bullheimer
Senior Member
- Location
- WA
yeah baby! my 07 matrix gets 36 mph uphill or down, can close it up water tight with an 8ft ladder inside the car (top of it on the dash) and i can carry a 24ft extension ladder in it too because unlike every other hatchback out there, my back window opens up. obviously have to put one end of the ladder on the dash as well. can put a 4footer in on the back seat sideways or in the back. i can carry up to five ten foot 1/2" pvc pipe in with the doors and windows closed, three 3/4" pvc pipes same way, or anything you want ten foot long with the ends on the dash. i don't generally like to drive with the back window open, but i can. if i do i generally tie the window down to the ladder with elec. tape. for those who want to look less like the flying burrito brothers, they sell ladder racks.
i highly recommend the 07 because they got bigger and mileage dropped down to 34 in 08. i am not sure if the newer models retained the opening window in the hatch either. there are alot of cooler small vehicles out there now too like that mini box truck ford has. i should have my matrix paid off this year too but right now i think there might be a tow truck out there looking for it.
more than big enough to carry everything one need to wire a complete house. oh yeah, the back seat folds down completely flat, not at some stupid angle, as well has it has a hard covering on the backs of the seats, so you wont scuff up some soft junk like what was in other cars i looked at. and ten tons of headroom and the seats are great for long trips. nothing bad about the car except the cheap plastic dash parts and worthless 'carpet'.
i highly recommend the 07 because they got bigger and mileage dropped down to 34 in 08. i am not sure if the newer models retained the opening window in the hatch either. there are alot of cooler small vehicles out there now too like that mini box truck ford has. i should have my matrix paid off this year too but right now i think there might be a tow truck out there looking for it.
more than big enough to carry everything one need to wire a complete house. oh yeah, the back seat folds down completely flat, not at some stupid angle, as well has it has a hard covering on the backs of the seats, so you wont scuff up some soft junk like what was in other cars i looked at. and ten tons of headroom and the seats are great for long trips. nothing bad about the car except the cheap plastic dash parts and worthless 'carpet'.
Last edited: