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kcarlson_sf · 07-19-2015, 01:20 PM

So, I've had my FR-S for about three weeks now, and I'm really glad I bought it for the way it drives, not the way it makes me look.

I'm talking specifically about getting in/out of the car. Anyone else feel like a clumsy idiot every time you try to crawl out of it? If I was 25 and thin, I'm sure it would be no problem. But I'm not. I'm 45 and carrying two decades of pizza and beer around my middle. So when I get out of the car, I look like a walrus trying to haul itself out of the water. It's a ridiculous process of banging my feet on the bottom of the door, scooting my butt to the edge of the seat, banging my head on the door frame, and sort of chucking myself out of the car, often with an audible grunt.

Not that I'm trying to impress people in parking lots - I don't really care very much what other people think. And of course I could fix this by going to the gym. But will I? Of course not.

I just thought it was sort of funny and ironic that such a great-looking car has the side effect of making me look so clumsy.

Anyone else have this problem?

07-19-2015, 01:20 PM	#1
kcarlson_sf Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2015 Firestorm FR-S Location: Pacifica, CA Posts: 19 Thanks: 5 Thanked 41 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This car does NOT make me look cool... So, I've had my FR-S for about three weeks now, and I'm really glad I bought it for the way it drives, not the way it makes me look. I'm talking specifically about getting in/out of the car. Anyone else feel like a clumsy idiot every time you try to crawl out of it? If I was 25 and thin, I'm sure it would be no problem. But I'm not. I'm 45 and carrying two decades of pizza and beer around my middle. So when I get out of the car, I look like a walrus trying to haul itself out of the water. It's a ridiculous process of banging my feet on the bottom of the door, scooting my butt to the edge of the seat, banging my head on the door frame, and sort of chucking myself out of the car, often with an audible grunt. Not that I'm trying to impress people in parking lots - I don't really care very much what other people think. And of course I could fix this by going to the gym. But will I? Of course not. I just thought it was sort of funny and ironic that such a great-looking car has the side effect of making me look so clumsy. Anyone else have this problem? __________________