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Old 07-10-2011, 03:08 AM   #38 (permalink)
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My mom is visiting with a rented one only a few thousand miles on it, wheel tracks straight and it does have the look and feel of one abused yet. I am not impressed, The ride seems excessively harsh for a 4 door family car perhaps they were going for "sporty" but I found it to be more along the lines of tiresome. You practically have to slam the trunk (I am the type of person who has to try and be gentle with things like that). The back doors you have to "double tap" the opening latch from the inside to get it to work (was tested repetitively and on both doors, perhaps the child lock?). I am 280 lbs and 6 foot 4 the back seat was adequate, though I don't know how I would have fared on a long drive.
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