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<blockquote data-quote="smurfslayer" data-source="post: 1578409" data-attributes="member: 21926"><p>My wife and I just took a measurement of Lucille, mirror to mirror - a tick under 100 inches, or a tick under 254cm. I know this is close because I measured many garages here in Texas and 1 car garages in older homes are not wide enough to park with mirrors extended. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>802a is the highest option package on the Raptor; it is the most profitable and common. 801a is the mid level</p><p>800a is the base trim of a Raptor. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Germans. Entirely too impressed with their driving acumen. Don’t get me wrong, they’re fine drivers but just as guilty of left lane turtling as here in the USA. </p><p></p><p>With roughly 9 dollar per gallon gasoline prices, there aren’t many large or uneconomical vehicles riding around in Germany. My bet is they had the tires set at 40+ PSI, which is good for keeping the tire from rolling over in corners, but it’s the enemy of the Raptor’s suspension which needs the tire pressure in the low to mid 30’s. </p><p></p><p>They, and other European countries with traditionally high fuel costs “get” smaller, compact and fuel efficient vehicles, as a society. Sure, there are gear heads in the Olde country too, but fueling a Rap in Europe is about 3-4 times what it costs here in the USA. So it’s not surprising the dealer didn’t “get it”. </p><p></p><p>The Limited is certainly all most people will ever need from a truck. Similarly, most Europeans can make do with a Fiat Punto just fine.</p><p></p><p>But who <em><u>wants</u></em> to drive a Punto? </p><p></p><p>If you want the Raptor, you don’t want a limited or platinum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfslayer, post: 1578409, member: 21926"] My wife and I just took a measurement of Lucille, mirror to mirror - a tick under 100 inches, or a tick under 254cm. I know this is close because I measured many garages here in Texas and 1 car garages in older homes are not wide enough to park with mirrors extended. 802a is the highest option package on the Raptor; it is the most profitable and common. 801a is the mid level 800a is the base trim of a Raptor. Germans. Entirely too impressed with their driving acumen. Don’t get me wrong, they’re fine drivers but just as guilty of left lane turtling as here in the USA. With roughly 9 dollar per gallon gasoline prices, there aren’t many large or uneconomical vehicles riding around in Germany. My bet is they had the tires set at 40+ PSI, which is good for keeping the tire from rolling over in corners, but it’s the enemy of the Raptor’s suspension which needs the tire pressure in the low to mid 30’s. They, and other European countries with traditionally high fuel costs “get” smaller, compact and fuel efficient vehicles, as a society. Sure, there are gear heads in the Olde country too, but fueling a Rap in Europe is about 3-4 times what it costs here in the USA. So it’s not surprising the dealer didn’t “get it”. The Limited is certainly all most people will ever need from a truck. Similarly, most Europeans can make do with a Fiat Punto just fine. But who [I][U]wants[/U][/I] to drive a Punto? If you want the Raptor, you don’t want a limited or platinum. [/QUOTE]
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