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Originally Posted by ankit
There will always be big people but, I hate it when I see a normal sized soccer mom driving a tank (what I call H2's, Expeditions, Escalade's, Tahoe's, etc) but they aren't even hauling around anyone. The most some ever have is their two kids, so all three including the mother would fit in a family sedan or so. Heck, even the father with the children and mother would fit in a family sedan. Why buy a tank if you aren't super tall (tall just doesn't cut it because I think most tall men could comfortably fit in a sedan) and are just going to be driving around town until it's time to pick up the kids?
/rant sorry. Wowza this thread went off topic.  |
i dont want to dispute what you are saying, you are definately right that most people cant claim size as a reason for driving a big vehicle. in fact my wife has a friend who is 5'2" she drove around in a huge pickup truck and it was amusing to see. but as for the tall men in sedans, I am 6'3" which i know is not giant by any means but i have a hard time fitting in compact cars, I have quite a few examples to back this up,
1) when i was still in the service i was looking for a car which was sporty and decent on fuel (20ish is decent to me, low for most on this site but eh whatever) i looked at a prelude and was set on buying it, it was standard transmission and very good condition. i went to test drive and didn't fit comfortably, with the seat all the way back my knees hit the dash and i was unable to shift and my head was against the roof. i was very disappointed and ended up buying the trans am instead which has vastly superior seating adjustment.
2) my mother in laws olds alero with 6 way adjustable seats (i drive this a couple times a month rather uncomfortably) with the seat as low as possible i still hit my head on the roof, and i am either too far from the steering wheel or my knees are to close to the dash, no happy medium.
3) my brothers toyota's and geos he has had many and i never fit in them and long story short i never fit in them just right.
anyhow this is pretty long all for this one point, sometimes fit can kill a car, i dont know why i have issues with fitting in many cars, i would love a good economy car, honestly i would, its just a matter of finding one that i fit into properly
i think the only reason i actually fit in the trans am is because of the t-tops, i know that if it had a solid roof i wouldnt fit in there either (the top of my head sits where the headliner would be) and with the jeeps they are convertibles (yeah i hit my head in minivans and other suvs too.
/rant