I am loking at SVTC's and just curious as to who is tall that has one and how do you fit in it? I am 6'9" and I drive a Thunderbird SC right now, I seem to fit in that fine but it sits a bit low for me now, and the headroom is sorta getting slim.
Thanks,
Chuck
Recent height/weight thread.
I believe the tallest is 6'10".
I am 6'3" and my hair will hit the head liner if I go over a bump. I have very long legs and dont have any issues with legroom. I dont even have the seat all the way back. I would def sit in an SVT before you buy one. I doubt anybody will be able to sit behind you. The biggest person I can comfortably fit behind me is an average size 13 year old.
Chang is like 6'8" elevety billion lbs.
don't worry about it, you can just cut a hole in the roof and wear a helmet!
Originally posted by TGO:
don't worry about it, you can just cut a hole in the roof and wear a helmet!
Wouldn't it be easier to just open the moonroof? Or is it too far back on Contours?
it's kinda in the middle of the roof. And not all svt's have them.
i dont know who is the tallest but i am the longest.
Originally posted by Mikey Boy:
i dont know who is the tallest but i am the longest.
Glad to hear you have done your research.
Originally posted by g r y m e s:
Originally posted by Mikey Boy:
i dont know who is the tallest but i am the longest.
Glad to hear you have done your research.
Wow, I didn't know every guy on this site was under 6" 
thats not what you said last night.
Wow... I'm just under 6' and I'm only an inch or two below the roof. I have the seat lowered in the back as far as it will go, and it's positioned so that I can comfortably reach the pedals. I can't imagine how anyone much taller than me would be able to fit in the driver's seat!
Use me as a benchmark. I'm 6'0".
I'm about 6 foot and have my seat all the way back. I have gotten used to it, but sometimes wish I could go further back. I guess I'm all legs. I would definitely sit in one and test drive it if you are any taller than 6 foot before you buy.
I'm just under 6 foot and I have my seat all the way back and the wheel as far up as it can go. I couldn't imagine how someone over 6 foot could fit in the driver seat.
This reminds me, I sat in a Miata at a auto show once, and good lordy I could barely fit in the thing, I had the seat all the way back and everything, my head stuck just a few inches above the windsheild.
I'm 6'3" (190.5cm), but I found a way to fit in small cars.
I lean the seat way back. It's more comfortable for me to do it in the first place, but I'm also staring out the windsheild halfway up it.
Looks really bad when I'm not in the car... take your fist, set it on the corner of the back seat cushion and move/recline the seat to where it's touching your fist. That's where I sit!
If I put the seat straight up and down, I gotta tilt my head a bit so it's up in the sunroof area.
Now in the C4 Vettes, I don't fit. To recline the seat enough so I'm not all up in the targa top, I end up with my knees on the dash. To get enough leg room, I'm hitting my head on the rollbar looking thing.
In my brother's old 98 Mustang GT with leather, seat didn't move back far enough for me. Knees were all up in the dash... Sucked trying to use the clutch, but at least I had enough headroom.
6feet 3inches and I have the seat all the way back and the back rest slightly back as well. It maybe a tight fit for you but the only way to tell is if you sit in one and you decide if you can handle it.
I'm 6'-1" and all legs. I actually sit with the seat fairy close, as people can still sit in the back. My knees are pretty close to the dash, as I don't have to reach for the shifter, hence, having better control over the car.
Mark
Originally posted by Mikey Boy:
thats not what you said last night.
Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
I'm 6'-1" and all legs. I actually sit with the seat fairy close, as people can still sit in the back. My knees are pretty close to the dash, as I don't have to reach for the shifter, hence, having better control over the car.
Mark
Same here. I couldn't drive with the seat the whole way back. I'd hate to have to reach for the shifter each time.
im 6'7" like 70% legs :P
But yea, seat all the way back, i dont care. People dont get in my backseat anyways, My knees touch the dash and ive developed a knees bent to the outside style of sitting, its kinda funny.
6'6" and yea all the way back, only prob. is my legs do have to kinda bend around the steering wheel, and after an hour or so of stop and go, my right knee starts to hurt a little. Head room is more than suficiant for me. I do wish the shifter was 3" closer though, i do kinda have to lean foreward a little to get 5th. That and i wish the steering wheel telescoped.
Originally posted by dubkatz:
only prob. is my legs do have to kinda bend around the steering wheel, and after an hour or so of stop and go, my right knee starts to hurt a little.
Same with me. Except my left leg goes numb from the buttcheek down. 
you guys should try different seat adjustments. Angling the front of the drivers seat releived some pain. Inflating the lumbar support helps too.
anyone ever moved the seat back? like re-drilling into the unibody like 2 inches back?
Originally posted by RandyCSVT:
you guys should try different seat adjustments. Angling the front of the drivers seat releived some pain. Inflating the lumbar support helps too.
Um ... if you have a Contour with power seats.
Originally posted by Tourige:
im 6'7" like 70% legs :P
But yea, seat all the way back, i dont care. People dont get in my backseat anyways, My knees touch the dash and ive developed a knees bent to the outside style of sitting, its kinda funny.
Wow, if I was that tall I would have not bought a Contour.
Originally posted by Tourige:
im 6'7" like 70% legs :P
Are you a girl straight out of a Japanese cartoon? 
6'1, agree on the seats but we've got a
Mystique Surprisingly the biggest car I've ever had back seat issues with was the recent charger o_O the way the roof curves affects the way the sunroof takes up more roof room so when I leaned forward my head hit the ceiling
I'm 6'3" and I fit fine. Just lean the seat back and lower it. 6'9" maybe pushin it!