Short Passengers in the front?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Probably the difference is the rails. The driver side most likely has the raise/lower mechanism built into it while the passenger side is just sliding rails. I could see that making a difference of an inch or more which in most cars wouldn't be noticeable but when you are so low, it would.

Yep
My wife is ummmm.....ahhhhh....ohhhh let's say "stout" and refuses outright to ride in my car (lowered). Once she is down there getting her back out is quite the show.
Now, my 78 year old mother is a very different story and finds all sorts of excuses why I need to take her someplace!

[Demandred7]

My wife is 4'11" and never complained of being too low to see. Getting in and out isn't that graceful though. She tolerates it, but, I'm not lowered.

[BRZ21]

Originally Posted by robr

My wife is 5'2" and says she can see fine. She says if she ever drove it, she'd probably take out the front bumper on a sidewalk when parking, but she does that anyway.

She does, however, think the seat is too low..which is odd since she never complained about my lowered Miata in the years I've had her and that car. Pregnant women just like to complain about that stuff I guess :shrug:

i think the real issue getting in the car from the point of view of a pregnant woman or older person (i'm not either) is that the rocker panel is wide meaning there is a big distance from the seat to the actual outside of the car.

miata is lower but the seat is further to outside of the car

[Garrett@Openflash]

when im sitting in the drivers seat, theres barely enough room for my arm to fit into the foot well in the rear. I prefer shotgun

[Delfiki]

haha some of these responses are pure gold. I ended up tinkering with one this evening and ended up picking up a black 2013 with 25k on the odo. Its got some kind of exhaust (salesman said its probably stock from scion) and aftermarket pulleys (no idea). Hopefully the gf will sit in this one. She really hated the MX-5. Then again, she hates softtops as well. thanks everyone for the input! I think she'll be able to reach across the center console from the passenger seat

[brzr]

i'm 5'2'' and have to have the driver seat raised all the way up or i can't see as well........so i guess i have long legs and short torso? compared to the other shorties here that don't raise the seat and can still see over the dash?

i do wish the passenger seat could be raised as sometimes i feel (look) like a kid sitting in there

i'm the shorty in the pictures with my 5'7'' towering husband lol

[brzr]

oh yeah....this thread reminds me of years ago when we had an old altima......the seats didn't raise, and i could barely see anything out of the car..........had to sit on couple of pillows so i wouldn't be driving blindly

god that car sucked

and this summer i drove a 430 and the seat didn't go up......it was the funniest thing ever.....my neck hurt after 5 minutes of driving it

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by brzr

i'm 5'2'' and have to have the driver seat raised all the way up or i can't see as well........so i guess i have long legs and short torso? compared to the other shorties here that don't raise the seat and can still see over the dash?

i do wish the passenger seat could be raised as sometimes i feel (look) like a kid sitting in there

i'm the shorty in the pictures with my 5'7'' towering husband lol

So you and Di are the people I pull up behind and wonder where the driver is hiding!

[brzr]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

So you and Di are the people I pull up behind and wonder where the driver is hiding!

yeah
we're like stephen king's christine

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by brzr

yeah
we're like stephen king's christine

You would completely disappear in a 58 Fury!!!!!!

[Di]

Originally Posted by brzr

yeah
we're like stephen king's christine

Ha ha! My middle name is Christine. And you really can't see me when you pull up from behind.

[CatDaddysBBQ]

My wife is "almost" 5'1" and while she can't see any of the hood, she can see out of the front and sides without any issue.