Carrying a heavy passenger

JARblue · 04-24-2015, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by LostSol

I dont give a crap if he is strong or who he works for, hes got a BMI of 42. For his hearts sake, he needs to lose some weight.

I'm sorry, but BMI is fuckin stupid. In high school I played football and basketball and weighed 250 lbs in peak shape. My BMI was over 30, indicating that I was "very obese". Yet my body fat count was barely over 10%. Today my BMI is basically the same, and I am no where near the shape I was in 18 years ago.

ssmoked · 04-24-2015, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I'm sorry, but BMI is fuckin stupid. In high school I played football and basketball and weighed 250 lbs in peak shape. My BMI was over 30, indicating that I was "very obese". Yet my body fat count was barely over 10%. Today my BMI is basically the same, and I am no where near the shape I was in 18 years ago.

BMI is outdated.

"The rock" is consider obese and Vin Diesel considered overweight by the BMI

https://www.yahoo.com/health/why-dwa...180855078.html

Pintsize725 · 04-24-2015, 03:45 PM

This was the same question for my very first post lol. I have a buddy who was around that weight and maybe a smidge shorter. He fit, but not very comfortably. Whacked his head once or twice getting in. I didn't notice any scraping.

JARblue · 04-24-2015, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

I didn't notice any scraping.

By myself, I have to be careful not to scrape entering/exiting my driveway. Add any passenger to my Z, and it will scrape

brutusvk · 04-24-2015, 07:26 PM

Some folks are just A holes. Lostsol fits into that category. Keyboard commandos of the world, I guess. Get over yourself.

Z-Girl 12 · 04-24-2015, 07:29 PM

A friend 5"2 330. Grossly over weight. Everytime I turned right no matter how slow I fender scraped. Will never do again...now I pick them up in my beater...2000 honda accord!!!

FairladyZ10PG · 04-24-2015, 07:35 PM

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Z-Girl 12 · 04-24-2015, 07:47 PM

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Um yeah me to and she gets angry when guys show no interest. There is nothing else I can do but give her a ride in my Honda when she needs it

FairladyZ10PG · 04-24-2015, 08:00 PM

^yea i guess it all depends on the body build rather than weight I suppose

my friend's body was not built for a Z lol

HEK · 04-24-2015, 08:13 PM

I'm 5'8" and weight 213 lbs but have been 235 while owning a Z, winter bulk is leaving my system and even thou I have low body fat I'm considered obese by the 1970 air force chart but athletic built based on the BMI chart so ..my friends who are more into power lifting than bodybuilding like myself have asked me to ride in the Z and I ask them 1st to see if they are comfortable before we take off and 99% of the time they follow me in their SUV or I ride along with them, problem solved like me trying to fit inside a BRZ wont happen

AngelNismo · 04-24-2015, 09:02 PM

lol yeah, a lot of you guys are referencing height similar to my friend but under 300 lb weight class, I think weight also is a big factor as my friend is 6'4 but he floats around 350-360 lbs.

Is 450 lbs really the weight capacity between driver and passenger?

JARblue · 04-24-2015, 09:28 PM

I've had another 250 lb passenger for an easy 500+ lb total. Zero issues on a 25+ mile trip

AngelNismo · 04-24-2015, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I've had another 250 lb passenger for an easy 500+ lb total. Zero issues on a 25+ mile trip

Did you try to floor it with that much weight?

JARblue · 04-25-2015, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Angel370Z

Did you try to floor it with that much weight?

Absolutely. Several times, in fact. If there was any decrease in power it was from the Texas heat. I threw her around some curves as well

firulice · 04-24-2015, 09:45 PM

6'3" 250 here and no comfort issues. Drove cross country too.

04-24-2015, 03:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211845	This was the same question for my very first post lol. I have a buddy who was around that weight and maybe a smidge shorter. He fit, but not very comfortably. Whacked his head once or twice getting in. I didn't notice any scraping. FairladyZ10PG likes this. __________________ Tracie

04-24-2015, 07:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
brutusvk Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Az Posts: 220 Drives: 2014 sport package Rep Power: 12	Some folks are just A holes. Lostsol fits into that category. Keyboard commandos of the world, I guess. Get over yourself. Luciano13 likes this.

04-24-2015, 07:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Z-Girl 12 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 4,105 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 11717	A friend 5"2 330. Grossly over weight. Everytime I turned right no matter how slow I fender scraped. Will never do again...now I pick them up in my beater...2000 honda accord!!! Luciano13 likes this. __________________ 2012 Z-SOLD 2014 Nismo #565 Fast Intentions CBE/HFC/Swift/SPC/RJM/H&R-15/20mm/Z1 CAI/Headers/Intake Manifold w/Uprev Tune 328.31whp/263.64tq

04-24-2015, 07:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
FairladyZ10PG A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal-IE Posts: 1,890 Drives: PGraphite m6 Rep Power: 256	( Click to show/hide ) on a serious note I'm extremely concerned about ur friend's health... __________________ ///MPPSK///M Performance FRONT SPLITTER///M Performance KIDNEY GRILLS///MPerformance CF MIRRORS///MPerformance CF SPOILER///AC SCHNITZER

04-24-2015, 08:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
FairladyZ10PG A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal-IE Posts: 1,890 Drives: PGraphite m6 Rep Power: 256	^yea i guess it all depends on the body build rather than weight I suppose my friend's body was not built for a Z lol __________________ ///MPPSK///M Performance FRONT SPLITTER///M Performance KIDNEY GRILLS///MPerformance CF MIRRORS///MPerformance CF SPOILER///AC SCHNITZER

04-24-2015, 08:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
HEK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: WESTFIELD, MA Age: 66 Posts: 491 Drives: '13 Z Tour Sports 6m Rep Power: 661	I'm 5'8" and weight 213 lbs but have been 235 while owning a Z, winter bulk is leaving my system and even thou I have low body fat I'm considered obese by the 1970 air force chart but athletic built based on the BMI chart so ..my friends who are more into power lifting than bodybuilding like myself have asked me to ride in the Z and I ask them 1st to see if they are comfortable before we take off and 99% of the time they follow me in their SUV or I ride along with them, problem solved like me trying to fit inside a BRZ wont happen

04-24-2015, 09:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
AngelNismo Base Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 141 Drives: the speed limit... Rep Power: 11	lol yeah, a lot of you guys are referencing height similar to my friend but under 300 lb weight class, I think weight also is a big factor as my friend is 6'4 but he floats around 350-360 lbs. Is 450 lbs really the weight capacity between driver and passenger?

04-24-2015, 09:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	I've had another 250 lb passenger for an easy 500+ lb total. Zero issues on a 25+ mile trip onzedge likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

04-24-2015, 09:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
firulice Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: utah Posts: 277 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 1106	6'3" 250 here and no comfort issues. Drove cross country too. onzedge likes this. __________________ 40th-40th edition. HFC, Nismo exhaust, Stillen intakes, GTR start, UpRev

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