My wife has a hard time driving my MGA 'cause she is too *short* at about
5'4". The one time she did, we had to put three pillows behind her (as
well as moving the seat all the way up) so she could effectively work the
pedals. Even at 5'8", I have the seat moved up a bit and find myself
stretching to push the clutch all the way in. Since the steering wheel
has some adjustment and there is plenty of leg room, I think you would
find plenty of room in the A, ONCE YOU ARE IN. The tricky part is
GETTING IN. The front edge of the door is fairly far back compared to
where the seat is. So if you sit down in the car and swing your legs in,
you have to really bend your knees to get past it. Even at my height I
will grab my left knee with my hand and pull on it to get it past the
door. You might have to use the "James Bond" method and just jump (or
step, Mr. Jolly Green Giant) over the door onto the seat and then slide
down. Then you gotta watch out for the oversize steering wheel!
Getting into the car is only a small fraction of the time you spend with
it, so I would consider it a minor inconvenience over driving around in a
car that is too small for you. Besides, if you get the TR3, you also
have to be driving a Tr***ph, and who wants that!
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
On Tue, 24 Jun 1997 08:42:42 -0400 Don Walton <dhw@atomic.net> writes:
>Hello all,
>
>I am thinking of doing the once unthinkable, (gasp) selling my Harley
>and
>getting an older LBC. When I say older I mean MGA or TR3 vintage.
>What I
>need to know is if a person 6'2" tall can even comfortably fit into
>one of
>the aformentioned LBCs?
>A few months ago I glanced out the window of our shop and saw a
>restored MGA
>sitting in our parking lot, the owner and I talked for a while but
>when he
>and his SO left they looked as if it took a shoe-horn to get both of
>them in
>there.
>I also talked to a TR3 owner at the Winston-Salem car show on the 15th
>and
>he was taller than me but he had driven his car down from the
>mountains of
>Virginia and looked un-accordian like. This fellow said his wife
>owned an
>MGA and he thought it had more room than the TR3, but that they both
>took
>some getting used to as to where to position legs and arms to be
>comfortable.
>So whaddya think? How about some opinions from listers with real life
>experence with this tall problem. I can afford the car or height
>reduction
>surgery but not both.
>
> Don Walton in NC
> 2 B's with enough room for
>long legs
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