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Sedans Best Vehicles for Taller/Larger Drivers
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Replying to: alston28 (Aug 07, 2006 9:52 am)
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Replying to: acc1aim (Aug 08, 2006 8:28 pm) The Civic EX lacks headroom due to the sunroof; when I sat in one, I simply did not feel comfortable. Another car I want to see before making a purchasing decision, one where I should have no problems fitting in, would be the upcoming (2007) Hyundai Elantra. In fact I have no problem feeling comfy in the '06 Elantra and the '07 is supposed to be even roomier. The turnoff I had against the '06 was that ABS was not available except as a package that included a sunroof. |
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| Being 6', 5" and 250lbs it seems that all car manufacturers felt tall people are always skinny. As one gets tall they get large too. This is where car manufacturers need to concentrate on the width of the interior and not only on the height of the cabin or front leg seat room. I long for a car that is roomy, stylish and tall. Not a mini van, SUV or a truck. Give me a car with good mileage and well made. Is this too much to ask for? | |
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I am 6' 9" tall, 230lbs and I have tried on about 25 cars looking for a decent fit. Originally, I wanted a small to mid sized SUV (Lexus, Murano, VW) and I have spent about 4 weeks online and going to dealerships. It seems they have found anyone over 6'3" statistically insignificant...but times are changing. Last week I sat in the 2007 Jeep Compass and I was blown away with the head space. Know first of all that this is the smallest Jeep they make-designed for younger drivers. A few cool features (a set of speakers that drop from the rear tailgate for outside toons) a few weak features (the dash board is rather ordinary, not a ton of room in the rear seats or rear of car) Here is the HOT feature!!!! They have created a special device on the front seat to drop it 3"-4" down or UP! I really didn't think I would fit in this car but after sitting in it, it is easily the most head room (3" clearance above my head) of any car I sat in (Pathfinder, murano, lexus, Jeep Cherokee, VW, Volvo, Altima, Xtera, etc) This car gets about 23City-29hwy according to the documents. Even though its small, it has the jeep grill on the front. And get this: it's base price is $15,500. The nicer version is around 23k. Don't take my word for it and no I don't work for Jeep. I've just looked for so long I had to share. Good luck. BTW-here is the link to Jeep. http://www.jeep.com/en/compass/index.html
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Replying to: talljjparis (Aug 13, 2006 10:56 am) |
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| Hi im 7 feet 11 inches tall, and have found no cars that fit me, except convertables that i can just see over the window sheild after i roll top down( most of my height is in my torso) Any suggestions? | |
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you are kiding. are you the big show or somthing? there is no car made for sombody tht big.
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Replying to: moparblue2 (Sep 05, 2006 5:59 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Sep 05, 2006 7:34 pm) tidester, host
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