Getting in and out
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Racer
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From: Beaverton OR
Getting in and out
I cant be the only one when they first got their car that feels like an idiot getting in and out of their vette. Granted i just got the car and daily a fullsize truck.
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Apr 13, 2017, 07:16 AM
Racer
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From: Crockett Tx
just roll out onto the floor and crawl away lol
Drifting
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From: Saint Clair Shores Mi
It's an interesting (fun) thread that has kind of morphed into "how to set your auto seats etc."
The manual is hard to figure out and only works sometimes for some people.
Check out YouTube video by ginger on how to set C7 auto seats. Works great.
Burning Brakes
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From: Murrells Inlet SC
Are you using the "American" entry technique of putting one leg in and then trying to twist your body in and sit down, or the "European" method of sitting first and then swinging your feet in? European works great for me, especially since I'm 6'5".
Pro
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Melting Slicks
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From: Fishin' Pole FL
You will find a technique that works for you.
If someone watches me haul my fat *** out of my corvette I just look at them and think
to myself, "Look at that idiot driving that Prius."
If someone watches me haul my fat *** out of my corvette I just look at them and think
to myself, "Look at that idiot driving that Prius."
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Safety Car
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
Aside from auto exit, when existing I put my right arm out and hook it around such that the my tricep is against the roof and use that to leverage my way out.
Since I'm American I use the American entry - stick one foot in, turn slightly to the left and aim my *** for the seat.
Since I'm American I use the American entry - stick one foot in, turn slightly to the left and aim my *** for the seat.
Racer
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From: Santa Maria CA
After seeing this on some random "back pain" video, this technique has greatly reduced my back issues.
Team Owner
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From: Big Red Ne
Just had my right knee replacement. The day I came home from the surgery, I just had to see if I could manage getting in and out of the C7. Although the leg was a little stiff, I was able to do it easily. Right leg in first, sit down and then pull in the left leg. Been doing this ever since. Easy, least.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Central UT
Just had my right knee replacement. The day I came home from the surgery, I just had to see if I could manage getting in and out of the C7. Although the leg was a little stiff, I was able to do it easily. Right leg in first, sit down and then pull in the left leg. Been doing this ever since. Easy, least.
My cousin is a vette fanatic. Got hooked with a '57fi and kept in the fold since. He's had a hip replacement, and the way he has to get in their C7: crawls in; puts both knees on the drivers seat and both hands on the passenger seat; and works his hips/legs into position. Works well unless his wife is sitting in the passenger seat. He might argue that's even better.
For me, the best way is to put the right leg in, sort of 'plop' my rear into the seat, and pull my left leg in.
Last edited by Hopper12; Apr 13, 2017 at 03:35 PM.
Racer
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OK . I'm a large guy. Getting in is no problem. Getting out I must hook my right elbow around windshield post and proceed to use it to help me out of the car. Works Great. They tell me the windshield posts on the vet are as strong as a roll bar.
I also have a Honda Accord When I measure the seat height on the Honda seat compared to the Corvette, the Honda seat is only 1 in. higher and I have been using this same method for at least the past 10 years.
All I can say is give it a try and Good Luck.
I also have a Honda Accord When I measure the seat height on the Honda seat compared to the Corvette, the Honda seat is only 1 in. higher and I have been using this same method for at least the past 10 years.
All I can say is give it a try and Good Luck.
Le Mans Master
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From: Ft. Myers FL
It's really quite logical. You open the door and slightly bend and place the largest part of my body, my *** in first, duck my head and swing my legs around. Getting out is the exact opposite. 
I'm a big guy but it's really not that difficult. 
I'm a big guy but it's really not that difficult.