Girlfriend too short to drive Vantage

[TonyW360]

Has anyone come across this problem before and found a solution? My girlfriend was going to test drive a Vantage V8 this weekend but couldn't fully depress the clutch (she's 5 foot 1 inch) even with the seat fully forward. The manager suggested getting a clutch extension from a place called SVO, which I'll look into, but she's a bit reluctant to go that route. It's strange as she sat in a manual Gallardo a few minutes later (next door showrooms in Pangbourne) and it seemed fine. Are Aston Martins known for being tricky for short people? We should probably have tried the Vantage V12 to see if it also happened on that but we ran out of time.

[TonyW360]

Manwhoneverwas said:

+3 (with a hand throttle on the steering wheel)

Yea the guy in the showroom made the same point but I'm not moving away from a manual gearshift. I may have to do all the driving in it. It's a tough life...