Why do tall people buy sub compact sports cars?

[Staples]

I mean it's good they do which keeps the market alive but how fun is it to scrunch down into a car which clearly was not made for you?

Or is stroking your ego with a car that says I am important really that big a deal?

 

[IronWing]

They give purpose to people who can get nothing out of concerts.

 

[dasherHampton]

I agree.

I had a brand new IS 350 as a loaner for a day. It's a great little car, but the key word is "little". I kept on bumping my head trying together in.

 

[Brainonska511]

Nevermind. Misread the title.

 

[sdifox]

They like to stick their head out of the sunroof?

 

[JulesMaximus]

I mean it's good they do which keeps the market alive but how fun is it to scrunch down into a car which clearly was not made for you?

Or is stroking your ego with a car that says I am important really that big a deal?

My current car and my last car are both 2 doors. Believe it or not, they are easier to get in and out of than many sedans. Those long doors make for a large opening.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I agree.

I had a brand new IS 350 as a loaner for a day. It's a great little car, but the key word is "little". I kept on bumping my head trying together in.

My wife had one of those. I always bumped either my head or shoulder getting in and out of it.

 

[IronWing]

Back when I was a slave grad student, my adviser directed me to go pick up a laser printer from the repair place. I told him that it wouldn't fit on my bike's rack so he threw me the keys to his Fiat Spider. I looked at the car, "Are you f'in' kidding me?" I'm a person of adult height. The car barely fit the printer let alone me. I ended up strapping the printer to the luggage rack on the trunk.

 

[Red Squirrel]

One of the nice things about being short is being able to fit pretty much in any vehicle. Even planes and buses I have plenty of leg room. Of course I turned around and bought a full size pickup anyway lol.

 

[Fritzo]

...because tall people like to drive performance cars too?

 

[Staples]

...because tall people like to drive performance cars too?

I hope no one is really taking this thread seriously. It is a parody of the other thread which posed a similarly idiotic question.

 

[dasherHampton]

I hope no one is really taking this thread seriously. It is a parody of the other thread which posed a similarly idiotic question.

A joke, maybe, but with a kernel of truth.

I saw a heavy set man this summer in a Miata with the top down, cruising on the highway.

It was "fat guy in a little coat". Bigger guys shouldn't drive tiny cars.

 

[Scarpozzi]

They like to stick their head out of the sunroof?

 

[JTsyo]

I'll let the Simpsons explain.

 

[nakedfrog]

A joke, maybe, but with a kernel of truth.

I saw a heavy set man this summer in a Miata with the top down, cruising on the highway.

It was "fat guy in a little coat". Bigger guys shouldn't drive tiny cars.

The guy I bought mine from was... generously proportioned.
I've gotten many questions on how I fit into mine (just based on height, I'm not tubby), and one guy that said "I have to see how you get into that" and proceeded to watch.

 

[RLGL]

Why do................. so they don't bounce around like a bebe in a boxcar when they crash.

 

[deadlyapp]

When I had my miata I had no problems fitting, however I'm not a "tall" person, just I suppose above average male height (6').

Now, I don't think anyone over 6'4" would have fit without having a pretty good leg bend - there just wasn't enough room to push the seat any further back.

 

[snoopy7548]

When I had my miata I had no problems fitting, however I'm not a "tall" person, just I suppose above average male height (6').

Now, I don't think anyone over 6'4" would have fit without having a pretty good leg bend - there just wasn't enough room to push the seat any further back.

That's when you take out the front seats...

 

[Fritzo]

I hope no one is really taking this thread seriously. It is a parody of the other thread which posed a similarly idiotic question.

OK...good. Now excuse me as I go to work.

 

[BurnItDwn]

My wife had one of those. I always bumped either my head or shoulder getting in and out of it.

Thats one of the reasons why I got a GS350. Much more room inside and comfortable for big/tall me.