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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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Hi.
I'm 62, 6 foot 2, 235 and a weightlifter. I have long legs small hips and wide shoulders. Getting in and out is something that you adapt to so i don't have any issues there despite my age. The S has 44 inches of legroom, more than any other car. Most cars have 41 or 42 inches. If you are wide at the middle or my height with short legs the car will not fit you. Despite my short upper body my head is just above the roll bar but comfortably below the rag top. I compensate not but wearing a helmet but by cocking my head to the side when I loose rear traction! Hope this helps. I wouldn't part with my 240HP fountain of youth for all the comfort and ammenities in the world. I guess maybe I would if I were a funeral director.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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Buy a M-B.!!!
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:17 PM
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Holy crap, we should start an NBA team. Almost no one under 6'2"?

Anyway, I'm pretty thick, 5'10" 205 pounds and this S fits me like a favorite pair of broken in jeans. Everything is right where it should be and the seat is the best OEM seat I've ever sat in.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 06:58 AM
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I weigh more than all of you and I don't have a problem.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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I am 6'5" tall and weigh more then anyone else has posted so far.
I have a MY04 and love it. The fit is fine.
True to all the others have said I cannot see stop lights with the top up but to that effect for the 2 1/2 yrs of ownership the top has only been up for maybe 20 days total.
I dont drive with shoes on unless they are top siders because the extra heel causes my knees to rest in the steering wheel ( unless I sit so far upright that my hair touches the top). I actually like the feel in the pedals that way anyway.
I plan to lower my seat someday when I get around to it but since I havent done it yet, you know Im not uncomfortable.
I just recently moved my seat forward one notch ( the dealerships GM told me about this as he is 6'4 and does the same) and reclined the seat back and found the room under the steering wheel unchanged but the level of my head somewhat lower.
I cant heel toe due to room but have found power downshifting in corners and controlling RPMs to be about as effective.
I say sit in it, drive it top up. if you are even mostly comfortable with the top up, its the right car.

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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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Fat guy in a little car, fat guy in a little car

Sorry, I have nothing to add here....
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 06:02 AM
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5' 10" and 215lbs. Anything but a body builder, so I'd lay money that I have the fattest ass in this thread. No problems with the seats at all. I also tend to be claustrophobic, but haven't had a twinge in the S2K, even with the top up. Getting in and out, until you master a technique that works for you, can be a bit of a challenge, but now I'm as supple as a lizard!

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