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Ironic.
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My wife is having back issues which appear to respond to treatments. She is tiny at 4' 8" and is having trouble entering and exiting our Explorer but NOT the vette. She just sits down, pivots on her backside and she is in the car. No issues at all. Same for exit, pivot, both feet on the ground, up and out.
Me on the other hand, well that's another story. Some times it pays to be tiny.
My wife is having back issues which appear to respond to treatments. She is tiny at 4' 8" and is having trouble entering and exiting our Explorer but NOT the vette. She just sits down, pivots on her backside and she is in the car. No issues at all. Same for exit, pivot, both feet on the ground, up and out.
Me on the other hand, well that's another story. Some times it pays to be tiny.
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4'8" is tiny and I bet she can barely see over the door sills and dash/hoodline. Myself, there's only a few situations I wish I was not 6'2", and sitting in my corvette is one of them. The seat and driving position is comfortable for me, I just wish I had more clearance between my skull and the targa top... and (cosmetically) wish I didn't look so upright and formal sitting in the driver's seat.
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Many moons ago we owned a 1975 Oldsmobile 98 coupe (think coupe DeVille). My wife would drive and park that 19 foot long boat anywhere.
Just give her a six way power seat and if necessary a few copies of the old Bell Telephone yellow pages and she's OK to go.
She did drive my 73 Z28 though but she had the white knuckle grip on the wheel.
I'll try to get her behind the wheel of the vette in due time.
Just give her a six way power seat and if necessary a few copies of the old Bell Telephone yellow pages and she's OK to go.
She did drive my 73 Z28 though but she had the white knuckle grip on the wheel.
I'll try to get her behind the wheel of the vette in due time.