New Guy in NYC area

waddellw said:

A raptor in New York City!?!? I considered road tripping up there and everybody told me my raptor wouldn't fit on the streets or the parking spots there

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Oh and yeah welcome to the forum!

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LoL, every bit of that is true.. I took it to downtown this past weekend, found a spot, barely fit, thanks to the camera.. My only complaint is that the default monitor is so small to show you side by side of over the top view.. So parking is a bit of shift to reverse, wait, tap the camera, wait, then maneuver, shift to drive, wait, tap camera for front camera, tap again to enlarge, tap again if needed to check corners.. Damn, that is just one back and forth... Imagine if you have to go back and forth 10 times.. needless to say it took a while..
P.S. no one care to know about Raptor in the big Apple City...
They are more into exotics.

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Wow, this is certainly a warm welcome, thanks.

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waddellw said:

A raptor in New York City!?!? I considered road tripping up there and everybody told me my raptor wouldn't fit on the streets or the parking spots there

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Oh and yeah welcome to the forum!

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You'll fit the city is loaded with trucks and buses. Parking, its hard to FIND a spot, even if you're driving a tiny car, heavily congested, but that's when Ford pass can come in handy & will help you find a parking garage.

Paul-in-CA said:

hi,

I am new also - I like your comparison to the X5M

I drove a X5M in december and was blown away BUT it is not a very useful vehicle ( and $115,000 to boot )

-Paul

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Yes, I absolutely got tired of only able to carry minimal stuff in my trunk.. X5M is an absolute a beast of a car, but with that said, time to move on, especially since we have given away our minivan.

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TornadoRaptor said:

You'll fit the city is loaded with trucks and buses. Parking, its hard to FIND a spot, even if you're driving a tiny car, heavily congested, but that's when Ford pass can come in handy & will help you find a parking garage.

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I just got slapped with a $33 surcharge for a big car.. WTF.. $65 parking + $33 surcharge.. OUCH!!!