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    Running taller tires to increase ground clearance

    I have a 2012 Grand Touring and like everything about the car except the ground clearance is terrible. I go camping quite a bit and some of it involves alot of dirt driving and I see corollas and civics on some direct roads and I realize that those cars have better ground clearance than I do...
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    2012 5 fuel economy reports

    My first fuel up in a GT auto was 28.9mpg with a 50/50 mix of city and highway driving. It is higher than I expected before break in on a 50/50 mix so maybe when the dealer filled it up, they filled it up to the very top and the station I went to didn't fill it very much so we'll have to see...
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    I'm going to buy one

    Thanks. Actually the blue car has a black leather interior. I was wanting the sand leather but the black does look nice.. that was 21,900 + tax title license and a 55 dollar doc fee. the 750 destination was already included in the 21,9000 just out of curiousity. what's the rpm when...
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    Can you sleep in the back of the 5?

    I just bought the car and tried it. I can easily fit and lay down with the seats down and the front seats all the way forward and I'm 5'11". There is a BIG gap between the back flat area and the middle row though that if i wanted to sleep back there camping I would have to put a bag or...
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    I'm going to buy one

    And another thing is that I am of the opinion that fuel economy is more a function of aerodynamics and car size than actual engine efficiency. If you go on fuelly and browse cars, the newer cars don't have DRAMATIC fuel efficiency increases over the older models with older engines. If you...
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    I'm going to buy one

    Well, I bought it. I really needed a car now as my old minivan was on its last legs (2001 Chevy Venture with 160K miles). We got the GT and it's a big step up from our old car. I paid 21,900 for it so I think the price was pretty good. And I got the color my kids wanted. Yeah I really...
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    Pulling the trigger on a 2012 5er : post test drive ruminations

    so does the sunroof generate noise even when its closed?
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    I'm going to buy one

    First dealer with a sky blue GT for 21,700 has my business. You guys think that's a good price? that's the price that truecar quoted.
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    Can you sleep in the back of the 5?

    that 66inches is with the front seat all the way forward? hmm. 5'6" my wife and kids could fit but not me. :P
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    Can you sleep in the back of the 5?

    I'm too lazy to go back to the dealership and measure. Could someone fold down the middle and back seats flat and pull up the front seats as far forward as they go and measure the length from the back of the front seats to the rear hatch and the width at the narrowest point? Basically, is it...
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    This close to getting a Mazda5 Touring

    Oh so there is some extra cargo spaceubder the floor in the back?
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    This close to getting a Mazda5 Touring

    We have a family of four but sometimes like to take the grandparents on a trip so that makes 6. Once a year, my brother comes into town and it would be nice to have a 7 passenger vehicle but the 6 passenger is not a deal breaker. I think that the size of today's "minivans" is overkill for us...
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