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Feb 14, 2007 | 01:34 PM

#61

DERF

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From: Da Zoo

[QUOTE=RED MX5,Feb 14 2007, 03:42 PM]If I'm not having a senior moment with my math, he'll be 51 in twenty years.

Feb 14, 2007 | 03:35 PM

#62

FrostyWinters

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5'8", 230 lbs.

I fit like a glove in AP2s. AP1s are a bit tight across my chest, since elbow room in AP1 are smaller than AP2s.

Feb 14, 2007 | 03:37 PM

#63

mugenrsx

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From: Conway, AR

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Originally Posted by my95gtstang,Feb 9 2007, 12:03 AM

so i went to the honda dealership today and sat in the s2000 for like to 20th time but i just keep getting the feeling i cant move. like i like that its small and all but its like im stuck and i cant move. im not fat, im 18 and i weigh like 155-160 and im like 5'9 but idk i just feel like im tight. is this a "transition" from being used to driving larger cars and something that i will adjust to? share you input please.

We're the same size and trust me its a snug, but comfy fit after you get used to it. My back always hurt 20 minutes into driving it when I first owned the car, but it got much better overtime.

Feb 14, 2007 | 04:31 PM

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RED MX5

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From: Dry Branch

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Originally Posted by DERF,Feb 14 2007, 05:34 PM

At 45 to 50 you start to feel the effects of age, and the fit and comfort of the cockpit becomes more important.

I love the entie package the S offers for the money, and I agree that the S is really not that small for a roadster. I think it's just right and plan on enjoying an S for as long as I can.

Well, I can't deny that I started developing more of a taste for comfort after I turned 40.

Still, there are a lot of guys my age who can't even get in an Elise, and some days my wife can't even get in the S2000, but in all such cases, it's not just age. It's a health issue, or condition issue, and younger people with the same problems will have just as much trouble getting in and out of the cars.

I have joint issues sometimes, but I can still keep up with guys a third my age most of the time. LOL, in fact, sometimes they've got to work at keeping up with me.

BTW, I'm 6'1/2" tall and weigh 155 lbs., and the S2000 fits quite nicely.

Feb 14, 2007 | 05:18 PM

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Ks320

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The car is really small when you sit in it with the roof up and engine turned off.

I believe a magazine once said something similar ... the S2000 isn't really small once you drive it. Also, not to mention, put the top down, and you have 10,000 miles of headroom