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Originally Posted by LeRoySmith
If you read my post you would know exactly where it came from, reading is hard so I'll say it again.
We came upon a tunnel we haven't been through yet and it seemed lower than the others we've been through. I asked my wife hop out and see how close it was. She did, held her hands about a foot and a half (!) apart. I did some quick math and multipled 12 x 1.5 and got 18, later I posted it here on totv.
I will be there first to admit it wasn't a very scientific exercise. She was a bit rushed as there are tee times nearing and we don't want to intefear with that! Lastly her estimate could be severely impacted as I've been telling her this |-------------------| is 6 inches all her life so her measurements are often based on faulty learning.
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I wanted to ensure that folks know that this could not have been any of the short tunnels in the north. There are very few tunnels here that have 18" of clearance for a Yamaha, much less the D5. I wouldn't want someone to purchase a D5 thinking they could go through any tunnel in The Villages and then find out afterwards that they couldn't.
The standard D5 is 9" taller than a Yamaha. I think it is a far superior cart in every way. But if you want to be able to travel anywhere in The Villages, then you need to either get smaller tires installed or have the roof lowered in the rear - it's not possible to lower the front, but the rear is good 2+" higher than the front.