center console

[spoonhead88]

Hello,

Does anyone know of a car that i can buy in the uk that doesn't have a center console? I'm 25 so am limited by insurance to what i can get but I'm a big lad and sick of my left knee hurting because it jammed up against a center console.

This is an example of the kind of thing i'm looking for but its a 7 seater mpv and i really don't want to be driving an mpv around would look silly by myself.

[davepoth]

A medium sized saloon (Mondeo, 5 series, something that size) will be fine assuming you aren't 7 feet tall, even though it'll have a console. Assuming you aren't an actual giant you may well not have your set set far enough back which is why you can't find a comfortable spot for your leg.

[spoonhead88]

davepoth said:

A medium sized saloon (Mondeo, 5 series, something that size) will be fine assuming you aren't 7 feet tall, even though it'll have a console. Assuming you aren't an actual giant you may well not have your set set far enough back which is why you can't find a comfortable spot for your leg.

I'm not really a giant at 6' 4" but i have wide legs each the width of a normals mans waists which means that i need alot of space for the sides of my legs hence me wanting a car without a center console. Thanks for your suggestion tho.

[spoonhead88]

to show you what i mean here is a pic of me in a car that shows the problem i have had with every car I've tired

[GC8]

Had you conidered sitting on the back seat, Hightower-style?

[Omar1985]

How about a Honda civic (2000-2005) the gear stick is where the radio should be so there maybe a lot more leg room if your a big guy.
Also
Many bottom spec small hatchbacks have nothing more then a gear stick coming out of the floor. No cubby hole or cup holders etc. ford ka springs to mind. I may be wrong. If I am shoot me

[GC8]

Eating fewer pies will help too. You like youre sat on three old Yellow Pages there!

Im quite a big man at 6'3" and a good sixteen stones, but I can sit in a Corsa B without issue...

[Caulkhead]

Centre. The word is centre.

[Omar1985]

spoonhead88 said:

to show you what i mean here is a pic of me in a car that shows the problem i have had with every car I've tired

I've just seen the pic. It's not the centre console that's the problem it's the steering wheel. I'm sure you can get an aftermarket racing one. Momo maybe ?

Instead of yellow pages maybe sitting lower would be better .....

[davepoth]

spoonhead88 said:

to show you what i mean here is a pic of me in a car that shows the problem i have had with every car I've tired

Corsa B. There's part of the problem - everything apart from the fore/aft on the seat is fixed. In bigger saloons you get more adjustability as well as space - reach and rake for the wheel, and height adjustment front and rear for the seat. You look to be sitting pretty upright and close to the wheel too - your left leg should be pretty much straight when the clutch pedal is at the floor, so try and work the rest of the driving position around that if your legs are a big issue.

[GC8]

The problem appears to be two-fold. Firstly the steering wheel is slightly off-centre IIRC, to improve clearance and here it is pictures inverted, so the clearance is reduced.

Secondly - his big fat arse.

[smartphone hater]

[Kentish]

Renault trafic/vauxhall vivaro/nissan primastar should be perfect; great to drive too.

[jamoor]

Previa with automatic transmission? should just about be "cool"

[Wadeski]

Yank tank, column shift!

[billzeebub]

GC8 said:

Had you conidered sitting on the back seat, Hightower-style?

brilliant!..

you are going to fit in well round these parts, cultivate a goatee style beard and become a Director of your own company to really be part of the gang though

[wheedler]

Go on a diet

[spoonhead88]

thank you for all yuor help guys.

[SlimRick]

Landrover Series / Defender

[monthefish]

Caulkhead said:

Centre. The word is centre.

Out of interest, when you posted that, did it still say "Thanks for your contiribution."?