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Suskam · 03-31-2011, 08:48 PM

The doors are high for safety reasons, I don't think anybody can rest their arm on the windowsill comfortably - it's the way it was designed for side-crush zones.

Airjoker · 03-31-2011, 09:27 PM

I'm only 5'8" and I can see fine and I have a short upper body. You just have to get used to it since sitting in a Camaro is different from other cars.

Rock-It Man · 03-31-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by besherman

Nope, I'm 5,9 and sat in a convertible yesterday. The problem is that the door sills are so high that resting my arm on top of them is pretty uncomfortable. I don't like the sitting in a deep bathtub feeling--particularly in a convert with the top down.

Anyone have any CONSTRUCTIVE suggestions? And if you are only going to make jokes, could you at least try to make them funny???

Prolly shoulda got a Mustang.

The extremely high sills are a Camaro feature.

NASCR3 · 03-31-2011, 10:03 PM

Funny I can't get mine low enough. LOL I love sitting as low as can be in my cars. The lower the better. I get a better seat of the pants feel being low in the car.

To the OP. Try driving a Mustang (not being a wise ass). I took my fathers '07 Shelby GT500 'vert for a ride last summer after I got my Camaro, and even if I beat the floor pan down with a sledge hammer I couldn't get rid of that sitting on the hood feeling. It was really high up by comparison and very uncomfortable for me, like I was exposed from the middle of my chest up. Weird.

John

03-31-2011, 08:48 PM	#15
Suskam Drives: '11 Camaro/ '02 Grand Prix Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 636 View My Garage	The doors are high for safety reasons, I don't think anybody can rest their arm on the windowsill comfortably - it's the way it was designed for side-crush zones. __________________

03-31-2011, 10:03 PM	#18
NASCR3 Drives: Synergy Green 2SS/RS/HURST Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 442 View My Garage	Funny I can't get mine low enough. LOL I love sitting as low as can be in my cars. The lower the better. I get a better seat of the pants feel being low in the car. To the OP. Try driving a Mustang (not being a wise ass). I took my fathers '07 Shelby GT500 'vert for a ride last summer after I got my Camaro, and even if I beat the floor pan down with a sledge hammer I couldn't get rid of that sitting on the hood feeling. It was really high up by comparison and very uncomfortable for me, like I was exposed from the middle of my chest up. Weird. John __________________ 2011 2SS/RS - Factory Hurst - Synergy Green - Cyber Gray Rally Stripes - Jet Black Interior - Born on 10/4/2010 2G1FT1EW7B9128807 Ordered: 8/6/2010 1100: 8/6/2010 2000: 8/23/2010 2051: 8/10/2010 2500: 8/24/2010 3000: 8/25/2010 3100: 9/8/2010 3300: 9/8/2010 3400: 9/11/2010 3800: 10/4/2010 4000: 10/4/2010 4200: 10/4/2010 5000: 10/13/2010 6000: 10/14/2010

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03-31-2011, 09:27 PM	#16
Airjoker Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 36	I'm only 5'8" and I can see fine and I have a short upper body. You just have to get used to it since sitting in a Camaro is different from other cars.