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They are about 2-3,000 less and it's not hard to see the content difference and feel the driving difference. Tons of TC's driving around our city and almost everyone compared to the Chevy (nissan) because we have a GM truck plant in our city. Most test drove both and then bought the TC, like me. Much cheaper feeling vehicle with much smaller engine and a rubber band transmission. (cvt) There's more there than there is about customs.

Yeh, that's the sole reason for me to buy this versus a comparable earlier disk playing model for $150 less. I make deliveries and looking forward to having a 7" display with maps and voice control. No rear glass so I need a backup camera and the dash cams are just good idea these days for commercial vehicles. I'm hoping the back up cam gives me enough visability to skip getting a window installed in the right side door. If so I'll have paid for 1/2 the system in savings there.

or just lock your doors.

LOL< Cool that looks like fun! I came to see what crazy mf'er was gonna haul a tractor.

PLENTY of room under there! I got the Kenwood ksc-w11 self powered subwoofer and it fits' in the little storage space under the passenger seat but I'll probably put it under the drivers seat to keep the silly little storage space. Sub and rear speakers (JL Audio) , back up camera and dash cam came today. Head unit (Kenwood dmx7704s) and front component speakers coming separately. Gonna have it professionally installed. Can't wait.

Is there a problem using their steering wheel controls?

Not much there. Has anyone figured out how much height there is to use under the seats?

Unless you plan to actually haul 1,600lbs (or something close to that) you don't need specially rated wheels or tire. The car weighs the same or less than a Fusion.

My 2.5 is flex fuel. E85 loses more mpg than it saves equivalent $. Great for turbo's and hotly modified cars.

What if your TC doesn't have steering wheel controls?

You're wasting oil that could easily go 4 -5 times that mileage.

under the passenger seat? I"ve seen a couple of very thin (3" or less) small woofers in plastic housings with amplifier that look like they'd fit under the seat. Anyone tried one? They are small diameter (6-8") so not going for THUMP, just some actual bass noise. Like this: http://www.jbl.com/car-subwoofers/ https://www.shop.com/KENWOOD+KSC+SW11+Kenwood+Compact+Powered+Subwoofer+Enclosure+150W+Max+power+Wired+Remote+Control-1583085226-p+.xhtml?sourceid=298&CAWELAID=120179650037056799&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=22435473779&CATCI=pla-65399634571&CATARGETID=120179650035805681&cadevice=c&gclid=CjwKCAjwmK3OBRBKEiwAOL6t1BW59QJCgBdHqOQOOT3Pzc7YZmZaQRiiiKKqrRuqeosQXXTcCZd4lBoCYGEQAvD_BwE

ALL the turbo's and high hp guys run E85 with special tunes due to it's higher performance capabilities. (cooler, less chance of detonation) No it won't give you equal mpg, yes it will make more power if the car has the tuning to take advantage of it.

at 6700 miles my TC is suddenly much smoother and peppier than it used to be! I noticed the idle seemed smoother and then i chirped the tires coming off stops a few time and I don't floor it. The top end performance is noticably better as well. Will see if the mpg change, currently avg 26.4mpg long term (math done, not the stupid inaccurate computer reading). Have liked the car a lot for a stripped cargo van, now I like it even more.

That's close enough. Looks nice!

Looks great! Crossbars will howl.

How much? $

I think the 2.5's most impressive performance is part throttle off the line stuff. Very peppy and uses the properly spaced gears very well. Yes you can get a bit more wringing it's neck but it's the torque and tranny down low that impress me. Great city driveability in the flatland I live in. This isn't a motor (2.5) that loves to rev or is designed to spend a lot of time there. I think I'd get frustrated driving it in the mountains with any load. Apologies if you're talking about the turbo.

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If you are going to respond to a mpg thread, please have courtesy (and the brain power) to work that little calculator on each and every cell phone made and FIGURE THE DAMN MILEAGE EXACTLY. The trip calculater is consistantly .5 - 1.5 mpg HIGH over actual useage. Posting numbers from your computer is completely worthless.

Other than plugs? Can anything more functional be added/adapted to make it more useable?

If you aren't going to be helpful, why bother responding? Annoying!

For anyone else looking to upsize their wheels I just looked at Discount Tire and of the different tires that come in 215/45/18 that matches the stock diameter basically, ALL 18 are rated XL (Xtra Load) at 42psi. So no worries there.

Do speakers in the back doors sound better than in the sliding doors?

Sweet! I'd seen that and wondered what for. Sure didn't occur it was headlamp adjuster.