Date:         Fri, 8 Mar 2002 11:02:29 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
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From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Big John Flaherty Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
Comments: To: jflahert@maine.rr.com
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how tall are you????

chris
In a message dated 3/8/02 10:57:22 AM Eastern Standard Time,
jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM writes:


> . My head was crushed up
> againt the roof, to the point I couldn't hold it up straight. My legs were
> forced off to the side at such an angle that it would be impossible for me
> to operate the pedals. In short, there is no way that I could operate this
> vehicle.
>
> My loafs I drove without modification. My vanagon I could drive unmodified,
> but not comfortably. I bent the stops out of the way on the driver's seat so
> it goes back further, and relocated the door grab handle to a position
> immediately below the window. These mods make my vanagon the most
> comfortable vehicle I've ever driven. Because of the lack of headroom, I
> don't think I could modify a Eurovan to be comfortable.
>
> For what its worth, I don't fit well in most SUVs either. Big on the
> outside, poor use of space on the inside. In fact, to my knowlege, there is
> no car being made today that I fit in comfortably. They all seem to be
> getting smaller. I fit much better in my son's 86 Jetta than in my buddy's
> 2000. Not sure about modern minivans or pickups.
>
> Oh well, guess I just have to keep that vanagon alive.
>
> John Flaherty
> Portland, Maine
> '84 GL
>
>
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