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#61 of 160 Hi,sheric by md_tech Sep 27, 2000 (10:53 pm)
What about the Nissan Pathfinder or Exterra????? Or she could try the GMC Jimmy!!! I guess she isen't into driving a Minivan... Just a few suggestions I thought of off the top of my head..                 Kristina/co host Our Turn
#62 of 160 No SUV's for petite women! by fjw2 Sep 28, 2000 (7:01 am)
I used to drive the Nissan PF, and I got stalled from the stop lights. My neck was hurting for 7days. It's such a heavy vehicle to manuever, for such a petite woman. I'm 5'2". While driving, it is too close to the steering wheel, because you have to get closer to reach the gas pedal. I, myself, like to seat further from it.
#63 of 160 Hi, fjw2 by md_tech Sep 28, 2000 (10:34 pm)
What about the RAV4 or the Honda CRV ???? I have seen quite a few petite women driving those SUV's. What type of vehicle do you drive?? I drive a Toyota Corrola and sometimes I wish I had something larger.. Driving down the road,all those Minivans and SUV's hover over my little Toyota!!!!                    Kristina/co host Our Turn
#64 of 160 why not a smaller suv for us? by rav8 Sep 30, 2000 (7:58 pm)
Guess like I must sound like the poster child for the Rav 4 but I really do love mine.Driving for me is actually FUN now. I also love the milage I'm getting. We took it on a small trip (less than 500 miles)and then came home and still ran around before gasing up and checked the milage. Got around 30 miles per gallon. Was told it would probably do even better without the stop and go running around we did when we came back. I used to drive a mini van--it was bulky and not very responsive like the Rav is. I'm hooked. Hope you find something you like as well.
#65 of 160 Hi,Rav4 by md_tech Oct 01, 2000 (1:22 am)
I'm glad to here your happy with your Rav4... Sounds like it's running well!!! Have you had any problems with your RAV???                                     Kristina/co host Our Turn
#66 of 160 No problems for the Rav4 by rav8 Oct 06, 2000 (4:57 pm)
So far so good with the Rav 4. I have no complaints whatsoever. I've had it almost 4 months now and I couldn't be happier. Driving in the city was a breeze. My husband even commented several times how nice it was that we could squeeze into a rather small but very convenient parking space in the garage where we parked. we'll just see how things progress as time goes by. Haven't had an oil change yet..that comes at around 5,000 miles i think. Anybody else got one of these nifty liitle vehicles?
#67 of 160 Forester by kate5000 Oct 12, 2000 (8:19 pm)
Kristina, sorry, I was busy at work and did not get back to you earlier. I agree with you that Subaru is a little known secret: they build great cars at value prices. I still own and drive old Subaru wagon, and it did not require ANY repairs, just maintenance. Did you notice how many of those old wagons are still on the road, although Subaru always had a very small share of the auto market in the US? No, Forester does not have memory seats, and this why I have great excuse NOT to let my husband drive it However, it has heated seats (on S and S Premium models) that I thought I'd never ever need in sunny CA, but it turned out to be a great feature. The seat nicely heats your lower back section not so much butt and thighs. I just enjoy it so much, with cool air from A/C blowing into my face, and warm feeling crawling up my back. My Dad is asking me to give him a ride in the Forester when his back is acting out; I call it Forester therapy. He says it helps a lot. Very easy getting in and out, and driving position is very assuring: high enough to see the road well yet not so high as to give you that "tippy" feeling. The only gripe I have is that I find Forester seat cushion a bit too short and I wish for more thigh support. However, it did not bother me that much, even on a very long (600 mi in 1 day) road trip. And yes, I did take it off-road a few times, and it was just great. I also test-drove a lot of SUV's at EdmundsLive event, and Forester was the best performer both on pavement and on track. It's very highly rated by NHTSA for safety, I think second only to Volvo. I highly recommend Forester to everyone. Short people like me can enjoy it, and even 6'7 guy can still have enough leg- and headroom (from a testimony of a person with moniker big_guy here at edmunds.com).
#68 of 160 here are pictures by kate5000 Oct 17, 2000 (3:08 am)
you can see that 5'3 woman can seat comfortably in the Forester: Forester 2001 S Premium Silver Auto
#69 of 160 Kate5000 by md_tech Oct 17, 2000 (9:31 pm)
What year is your Forester???? It looks really nice...Thanks for the great pictures.                  Kristina/co host Our Turn
#70 of 160 Forester 2001 by kate5000 Oct 20, 2000 (3:16 pm)
It's marketed as 2001 model, although came on sale in Feb 2000.

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