howard@metheus.UUCP (02/16/84)
I would like suggestions on cars which have a lot of legroom for the driver. You may assume tiltwheel if it is offered with the car, but mention it if you do. What I know of so far (graded by legroom only): A+ '50 Checker Marathon Unfortunately a little hard to find these days. The headroom was also fantastic, and it seated up to 8 or 9! (There were 2 fold-down seats on the back of the front seat!) A- '77-'80 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am I have one now but I'd like to get more than 12 MPG. Living 3 miles from work makes this mileage tolerable. The more recent Trans-Ams are smaller (C+ or B-). Good resale value <=> somewhat expensive for a used car. B+ '83 Pontiac 6000 LE Handled O.K., but transmission and gas pedal hard to work. Even used, about $10K and up. B '83 Buick Regal 2-door This is the lower limit of what I can tolerate. Avis has some of these in their rental fleet. ... most cars fall below this line I am 202 cm (6'7"), with somewhat longer legs than an average person of that height. 4-door is a slight plus as I am expecting a child this year. I will be happy to share whatever I learn with anyone else who wants to know. Howard A. Landman ogcvax!metheus!howard
rmiller@ccvaxa.UUCP (02/21/84)
#R:metheus:-20300:ccvaxa:4900033:000:448 ccvaxa!rmiller Feb 19 22:19:00 1984 i love these guys who talk about blowing off Rx-7's with large block and turbo'ed engines. the 7 has 70 cubic inches (1.15 liters) in those 2 rotors turkeys, of course you can get them if you are carrying 5 liters! just look out if you run into a turbo'ed GSL-SE sometime, it might take your socks off! uiucdcs!ccvaxa!rmiller ps the GSL-SE has the bigger (about 1.4 liter) wankel with a new injection system (and no external markings to show it)
ark@rabbit.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) (02/21/84)
Volvos have a lot of legroom, front and back. I also seem to recall that it is possible for the owner to unbolt the front seat rails and move the seat three inches further back if there still isn't enough. I have a friend who is 6'4" and owns a Volvo, and I've never heard him complain about legroom.
andrew@inmet.UUCP (02/24/84)
#R:metheus:-20300:inmet:2700058:000:281 inmet!andrew Feb 23 16:53:00 1984 You can tell the difference between a GSL-SE and a plain old GSL without looking under the hood. The former has 14" wheels and vents in the front spoiler. Of course, drivers of lesser vehicles will seldom get a chance to see those vents - at least not in their rear-view mirror.
tauxe@uokvax.UUCP (03/01/84)
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uokvax!tauxe Feb 23 02:28:00 1984
There are two cars that I know of that offer the kind of leg room
that you obviously need:
1. OMNI/HORIZON - amazing you say, for a small car. One of our
faculty here is taller than you, and has the same problem that
you do with cars. He has two of these cars.
2. VOLVO - The drivers seat has much more range than the passenger
seat, so don't judge by just riding in one. Also, when the seat
is mounted on the track at the factory, it is located using a
set of holes so that extremely short drivers can drive the car.
(My 8 year old can reach the clutch and brake now.) There is
another set of holes that allow the seat to be mounted further
back on the track. The sets of holes are about 1 1/2 inches (4cm)
apart, you need every inch you can get. The seat bottom tilts
and the back reclines and you can adjust the amount of lumbar
support.srradia@watmath.UUCP (sanjay Radia) (03/02/84)
My nissan stanza has excellent leg room - both at the back and front. Also the back seats are quite comfortable (quite rare in similarly priced cars). sanjay