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chuckyab · 05-25-2010, 02:21 PM

Hi I have seen many threads about too being tall for the sunroof, but none for driving the Manual using the clutch. Are any of you 6'3 or over, and regret buying the Manual because your legs are long ? Are any of you over 6'3 and feel fine with using the clutch after long drives.
Thanks!

thanks

Michael_Js · 05-25-2010, 02:30 PM

Hi & Welcome to the site!

I can't answer your question due to height limitations

I'm short.

Just saying hi! I'm sure you'll get some answers though & good luck on your decision!

BalogUK · 05-25-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckyab

Hi I have seen many threads about too being tall for the sunroof, but none for driving the Manual using the clutch. Are any of you 6'3 or over, and regret buying the Manual because your legs are long ? Are any of you over 6'3 and feel fine with using the clutch after long drives.
Thanks!

thanks

6'4 w/o shoes on- wouldn't have it any other way. the seat slides far enough back that you can avoid knee issues. drove it 2500 miles back home when I picked it up. It's an amazing car to say the least.

BadHabit · 05-25-2010, 02:50 PM

I think it will depend on your driving style as I am 6'-4" and have no issues but then I like having my legs bend at the knees when I drive and shift. I sometimes have one of my kids behind me in the rear seat and have to move the seat more forward but for shorts trips that is still not an issue. Once again it depends on your driving style and what you get used to.

PoorMansCamaro · 05-25-2010, 02:53 PM

try test driving one...

*Mindz* · 05-25-2010, 02:54 PM

I'm 6'5" and have a short torso. I love having my manual transmission and feel very comfortable with it. No problems whatsoever.

DarkneSS · 05-25-2010, 03:01 PM

6'3, this is one of the few cars I can fit in very comfortably, plenty of room.

04Ram2500Hemi · 05-25-2010, 03:12 PM

I'm 6'9" and I test drove the manual and I never felt I was too tall. I just ended up liking the A6 better.

The Jerk · 05-25-2010, 04:10 PM

I'm 6'4" and I have sunroof and M6 and I still feel perfectly fine. Im even legs and torso but I have the seat pretty much all the way to the back and its comfortable. Never really wouldve expected a car like this to suit me so well..

RandomHB · 05-25-2010, 04:22 PM

6'3'' - the other "short" one in this thread - I have no trouble. Setting the seat all the way back is a little too far away, but I also like having a bit of a bend at the knee. I also have the sunroof. I notice the roof, but I absolutely do not regret getting it, especially on days like today (at least this morning).

JEFF2010SSMANUAL · 05-25-2010, 04:31 PM

I am 6'1" and with sunroof I have at least a few inches above my head, but I have long legs.

POWERFREAK · 05-25-2010, 04:32 PM

6'3", no problems here.

Pamaro · 05-25-2010, 04:43 PM

My hubby is 6'5" and is ok driving my car, but he's really cramped and says, while it's fun for a while, he could never drive it all the time. I also have the sunroof and his head bumps the edge all the time! I have no idea how 6'9" fits into this car comfortably!

American Muscle · 05-25-2010, 04:51 PM

5'7" and no problem with being too tall haha, sometimes struggle to get comfortable though because the dash is high compared to all my previous cars, so I need to sit closer to the wheel due to my short legs haha, but yet have to raise the seat to see everything

05-25-2010, 02:21 PM	#1
chuckyab Drives: 1986 firebird Join Date: May 2010 Location: houston Posts: 43	Too tall for Manual comfort? Hi I have seen many threads about too being tall for the sunroof, but none for driving the Manual using the clutch. Are any of you 6'3 or over, and regret buying the Manual because your legs are long ? Are any of you over 6'3 and feel fine with using the clutch after long drives. Thanks! thanks

05-25-2010, 02:30 PM	#2
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,298 View My Garage	Hi & Welcome to the site! I can't answer your question due to height limitations I'm short. Just saying hi! I'm sure you'll get some answers though & good luck on your decision! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

05-25-2010, 02:53 PM	#5
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 57,201	try test driving one... __________________

05-25-2010, 02:54 PM	#6
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,420	I'm 6'5" and have a short torso. I love having my manual transmission and feel very comfortable with it. No problems whatsoever. __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

05-25-2010, 04:10 PM	#9
The Jerk Here but not really here. Drives: 2010 IOM Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: 33°58'45"N/118°1'54"W Posts: 698 View My Garage	I'm 6'4" and I have sunroof and M6 and I still feel perfectly fine. Im even legs and torso but I have the seat pretty much all the way to the back and its comfortable. Never really wouldve expected a car like this to suit me so well.. __________________

05-25-2010, 02:50 PM	#4
BadHabit Drives: Chevy & GMC Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Georgia Posts: 39	I think it will depend on your driving style as I am 6'-4" and have no issues but then I like having my legs bend at the knees when I drive and shift. I sometimes have one of my kids behind me in the rear seat and have to move the seat more forward but for shorts trips that is still not an issue. Once again it depends on your driving style and what you get used to.

05-25-2010, 03:01 PM	#7
DarkneSS Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6MT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 3,715	6'3, this is one of the few cars I can fit in very comfortably, plenty of room.

05-25-2010, 03:12 PM	#8
04Ram2500Hemi Drives: 04 Ram 2500 & 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missoula, Montana Posts: 1,301	I'm 6'9" and I test drove the manual and I never felt I was too tall. I just ended up liking the A6 better.

05-25-2010, 04:22 PM	#10
RandomHB Drives: 2013 Black & Grey 2LT/RS M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 59 View My Garage	6'3'' - the other "short" one in this thread - I have no trouble. Setting the seat all the way back is a little too far away, but I also like having a bit of a bend at the knee. I also have the sunroof. I notice the roof, but I absolutely do not regret getting it, especially on days like today (at least this morning).

05-25-2010, 04:31 PM	#11
JEFF2010SSMANUAL JEFF2010SSMANUAL Drives: IOM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern IL Posts: 1,953	I am 6'1" and with sunroof I have at least a few inches above my head, but I have long legs.

05-25-2010, 04:32 PM	#12
POWERFREAK I.AM. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS/A6 cammed-n-whippled Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 2,637	6'3", no problems here. __________________ https://FeelingCreativeBlog.com

05-25-2010, 04:43 PM	#13
Pamaro Litho recipient #191 Drives: 2010 2LT IOM w/white hockey & hoods Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Euless, TX Posts: 841	My hubby is 6'5" and is ok driving my car, but he's really cramped and says, while it's fun for a while, he could never drive it all the time. I also have the sunroof and his head bumps the edge all the time! I have no idea how 6'9" fits into this car comfortably! __________________

05-25-2010, 04:51 PM	#14
American Muscle Drives: #26 Tom Henry Racing 2010 1SS/LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York, New York Posts: 278	5'7" and no problem with being too tall haha, sometimes struggle to get comfortable though because the dash is high compared to all my previous cars, so I need to sit closer to the wheel due to my short legs haha, but yet have to raise the seat to see everything __________________ every man dies, not every man really lives

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