6 ft 5in driver, and a 4 year and 18 month old kid
6 ft 5in driver, and a 4 year and 18 month old kid
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lancia4wd

Original Poster:

171 posts

272 months

Thursday 6th May 2010
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Hi,

I have got quite used to ramming myself into wedges, got two and Lotus Esprits, looking for Cerbera so i can take my kids out as well.

What is the space like, and is anyone living or around Marlborough Wiltshire so I can have a 5 min sit in, there are not many for sale that local to drag my kids over to before I purchase.

Regards

Nick

Gazzab

21,640 posts

311 months

Thursday 6th May 2010
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6ft 5 will just about fit I think. On the later seats you can remove the seat 'squab' to give yourself a couple of inches.
You will have virtually no room behind you though. So I guess that any kid over 2 might be a struggle - they will be in a recaro with legs pointing fwd, as soon as the legs are getting longer then it will be a prob. The passenger side rear is fine particularly with the seat moved forward.
As you say you need to try one out. You ought to try a lightweight model with the Tuscan style seats with removable squab though I think!?

billy no brakes

2,675 posts

294 months

Thursday 6th May 2010
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Peter Wheeler fitted and he was tall yes

assynt road

379 posts

216 months

Thursday 6th May 2010
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my oppo fits the passenger side ok (6 6"). the 4 year old will be ok in the rear\pass side seat, probably without a booster seat, these seats are small! 18 month old will be ok behind you until it grows abit.I,ve an older cerb too. happy hunting. steve.

gabbro

24 posts

242 months

Thursday 6th May 2010
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I'm 6ft 5 and I fit in mine fine...
The main problems are forward vision (just set the seat back a bit and the problem goes away) and trying to to clip the edge of brake pedal/loud pedal with the edge of your shoes

JR

14,332 posts

287 months

Thursday 6th May 2010
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billy no brakes said:
Peter Wheeler fitted and he was tall yes
6'8" IIRC.

TailHappy

47 posts

281 months

Thursday 6th May 2010
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Mines a 1996 and im 6'7", fits me very comfortably and i have the seat 1 click from fully back!

M3John

5,974 posts

248 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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billy no brakes said:
Amazon fits and she is tall yes
EFA


hehe



touching cloth

11,706 posts

268 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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When you say go out with the kids do you mean 3 up, if so then will be more than fine - kids can adopt passenger side, one up front pulled forward which will give loads of rear legroom for a child in a Recaro in the rear. If you mean 4 up with kids in rear it gets a fair bit tighter, we do it but I'm only about 6' so my seat can come quite fwd giving room behind for a sprog (easier in fact out of a seat as the legs aren't pushed forward by the seat base and can go straight down onto the floor - I have used the rear seats without a booster/child seat from when my son was about 5, just used a seat belt adjuster to make sure belt is in right position - they are little more than child seat in size/shape anyway).

lancia4wd

Original Poster:

171 posts

272 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Thanks Guys.

It will be 3 / 4 up, i have two wedges, a few Esprit, Lancia Montecarlos and EVO,s but they are either 2 seats, or LHD so misses will not go in it / does not like the kids in it.

Cerbera at least gives me options, so i will try and find a local one and have a sit in it.