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Originally Posted by nalc
Huh? Maybe if you are talking about some ridiculously oversized armrest you'd have a point, but I've owned three cars with armrests and manual transmissions (97 Maxima SE, 00 LGT, BRZ w/ Toyota Europe GT86 armrest) and they don't get in the way. And I've got really long arms. Elbow on the arm rest, hand on the shift knob. As long as the shift knob isn't significantly lower than the armrest, you're fine. My arm is pretty close to level with the OEM GT86 armrest, although I suppose some people might have problems with some of the crappy aftermarket armrests for the twins that are like 4" thick.
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I'm 5'10" and i find the lack of an armrest to be just fine. I've had a few cars with and few cars without it. I recently drove my car from San Jose to L.A. and found that resting my arm on the e-brake area was more than comfortable. The seats sit you so low and tight that I haven't felt the need to have one. The only time I've actively thought about an arm rest was the first time I got in at the dealership when I was about to go out for a test drive.