Tall guys - What do you drive?

Bigerik · Oct 31, 2014

Just as it ain't easy being green, it ain't easy being tall when looking at cars. I'm 6'4 and about 240 lbs. I'm also broad in the shoulders. Finding a car that I can comfortably fit in is NOT easy. The dearth of 2 doors makes it even worse. Often in a 4 door, I get enough legroom, but I find the shoulder room horribly tight, as I get pinched in by the B pillar. Ford is horrible in this regard. I was even in a Cadillac DTS recently, and that was an issue also.

So tall, and/or big guys, what do you drive?

bobsvinyl · Oct 31, 2014

6'2" but I'm long-waisted, short legs. I drive a Toyota Tacoma and I have plenty of room.

SPL db · Oct 31, 2014

6'0 here with a large frame, I drive a 2003 PT Cruiser and I fit pretty good.

rudyg · Oct 31, 2014

A co-worker who is 6'7 drives a BMW X7, prior he used to have a Nissan Altima where the seat would go back far enough for him to fit (no room for a passenger in the back though)

chicks · Oct 31, 2014

A mere 6'3", Honda CR/V.

bossmustang7 · Oct 31, 2014

300c.

whoaru99 · Oct 31, 2014

My daily driver is a '09 Chev Impala. I'm 6'2" and 260. Has decent room for me. If your extra 2 inches is largely upper body then I think it could go either way for you. The B pillar starts to curve more inward a few inches above my shoulder height.

Bigerik · Oct 31, 2014

whoaru99 said:
My daily driver is a '09 Chev Impala. I'm 6'2" and 260. Has decent room for me. If your extra 2 inches is largely upper body then I think it could go either way for you. The B pillar starts to curve more inward a few inches above my shoulder height.

Interestingly I was talking to an old, experienced car sales guy, and he said that the Impala is usually the go to car for tall guys. Wouldn't have imagined that.

Bigerik · Oct 31, 2014

bossmustang7 said:
Im just under 6.3 at 195.i was looking at newer pony cars.the camaro was silly, painfull with multiple blind spots.guess what I drive?.lots of leg and headroom.my skinny kids can squeeze in the back.its a fun car, and daily driver-2012 Boss Mustang.the stock s ound system is okay.

Oddly, I had no issue at all with the Camaro, and found the interior to be more comfortable, and of better quality, then the Mustang.

The best of the lot, by far, was the Challenger. HUGE inside.

240sx4u · Oct 31, 2014

I was going to recommend challenger or charger. We had a magnum and it was gargantuan inside. I'm about your height and I could slide the seat far enough back where I was too far from the wheel.

finnbow · Oct 31, 2014

6'5", 225# and I drive a 2014 Mazda 6.

Bigerik · Oct 31, 2014

240sx4u said:
I was going to recommend challenger or charger. We had a magnum and it was gargantuan inside. I'm about your height and I could slide the seat far enough back where I was too far from the wheel.

And here I was expecting you to recommend a Nissan 240SX...

My 300C was very comfortable. Lots of room inside those. The first gen 300/Charger/Magnum seemed to be the official car of tall guys. I saw more guys much taller than I, driving those more then anything else.

Sadly, when they did the update to them in 2011, they hung a box under the dash, just over the pedals, that made it nigh onto impossible to drive with my size 13 shoes. My foot would get caught underneath when going from gas to brake. Big bummer, as I really liked them otherwise.

Black_Badger · Oct 31, 2014

6' 3" ~280#. I stick to SUVs. Currently rolling an '06 Jeep Commander. First car I ever bought new off the lot (and might be the last)! Been thinking about an upgrade lately and I really like the 2012 Audi Q5s w/ the turbo diesel.

240sx4u · Oct 31, 2014

Bigerik said:
And here I was expecting you to recommend a Nissan 240SX...

My 300C was very comfortable. Lots of room inside those. The first gen 300/Charger/Magnum seemed to be the official car of tall guys. I saw more guys much taller than I, driving those more then anything else.

Sadly, when they did the update to them in 2011, they hung a box under the dash, just over the pedals, that made it nigh onto impossible to drive with my size 13 shoes. My foot would get caught underneath when going from gas to brake. Big bummer, as I really liked them otherwise.

No way! That sucks man. Those first gen cars were enormous inside.

240sx would be my LAST recommendation

unless you don't mind your head touching the sunroof.

Bigerik · Oct 31, 2014

Black_Badger said:
6' 3" ~280#. I stick to SUVs. Currently rolling an '06 Jeep Commander. First car I ever bought new off the lot (and might be the last)! Been thinking about an upgrade lately and I really like the 2012 Audi Q5s w/ the turbo diesel.

I keep getting truck recommendations over the years, but I'm just not a truck kinda guy. If I could find one that rode and handled like a good car, I'd be all over it, but it hasn't happened for me yet.

gadget73 · Oct 31, 2014

That would be the El Camino. Unfortunately they're fairly tiny inside, so you probably would not enjoy the experience. They're virtually useless as a truck too. Its even lighter duty than an S10 suspension. They also haven't made one since 1987 I think.

bossmustang7 · Oct 31, 2014

jhtstone · Oct 31, 2014

A friend is close to your size and drive a Ford Fiesta. At 6', I could not tolerate it. It's the sideways knee room that is most annoying. I like to be able to bend my leg to the side.

I drive a '98 Marquis. Even around here there are plenty of them on the road but they are rw drive. The wife has a 2009 Impala, which was the smallest I could tolerate. We tried one step down but decided against it.

If the commutes were longer, it might have been different.

Bigerik · Oct 31, 2014

gadget73 said:
That would be the El Camino. Unfortunately they're fairly tiny inside, so you probably would not enjoy the experience. They're virtually useless as a truck too. Its even lighter duty than an S10 suspension. They also haven't made one since 1987 I think.

LOL. Yeah, I really never got those. They always seemed to me the worst combination of car and truck. But they sure had their fans.

Bigerik · Oct 31, 2014

bossmustang7 said:
Are you kidding? My car comes with the Recaros, possibly the most comfortable seats available.it also depends on what model mustang or camaro.i have always been, and raced chevys, but that camaro is just not right. I agree the challenger is the best interior.also the most expensive, the slowest(excluding the Hellcat)and by far the porkiest, with 2 adults you are looking at 4600 plus pounds!the mustang is the most comfortable and fun car.just look at all the reviews.alot on chevy converts like me prefer the Mustang.my buddy is 6.5.once in he says it fits like a glove.

Lets not get into a Mustang vs Camaro debate. Religious discussions aren't allowed on AK after all.

Nor will I mention the fact that, as of the last time I checked at least, the Camaro outsold the Mustang every year since the Camaro was reintroduced.

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