R50/53 Who's the tallest MINI driver?
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I'm not sure about the tallest MINI driver but I've seen a picture of Dirk Nowitzki in a MINI and he seemed just fine. (7'0" NBA Player)
EDIT: okay I found the pics: http://www.mini2.com/news/news251.html
Okay.. I lied about saying he seemed just fine but he does say that he was suprised that even he could fit inside of it.
EDIT: okay I found the pics: http://www.mini2.com/news/news251.html
Okay.. I lied about saying he seemed just fine but he does say that he was suprised that even he could fit inside of it.
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Fits tall men AND women...
I am a 6'1" woman and I fit fine - seat back and down. The long monkey-arms make the steering wheel distance a bit less of a concern.
My husband is 6'5", and needs less leg room (he has a 34" inseam, I have a 36" inseam). He, like most men, is tall in the torso, so headroom is usually more of an issue for him, legroom is a big issue for me. Luckily, MINI fits us both well. Not that I let him drive, but he sure looks pretty in the passenger seat. Obviously, the rear seat is for show only with us.
Long Tall Sally...I mean, Carol
My husband is 6'5", and needs less leg room (he has a 34" inseam, I have a 36" inseam). He, like most men, is tall in the torso, so headroom is usually more of an issue for him, legroom is a big issue for me. Luckily, MINI fits us both well. Not that I let him drive, but he sure looks pretty in the passenger seat. Obviously, the rear seat is for show only with us.
Long Tall Sally...I mean, Carol
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6'5" here. I've got the seat all the way back. Legroom is OK, but I have to straddle the wheel with my legs. This causes the side cushions on the bottom to dig into my thighs (these are the standard leatherette seats). Anyone else among the long legged have this problem?
I'm thinking of seeing if an auto upholstery place can change the density of the foam under these side cushions on the seat bottom to something more squishable.
I'm thinking of seeing if an auto upholstery place can change the density of the foam under these side cushions on the seat bottom to something more squishable.
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6'5" here. I've got the seat all the way back. Legroom is OK, but I have to straddle the wheel with my legs. This causes the side cushions on the bottom to dig into my thighs (these are the standard leatherette seats). Anyone else among the long legged have this problem?
I'm thinking of seeing if an auto upholstery place can change the density of the foam under these side cushions on the seat bottom to something more squishable.
I'm thinking of seeing if an auto upholstery place can change the density of the foam under these side cushions on the seat bottom to something more squishable.
Found an old PM that has a little more detail I sent a guy and from this he was able to do it:
Anyway my pain in the side of my legs was getting almost intolerable as I have a sciatic muscle problem, what you are feeling is a metal bar. I removed the seat, then removed the sliders, the seat material has a few plastic clips that need to be removed, but don't remove the whole fabric just the sides so you can access the foam pad, this will enable you to lift off the whole seat cushion away from the seat frame and meshing. Here's the scary part, feel from underneath for the bars make an incision with an exacto knife and pull on the bar keep making incisions along the bars path and pulling. It's shaped like a rear sway bar that runs accross the front of the seat and the end have loops to form the bolster, once it is removed I pushed back in some dense foam and then duc taped the bottom and put it all back in reverse order. The shape stayed perfect and I have no more pain!!!!!
BTW 6'3" and isn't all the way back.
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