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Slayr 07-13-2009 08:22 PM

Why I did not buy a Z this weekend...
 
Almost everything I've read about the 370 is positive, so I was really excited when I visited a local dealership this weekend. Unfortunately, I'm too tall to fit in this car...

My head hits the headliner, I'm only 6' 3" WTF? I tried adjusting the seat to correct the problem, but no dice..

I guess I'll start looking at vettes.

theDreamer 07-13-2009 08:23 PM

6' 3-4" here and I own a 370z and am fine.

Slayr 07-13-2009 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 113447)
6' 3-4" here and I own a 370z and am fine.

Is your head lodged against the head liner? You and I are basically the same height. Even with the seat leaned back, my head is on the liner and not the head restraint :mad:

theDreamer 07-13-2009 08:33 PM

If I sit with my butt against the very back of the seat and up straight my hand cannot slide over my head between the liner. What I do is slight my butt slightly forward just a bit, and my seat is also not really leaning back at all, more straight up which is what I prefer anyways.

Slayr 07-13-2009 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 113455)
If I sit with my butt against the very back of the seat and up straight my hand cannot slide over my head between the liner. What I do is slight my butt slightly forward just a bit, and my seat is also not really leaning back at all, more straight up which is what I prefer anyways.

I'll have to go back and try again. I usually like to drive sitting upright as much as possible.

Shift 07-13-2009 08:54 PM

6'5" have no problems. Go sit in a GTR the Z will feel huge with head room

theDreamer 07-13-2009 08:57 PM

The first time I drove a Z I was not 100% happy with how I fit, I went back a few days later and just sat there for five to ten minutes finding my perfect position if it was there. I found it, I will many times sit in my car and get out and back in again if I do not feel 100% right.

Slayr 07-13-2009 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shift (Post 113468)
6'5" have no problems. Go sit in a GTR the Z will feel huge with head room

Maybe I'm all torso /shrug. I'll try again with my *** not so far back in the seat. My first car was a geo metro, if I could fit in that, surely I can fit in a 370z

AutoX Z 07-13-2009 09:00 PM

I'm 6'4" and I can fit in with a helmet on.
Out of curiosity are you sitting in a base or a touring?

theDreamer 07-13-2009 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AutoX Z (Post 113477)
I'm 6'4" and I can fit in with a helmet on.
Out of curiosity are you sitting in a base or a touring?

What helmet are you using?

AutoX Z 07-13-2009 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 113485)
What helmet are you using?

http://www.saferacer.com/images/P/3003_2_lg.jpg

This one, It's a G-force Pro Eliminator something or other. It's SA2005 rated. I've also got a tinted visor for it so I don't have to deal with sunglasses in the helmet which gets old.

theDreamer 07-13-2009 09:12 PM

Wow, you have give me new confidence in the fact I can track my car, and have a helmet on which I was worried I would not be able to.

Slayr 07-13-2009 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AutoX Z (Post 113477)
I'm 6'4" and I can fit in with a helmet on.
Out of curiosity are you sitting in a base or a touring?

Touring...but it was an Auto, somthing I would NOT get on a 370z

kdo2milger 07-13-2009 09:18 PM

Best of luck to ya slayr...im only 72 inches and honestly it feels like I have more room in the z than I did in the mach1...

theDreamer 07-13-2009 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slayr (Post 113496)
Touring...but it was an Auto, somthing I would NOT get on a 370z

I know this will sound crazy, but I felt like I had less space in the touring than in the base. Maybe it was just because I could not find the exact perfect position in the touring but the base I found my perfect spot.


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