Re: A War Tax on SUVs?

"DJ TecThreat" <beaniATcharter.net> wrote in message
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> Well my argument does hold water becuase I went and test drove some sedans
> over the past few weeks looking for something for my girlfriend and almost
> everyone i got behind the wheel of i couldnt fit in.. this included
> Toyota's, Ford's, Chevy's, and a BMW (not that i'd buy the junk). my knees
> were up against the steering wheel like you said..
>
> I'm not a fat guy, or over weight for that matter. just a big man...
while
> i couldnt drive a sedan daily my girlfriend can and thats why i bought one
> for her. shes a small girl, lol.
>
> DJ TecThreat
>

Yeah, this is definately a problem. . I don't like to jump on the "Americans
are all fat" bandwagon, but let's face it - most of the car manufacturers
keep making the cockpits of their cars smaller, and people aren't shrinking.
. . ;)

I asked the guy about the Outback. He said "That's why we try to steer
larger people like yourself toward the Forester." I then asked him why the
96 Legacy had far more interior room, and he said, "Well, that was an odd
year - people were complaining about them being too small, so they made 'em
bigger, and then smaller people couldn't reach the pedals anymore."

As for "new" cars, I don't know a thing about which ones are big enough -
Forester is adequate for myself, and I seem to be about your size, but
that's the only one I know about.

Used cars, well, like I said, if you need one you can drive, try on a 96
Subaru legacy or 90-94 Subaru Loyale. You'll be pleasantly suprised. :) (
Probably a lot of other good ones for this, but I'm mainly familiar with
Subarus. )

Enjoy your truck,

        --Decimal Cat