little wind noise at highway speeds. I used a Malone Autoloader J-style kayak rack, which attaches to the ProRac's oval crossbars.
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- #100 of 179
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Re: Just Bought 2009 Toyota Matrix S FWD Automatic [etched]
by swng
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May 08, 2008 (7:56 pm)
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Replying to: etched (Apr 29, 2008 6:41 am)
Hi etched. I have just bought a similar car and the automatic locking and unlocking is just as you described in your last paragraph. You did not say whether you liked it but I don't. So I deactivated the automatic locking/unlocking according to the procedure on Page 31 of the owner's manual which you, as pointed out in your post, have read.
Enjoy your car!
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- #101 of 179
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Re: Disappointed so far [nippononly]
by bonesjustice
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May 18, 2008 (2:22 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (May 05, 2008 8:19 am)
No, it's 2000 RPM. My bad, when I said 90 I meant 90 km/h. So in other words, it's about 55 mph. That's my normal cruising speed on the freeway, about 2000 RPM with the overdrive on. I have tried switching off the overdrive for comparison and it revs up to over 3000 RPM.
I think the highest RPM's I've ever run was about 4000+ for a brief period when I was going 110 mph. Remote area with no one around, of course! XD
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- #102 of 179
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Re: Disappointed so far [irishtiger]
by bonesjustice
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May 18, 2008 (2:28 am)
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Replying to: irishtiger (May 05, 2008 9:33 pm)
According to Toyota's own website, the front passenger seat only folds down on the mid-range or higher models for 2009. If you buy the base model to get the 1.8L engine (for fuel economy), their site says you don't have the option to have a folding front passenger seat. I can't see why you couldn't have that option with the base model 2009 but that's what Toyota's website says.
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- #103 of 179
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Re: Disappointed so far [bonesjustice]
by nippononly
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May 19, 2008 (9:29 pm)
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Replying to: bonesjustice (May 18, 2008 2:28 am)
It's another way they took a little something away for the '09: ALL trims used to have standard fold-flat passenger seats. The real shame is the rear glass. I just read the new Pilot will have separately opening rear glass as the Matrix used to. The new Highlander does too. Clearly it is something they think people like. Yet they removed it from Matrix.
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- #104 of 179
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sleep in 2009 Matrix base model?
by thinkingofbuy
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May 29, 2008 (11:47 am)
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Has anyone tried to scoot the front passenger seat up all the way, take the headrest off and then recline the seatback to meet the folded down rear seats? I know this is possible in the Prius, making it sleepable.
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- #105 of 179
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Re: just got one [bottgers]
by oh_sh_t
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May 31, 2008 (3:28 am)
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Replying to: bottgers (Apr 04, 2008 4:19 am)
If you think 24k is alot, then you have bigger problems. Not to be rude. First, Toyota & Honda are like the pro-team, playing against the high school teams. No other manufacture comes close (ASE Master tech. since 1990) ask any good mechanic, and they tell you the same! Before you make such a bold statement, you really should drive (One of the quickest Toyotas - NOT LEXUS) vehicles I drove, and now own (Thats the S model by the way) Toyota is not known for speed, like Honda. Nissan, or  Mazda's. After driving, show me a better vehicle for 24k. (With a staight face) For 24k you get the Nav. system. Sun roof 115v power outlet. Audio/MP3 port. 17" wheels. Tip-tronix type automatic/manual 5 speed. It moves well. Handles great, and stops on a dime. It's not the greatest car in the world, but it's well worth 24k!! PS Its more of an American car, then the so called American cars, and thats a FACT. 
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- #106 of 179
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Re: just got one [oh_sh_t]
by giantkiller
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Jun 15, 2008 (6:57 am)
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Replying to: oh_sh_t (May 31, 2008 3:28 am)
Mazdaspeed 3. Enough said.
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- #107 of 179
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one thing
by nippononly
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Jun 15, 2008 (11:08 am)
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I have decided I really DO like about the '09 is that orangey/bronze color it is available in. I am playing with the idea of getting a new AWD, and it is between the Matrix and the Impreza, but Subaru has no really good colors like the Matrix does. Of course, Matrix has no available manual for the AWD models like Impreza does, so an impasse has been reached....
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- #108 of 179
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auto dimming mirror
by matrixgirl09
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Jun 26, 2008 (5:07 am)
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Anybody find an auto dimming rearview mirror w/compass included for the 2009 matrix? I have seen an article or two stating that the cars had it but the toyota dealership said they don't have it. I guess it was an option on the 2008 model, would it be the same one? also anyone get a trunk bike rack?
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