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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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im 6'1" and ive test driven a few tC's now and even with the seat all the way down, and the back in a comfortable spot i cant quit slid my hand between the headliner and my head, and leaning forward to look for traffic at an intersection...forget it, i just hit my head.

im just wondering if this is a commin issure or not. the tC has a really low roof line. not that isnt a bad thing it just adds to its sexy good looks but im not sure if its for me now...

any input.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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6'4 and have no leg or headroom issues. Only thing that would make me more comfortable, would be a telescoping steering wheel.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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did you adjust the seat height? with the pump/crank lever..?...lol i'm 5'8" so head room is no issue for me, but i know of a few 6'+ drivers here that have no complaints.....i know the height adjustment can give +-4-5 inches....
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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yeah i know what you are saying... im' 6'2, 6'3 ish and if i kind of slouch... i can fit correctly in the car...it doesnt bother me so much once i got used to the seating posistion... the one thing that i still think the car is lacking is a telescoping steering column. that would make the seating more bearable i think.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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Holy cow carbon you're tall.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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man we were all over this one this morning! all posted at the same time!
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Adorian
Holy cow carbon you're tall.
Haha, my friend's sister didn't believe me when I said 6'4, she thought I was like 6'8 or something, so she actually measured me.. .
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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jeeeeeez. I always had a hard time finding guys taller than me, guess I need to move to the east coast.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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i'm 6'1", and i've never hit my head in the front seat of the tC.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Adorian
jeeeeeez. I always had a hard time finding guys taller than me, guess I need to move to the east coast.
I won't flirt with your receptionist either .

Oh yea, the only thing I hit my head on, is the damn hatch. I need to get the shocks replaced because it doesn't lift itself...so it's always lower than I think it is.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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haha I sure hope not.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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yeah the seat is all the way down as i stated earlier. i guess its just something that you all deal with. thanks.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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m 6'1 as well and i have to problems, pump the long lever on the left of the seat down and see what happens
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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"How big an ol boy are ya?" (if no OK people know that this is ... I will be sad )


Most people at first dont realize that if you push the lever more than once, the seat keeps lowering. They push it once and think the seat is bottomed out. From mid height, you should be able to push the lever down about 3-4 times before the seat bottoms out I think.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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He's said it twice that he has the seat 'down' as far as it can go. I think he might just have the seatback inclined too high.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Adorian
Holy cow carbon you're tall.
I read that the first time as cabron hehe

as for the height thing...hahaha i have a completely different issue since i'm under 5ft haha
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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i'm 6'0", and i've never hit my head only problem is I sometimes cant really see the traffic light.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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5'11 - I'm happy w/ mine and I'm Japanese too
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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6". no issues. but agree that it needs a telescoping wheel. and i too have trouble seeing a traffic light sometimes.
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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I'm 6'1 and my spiked hair is what hits the sunshade. But, my buddy whose 6'6 260 drove my car and let me tell you, THAT was a funny site!



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