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Old 12-18-2006, 07:12 PM
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I would like to thank MB for not allowing me to own a crossfire. Why can't I own one? Because I don't fit.

Being 6'6"... My knee's bang against the steering wheel. Ohh well. Thanks for all your help guys.
 
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Old 12-18-2006, 07:21 PM
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Sorry to hear that bud, but we've known that anyone over 6'1" -2" may have issues. But to be fair, it's not MB but to DC (DaimlerChrysler) that you need to address this issue.

At 6'6" I imagine you have this problem with other "sports type" cars, no?
 
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Old 12-18-2006, 07:32 PM
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Sorry to hear that bud, but we've known that anyone over 6'1" -2" may have issues. But to be fair, it's not MB but to DC (DaimlerChrysler) that you need to address this issue.

At 6'6" I imagine you have this problem with other "sports type" cars, no?
Fit perfectly in my vette with room to spare. I haven't really tried any other cars. I can only imagine a solstice.
 
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Originally Posted by TargaTopC6
Fit perfectly in my vette with room to spare. I haven't really tried any other cars. I can only imagine a solstice.
I tend to put the seat back a little farther than most do. I am 5' 11" and the seat on my XF is all the way back. I believe they got a little lazy when they designed the driver's seat.

I believe the Solstice will accommodate a taller person than the XF will. My problem with the Solstice is the wrinkly top. Just plain pitiful!

I know I have tons of leg room in my Vette also. If you are eleven feet tall buy a Vette plain and simple.
 
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Old 12-18-2006, 08:20 PM
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I am 6'3" and I barely fit. I could not fit in the 350z. American cars have more room for taller people. I had no trouble with a camaro or a vette.
 
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I think it has to do with how you recline your seat as well. I'm only 5'7" and feel like I just fit.
 
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Old 12-19-2006, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by RowdyRoadster
I'm only 5'7" and feel like I just fit.
i'm 6'3" and fit just fine.
 
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I'm not sure how you didn't fit being 6'6"... I'm 6'3" and I fit just fine in the Crossfire. I had PLENTY of room in my DeLoreans, and they're MUCH smaller cars.
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by RowdyRoadster
I think it has to do with how you recline your seat as well. I'm only 5'7" and feel like I just fit.
~ i feel the same way... i like my seat back on a slight decline... at 5'7" i feel the car is just right.

if i were any taller... and the seat back had to be near vertical... this would not be acceptable to me personally.
 
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Old 12-21-2006, 04:53 AM
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Check out a Mini Cooper S. I work with a guy who stands 7' tall and he swears it's the only car that he can fit in!
 
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Old 12-30-2006, 06:25 PM
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I'm 6'-5" and have plenty of leg room in my automatic roadster. Head room is tight. I have the seat all of the way down & back. My first experience was sitting in an SRT coupe with the 6 speed manual. It was brand new and sitting on the lot of my local 5-star. It didn't have enough head room for me to be comfortable and using the clutch was bad. It was a very sad experience. About six weeks later I traveled across the state to see a roadster with the automatic. I fell in love the car but decided that black was too high maintenance. Then I found my SSB on the net. Made a deposit and took a three hour trip in my brother's Sky to pick it up. I am still in love.
 
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Old 12-30-2006, 07:11 PM
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Went down to the Porsche dealer today, since they had an '05 SLK 55 AMG sitting there, but finally got a chance to sit in the Cayman...much more head room that the XF, but leg room was shorter. Didn't get to sit in the 55 but boy that car is hot as hell.
 
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Who will fit is going to be a function of overall height -AND- body ratio... someone who has a long torso will be more constrained by the distance from the top of the seat cushion to the headliner. Someone with long legs will be looking for a place to stash their feet and may find (as did a 6'4" friend of mine with long legs) that there's plenty of room under the clutch and accelerator pedals!
 
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