Just wondering if any 6'2" and over guys are finding the driving position a little cramped in their 7th gen Accord. I'm 6'2" and I sure could use some more leg room in my '05 Accord. My car has a manual transmission and shifting is a struggle. Instead of pressing the clutch with the ball of the foot I find myself pressing it with midfoot, especially when wearing boots, and my toes are touching the metal rod behind the plate. To avoid this I started shifting heel up which feels awkward and uncomfortable. I really wish the seat could go back a bit more or at least be angled up. My other car is a 2001 Nissan Altima and shifting feels very natural with lots of leg room even though it's a smaller car than Accord.
any tall drivers?
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Just wondering if any 6'2" and over guys are finding the driving position a little cramped in their 7th gen Accord. I'm 6'2" and I sure could use some more leg room in my '05 Accord. My car has a manual transmission and shifting is a struggle. Instead of pressing the clutch with the ball of the foot I find myself pressing it with midfoot, especially when wearing boots, and my toes are touching the metal rod behind the plate. To avoid this I started shifting heel up which feels awkward and uncomfortable. I really wish the seat could go back a bit more or at least be angled up. My other car is a 2001 Nissan Altima and shifting feels very natural with lots of leg room even though it's a smaller car than Accord.
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You can always buy a seat extender.....lots of 9th gen guys do this. My brother is 6' 2" with size 15 clown feet- he steals my car for a few days each month and suffers through it. Maybe it is because his wife has a 1990 Miata that every now and then he has to drive. THAT visual is funny. His feet are so big he gives the car gas when he brakes and sometimes even presses the clutch in.
What is your leg length? What size jeans/suits do you wear for pants length?
What is your leg length? What size jeans/suits do you wear for pants length?
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6'5" and fit perfectly.
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6'3" and size 13 here and oddly, I noticed a smidge more leg room in my 05 coupe than the 07 4DR, but I adjusted and adapted. Only minuscule issue is finding comfort while in cruise control by placing right foot behind/between gas and brake. Dangerous? Meh.. But my right knee thanks me!
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I drove a 2004 EX 4 dr M5 for seven years with no problems. Plenty of leg and head room. It had a power driver's seat.
My wife's DD is a 2007 4r SE I4A5. It has a manual adjustments and is always a snug fit for this 6'2" guy. My wife, who barely clears five feet, loves it.''
Since I got the 2015 EX-L V6 four door, the snugness is really noticeable when I drive her car. She has no problems in mine, but she is a little overwhelmed by all the extra technology in my car.
I have no plans to tutor her anytime soon, although I would if she asked. I like 'em both.
My wife's DD is a 2007 4r SE I4A5. It has a manual adjustments and is always a snug fit for this 6'2" guy. My wife, who barely clears five feet, loves it.''
Since I got the 2015 EX-L V6 four door, the snugness is really noticeable when I drive her car. She has no problems in mine, but she is a little overwhelmed by all the extra technology in my car.
I have no plans to tutor her anytime soon, although I would if she asked. I like 'em both.
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6'7 and have a hard time getting in and out.
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6'3". But maybe age and gravity have pulled me down an inch in the passed few years.
But when I bought the 03 Coupe I4MT5, it was the only car (owned, rental, borrowed) that I don't have the driver's seat all the way back. It's one of the reasons I bought it.
But when I bought the 03 Coupe I4MT5, it was the only car (owned, rental, borrowed) that I don't have the driver's seat all the way back. It's one of the reasons I bought it.
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6'6 and I fit the best in this car better than any other I've driven that isn't A) a full-size 7 series BMW, or B) a truck.
I only slightly have an issue with my sunroof because it drops the height of the roof by about an inch or so. I just have to recline my seat slightly more than I'd otherwise like. But footroom is brilliant, better than any other car I've driven.
I think the coupe has more driver room than the 4 door as well. The seat can go further back.
I only slightly have an issue with my sunroof because it drops the height of the roof by about an inch or so. I just have to recline my seat slightly more than I'd otherwise like. But footroom is brilliant, better than any other car I've driven.
I think the coupe has more driver room than the 4 door as well. The seat can go further back.
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6' 2", and thought my '03 sedan was quite comfortable
My inseam length is 34" so yeah, I do have long legs, even for a 6'2" guy. The only car I drove where I didn't have to push the seat all the way back was a BMW 330. Sadly, it wasn't mine..
This morning when I was driving I noticed something else though. The clutch in my car (dis)engages very close to the floor. I have to really press it all the way down when shifting which is probably why I feel uncomfortable. I don't know if this is normal since I just got the car but in my Altima the clutch disengages just past the half way point down so shifting is quicker and easier.
This morning when I was driving I noticed something else though. The clutch in my car (dis)engages very close to the floor. I have to really press it all the way down when shifting which is probably why I feel uncomfortable. I don't know if this is normal since I just got the car but in my Altima the clutch disengages just past the half way point down so shifting is quicker and easier.
Hair room? Only with the sunroof cover slid open did I not feel the roof.
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6'3" and a 06 SE. I seem to fit nicely inside of it. May just be the way the coupes are inside that makes them feel that way.
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