Which Convertible for 6ft + tall men

Which Convertible for 6ft + tall men

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Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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TVR - designed for 6ft 8ins. Plus it's brilliant!

The Wookie

13,909 posts

227 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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I'm 6'5' (big frame, hence wookie, although no goatee) and I can't fit in a last gen MX-5 or an S2000, literally my legs are pinned against the dash. I'm also not great in an Elise, I tend to be looking at the sun visors with my head close to the roof rails. I'm just about alright in a Boxster, though it's at the limit of what I'd call acceptable in the leg department.

However I've been perfectly comfortable in a Mini Cabrio and Saab 9-3 Aero (superbly comfortable for long distances and far from as bad in other departments as many people make out so don't dismiss it out of hand), fine in a Porsche 996 Cab, and just about alright in a 993 Cab ETA and a Griff 500, although it wasn't mega comfortable.

There are a few others that I'm fine in, but I doubt they'd be of much relevance.

Edited by The Wookie on Thursday 26th May 15:17

Bill

52,479 posts

254 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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I'm 6'2" and found the mk3 MR2 the best fit against a mk2 MX5 (mk1 was fine) and S2000. An Elise seemed fine and a Chim is no problem. And it took me 3 or 4 goes to get behind the wheel of an XK120 hehe

Ari

19,328 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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MX5 - 6ft 2 and only just comfortable in my MK3 with the seat back against the bulkhead. I have a 6ft girlfriend and she found the passenger footwell too short (as did I when she was driving). No problem with headroom or vis.

SLK - Fine for us both, but no margin for error, with my driving the seat isn't right back, but the backrest is tilted back and just touches the rear bulkhead.

A4 Cabrio. Masses of room. Leg room, head room, whatever, no issues at all. Not enough room in the back with myself and my girlfriend hence buying the SLK, didn't seem much point in what would effectively be a 2 seater A4.

alfa pint

3,856 posts

210 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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My 6'4" dad was more than fine in my Alfa Spider.

The funny thing was that he drove an MG B for 20 years - even my 5'9" head sticks above the windscreen slightly in a B.

ETA 'dad'

Fartgalen

6,630 posts

206 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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excel monkey said:
Something bigger maybe? Clarkson never complained about his Merc SL.

Or something from the land of the fat? Stang or Camaro perhaps.
I haven't tried a newer Stang, but in my 97 (and the previous 97 & 96 cars I've owned), I have the seat all the way back, and I reach the wheel and pedals comfortably with my slightly built 5ft 8 frame.
God knows how anyone tall manages in one of them.

The Lukas

2,773 posts

193 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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shout TVR!!

I'm 6' 2" and fit in my S nicely. The Chimaera is even better, a 6' 7" chap I know has one. All comfortable cars if you're tall yes

TriumphVitesse

939 posts

183 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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I'm 6'6" with 35" inside leg & easily fit in my MK1 MX-5, before that I had a Mark 3 Triumph Spitfire - a bit more cramped but I still managed to drive it for 11 years. I think it depends if you are well built, either a muscle man or a fat fker will struggle. I'm neither so seem to manage ok.

powwerr

1,978 posts

171 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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hornetrider said:
Friend of mine must be 6'3 and has an S2K. Have a sit in one.
How the feck? Im 6' 2 and i looked straight at the very top of the windsreen when i sat in one, thought i looked like fecking yogi bear in a panda.

TheStoat

1,498 posts

220 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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Dodge Viper SRT-10. You can free up another 2" of headroom by fitting the lowering kit for the seats

nouze

853 posts

176 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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Corvette

The Wookie

13,909 posts

227 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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alfa pint said:
My 6'4" dad was more than fine in my Alfa Spider.

The funny thing was that he drove an MG B for 20 years - even my 5'9" head sticks above the windscreen slightly in a B.

ETA 'dad'
My first car was a B, strangely enough I find them quite comfortable and my head is well below the screen! Pedals could be a bit further down the footwell, but as the wheel is so close you can recline.

Having said that I can't be that low, a few months ago I got ttted in the forehead by a stone kicked up by a car in front overtaking on some chevrons, fecking hurt that did! Girlfriend wondered what the hell was going on as I just started yelling obscenities seemingly for no reason

alangla

4,723 posts

180 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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I'm 6ft and fit into my Focus CC with no probs. Not the most desirable of motors, but handling's similar to the hard top and the 2 litre TDCI hustles it along quite nicely. Cabin's pretty high spec as well (almost all the earlier CC3s will have auto aircon and full leather trim)
Plenty of cheap ones around now, but be very, very careful checking the waterproofing - mine needed 2 body shop visits to make it watertight, others haven't been so lucky.

GroundEffect

13,819 posts

155 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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I'm 6'1 so luckily on the upper-end of a 'normal' height...but I have found I have really long legs. I've not struggled with any convertible up until now (and I've driven a few Elises).

Gogoplata

1,266 posts

159 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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I'm 6 foot 3 and drive a Lotus M100 S2. I find it to be very comfortable & fun :-)

AndrewO

647 posts

182 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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The Lukas said:
shout TVR!!
I'm 6' 2" and fit in my S nicely. The Chimaera is even better, a 6' 7" chap I know has one. All comfortable cars if you're tall yes
It was a toss up between a TVR Chim450 or the Elise. The TVR has an adjustable pedal box, brilliant for tall drivers.

Rotary Madness

2,285 posts

185 months

Thursday 26th May 2011
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MX5

Im 6' 5" and fit, just. Foamectomy on the seat + smaller aftermarket wheel makes it almost comfortable.

Only thing is if I roll it, theres about 4mm between my head and the roof hehe