How tall do you need to be to reach pedals?
How tall do you need to be to reach pedals?
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igg

Original Poster:

273 posts

289 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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As nearest TVR dealer is quite a distance I thought I'd ask here first

What is the minium height you reckon you need to be to be able to drive a Cerbera and still reach pedals, and see out of it? I'm not that tall (5ft 7inches), and my wife is a good couple of inches shorter - as I don't know if there is height adjustment on seats etc. I thought I'd ask - any advice/experiences please?
Thanks
Igg

Hughesie2

12,790 posts

311 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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That short i'd have guessed you'd need to get a custom pedal box or get the seat moved forward an inch or so...

Steve_T

6,356 posts

301 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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Leven Tech pedals will sort you out.

Steve.

igg

Original Poster:

273 posts

289 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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Thanks, so I take it that one needs to be 6ft or over (Mr Wheeler size) to drive one without mods?
Just wondering how I'll test drive one - perhaps I ought to take a cushion!

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

290 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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I'm 5'7" and the wife is 5'2", we drive the Cerb no problem.

There's no height adjustment on the seat - when you drive one you'll know why!!

froggie

896 posts

271 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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with ajustable pedals on max length seat right back and reclined ,stearing wheel far enugh forward to rap muckels on the dash a seats wide enugh for a elefant and i find youve still got to be a falidamide ,what shape person were theise designed for?if they were at all designed?

igg

Original Poster:

273 posts

289 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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Thanks, sounds like I'll be able to test drive then!

Igg

Mad Mark

2,345 posts

261 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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I'm 5' 6" and can drive it ok, but only just.

andy4200

5,125 posts

302 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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igg said:

I'm not that tall (5ft 7inches), and my wife is a good couple of inches shorter


Well done, you meet the requirements.

Section 9 of the owners handbook says that you must be at least a couple of inches taller than your wife so as to avoid unecessary arguments when she decides she wants to drive. TVR recommend the following response 'Sorry love, you're too short'

vinny73

221 posts

258 months

Friday 15th April 2005
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lol @ Andy.

I posted a similar thread earlier in the week, as I am stretching fully to use the clutch at 5'8" with chunky soled Cat boots on. The pedals are adjustable tho, will get the Cerb out the garage later and see what adjustment I have left, if not, I will go the Leven route.