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Old 02-25-2010, 01:27 PM   #11
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Then you haven't been in one. They suck for tall/big men. Chick car IMHO. Crampy like a 57 Bird.
I've been in them. Plenty of room for a 6' 1" guy like me. Remember, there's tall and there's bigbird tall.

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Old 02-25-2010, 02:54 PM   #12
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Then you haven't been in one. They suck for tall/big men. Chick car IMHO. Crampy like a 57 Bird.
Been in a 57, 56 and 55 T-bird. I couldn't believe how big the seat was---I was 12 years old.
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I tried to move a customer's '67 427 tri power Covette out of my dads shop once and I had to open the door so I could put my foot on the clutch. With the door closed my leg would hit the steering wheel and door.
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I tried to move a customer's '67 427 tri power Covette out of my dads shop once and I had to open the door so I could put my foot on the clutch. With the door closed my leg would hit the steering wheel and door.
Yep, in the 38 years I have had my C2 it gets harder to get into and out of. On our last run my right knee kept hitting the T-handle on the shifter. I don't remember it doing that before.
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Back then I was only 178lbs.
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Back then I was only 178lbs.
Your not now???
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Old 02-25-2010, 07:19 PM   #17
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That's what I love about Vettes and Vipers and RX7s over Mustangs. I feel like I'm in a cockpit, not like I'm in a cruiser with a big motor. The Chargers are the worst. It's a 60s Cadillac with a cheap interior and a big engine.
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That's what I love about Vettes and Vipers and RX7s over Mustangs. I feel like I'm in a cockpit, not like I'm in a cruiser with a big motor. The Chargers are the worst. It's a 60s Cadillac with a cheap interior and a big engine.
I don't know what mustangs you are riding in but I have my seat all the way back and my upper body is leaning in the back seat just so my head in not pressed against the roof. In my dad's Mach I have to open the door to apply the e-brake.
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I don't know what mustangs you are riding in but I have my seat all the way back and my upper body is leaning in the back seat just so my head in not pressed against the roof. In my dad's Mach I have to open the door to apply the e-brake.
Newer Mustangs have gotten much better, true. But it still doesn't feel like a cockpit.
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My reason for asking, my friends mom was looking for a new vert. She ended up with a Saab. Very nice car, like a Mercedes on this inside, pretty damn quick too. V6T felt like a FWD car though.
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