6’4” etc…Anyone succeeded?

[macky17]

It’s ok, I’ve done all the searches and I know the theory behind how to make myself fit in an Esprit. The key appears to be bolting the seat directly to the floor. From my POV, this doesn’t help much if I can’t test the theory before buying the car. At ‘only’ 6-4 it *should* do the trick but I have a real knack of not fitting in cars, even when people taller than me can. (Long legs and arms, broad shoulders).

Does anyone on here have a car with the seat bolted to the floor so that I can see if it will be enough? Many thanks.

[macky17]

It’s a bit of a catch-22 - until I fit well enough to drive one, I don’t know how determined I am! I’ve always loved the idea of one and I sense it’s the right car...

I’m after an S4 btw. I’m a little scared of a V8 maintenance-wise.

Edited by macky17 on Saturday 14th July 16:51

[macky17]

And years later I'm still looking. I'm after an S4S now so if you hear of one for sale...

[macky17]

Johnston said:

I am 6"3 and had a '90 carb Turbo. Fitted V8 seats with no spacers and took out one layer of the insulation material behind the seat carpet which makes a bit of difference. Have driven it to LeMans in relative comfort.
I now have a V8 with the standard seats. The V8 is the roomiest of all Esprit's and is much better than the carb Turbo. One of the biggest improvements I made was fitting an Elise steering wheel to it. It's so much smaller and is closer to you/further from the dash. This gives me a lot more room for my left leg which gets jammed between the original momo steering wheel and the centre console. Big improvement for taller folks.

That's a good tip. Thanks mate.