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#1234 of 1826 Re: at least sat in one [qbrozen] by hpowders

Mar 30, 2008 (1:31 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 30, 2008 8:25 am)
Regarding your comment that BMW knows how to fit tall drivers:
 
I am 6'2"- mostly legs. I practically got laughed off the Luxury Lounge thread by the active anti-BMW faction there when I posted that I test drove the 2008 328i sedan and the 2008 EX-L Accord sedan and discovered to my surprise that even though the Accord was supposed to offer more driver's seat leg room, I found the 328i MUCH roomier for my legs with quite a bit more seat travel in the 328i.
 
BMW always knows how to accommodate folks like us.
 
I have also tried Acura, Infiniti and Lexus vehicles. Only the BMW's fit me like a glove.
 
This week I have to go try a 128i coupe. My 545i lease is up in July.

#1235 of 1826 1-series legroom by michaell

Mar 30, 2008 (9:00 pm)

I went to the Denver Auto Show over the weekend and sat in a 135i. I'm 5'11" with a 30" inseam on my pants, but normally I have to have the seat all the way back in its travel to be comfortable.
 
The power seats in the car I sat in were working, so I moved the seat all the way back. Found, to my surprise, that I had to bring it forward in order to reach the pedals.
 
Nice!

#1236 of 1826 Re: 1-series legroom [michaell] by blueguydotcom

Mar 30, 2008 (9:50 pm)

Replying to: michaell (Mar 30, 2008 9:00 pm)
With a 30 inch inseam you need seats all the way back? I have a 30 inch inseam (I'm 5-7). Sounds like you're sitting too far away from the pedals. With the clutch depressed to the floor your knee should still be bent. If you leg is straight with a clutch or brake depressed to the floor you're too far away from the pedals and you're liable to break your leg in a head-on collision.
 
http://www.turnfast.com/tech_driving/driving_seating.shtml

#1237 of 1826 Re: 1-series legroom [blueguydotcom] by michaell

Mar 31, 2008 (6:23 am)

Replying to: blueguydotcom (Mar 30, 2008 9:50 pm)
I don't currently drive a stick shift ... my daily driver is a Saturn L-series, and the wife has a Saturn VUE.
 
The last time I drove a stick shift regularly was in a Ford Focus, and I didn't need the seat all the way back for that in order to have my left leg at a comfortable angle when the clutch was fully depressed.
 
My point was that there is more room in the front seat of the 1-series than I would have thought, given the overall size of the car.

#1238 of 1826 For the really practical concerns... by amybang

Mar 31, 2008 (6:46 am)

I've test driven a few 128s now. It's rapidly becoming a matter of "when", not "if" for me. I did a "lifestyle" test yesterday and brought along my roll-aboard suitcase and my iPod to see whether it really works for me. With the top down, my suitcase went in and out better than in an overhead bin on the plane, and I could probably fit a 2nd one in there. And the iPod was fully accessible through the radio, all my play lists and everything.
 
I did the same tests with the A4 convertible and the EOS yesterday. The iPod interface is laughable on both of those, actually maddening. Sure, they'll play your iPod, but you really can't control what it plays, because it doesn't show you track titles or playlists. With 6000+ songs on my iPod, I'd have been royally pissed had I bought either of those and paid for the iPod connector without trying it.
 
As for storage, the A4 could handle the suitcase with the top down. I could get the suitcase in the EOS with the top up, and it fits with the top down, but I couldn't get it in or out that way.
 
And those practical matters aside, the 128 just has me grinning like a fool when I drive it. The others haven't done that.

#1239 of 1826 This is NOT the 2002 that you may remember by michael_meg

Mar 31, 2008 (7:29 am)

Am a lifelong BMW owner, took a test drive -- honey, they shrunk the 3 series. What a great, sophisticated, heavy, reasonably priced little car... but somebody forgot to laugh when the set the thing up. It's dull.

#1240 of 1826 Re: This is NOT the 2002 that you may remember [michael_meg] by qbrozen

Mar 31, 2008 (11:35 am)

Replying to: michael_meg (Mar 31, 2008 7:29 am)
The only people that believe that "2002" nonsense are the PR folks who came up with it.
 
Its a heavier E30.
 
What I mean is, the interior volume seems almost an exact match of my wife's E30, while the vehicle has gained weight, mostly due to increased crash protection measures since 1987.

#1241 of 1826 Re: at least sat in one [hpowders] by qbrozen

Mar 31, 2008 (11:37 am)

Replying to: hpowders (Mar 30, 2008 1:31 pm)
I am 6'2"- mostly legs. I practically got laughed off the Luxury Lounge thread by the active anti-BMW faction there when I posted that I test drove the 2008 328i sedan and the 2008 EX-L Accord sedan and discovered to my surprise that even though the Accord was supposed to offer more driver's seat leg room, I found the 328i MUCH roomier for my legs with quite a bit more seat travel in the 328i.
 
Well, you are not alone. I currently drive an Accord EX-L. Although mine is an '06. Even the 1-series offers me a better seating position and more legroom. I have the Accord set almost to its extreme limits. The front of the seat is completey up, the back completely down, and the travel is roughly 1/4" from the furthest setting. When I sat in the 1-series, i had at least 1" further to go back in travel, while still having the front fully up and back fully down. And, on top of that, the steering wheel falls easier to hand in the 1 with the above setting. My arms are more stretched out in my Accord.

#1242 of 1826 Re: This is NOT the 2002 that you may remember [qbrozen] by andys120

Mar 31, 2008 (12:40 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 31, 2008 11:35 am)
Its a heavier E30.
 
I agree, a friend of mine owns an E30 convertible and the 128i 'vert is nearly the same size, inside and out.

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