I think someone who was 6' 11" posted that he fit in his van so you short guy should be OK. But of course I wouldn't know. Mike 5'7" the last time I was measured and I'm never getting measured again, so there. > From: Montana <onefieldspaniel@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> > Reply-To: Montana <onefieldspaniel@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> > Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:49:12 -0700 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Q: Tall and "Girth Challenged" & a Tip > > Hi all, > I'm 6'2" and weigh 250 pounds. Test drove a '89 Vanagon Westie today and > didn't quite have enough leg room. In my old buses ('71 and '79) I popped > the driver's seat off the rails. moved it back an inch, and also added some > spacers to raise it 3/4 " in height. I could do this on a Vanagon, but am > limited in rear movement by the sink unit. > > Q: Any other creative ways to get more driver's leg room for a Big and Tall > guy or gal? > > Now the Vanagon TIP: > The owner of the '89 I test drove had installed a carpet shield in the main > passenger compartment to protect the original carpet. You've seen them at > office supply stores, they are clear, hard, 1/8 inch thick or so, plastic > mats that measure about 4'x4' with a tongue that extends another foot or > so. The tongue is made to protrude into the foot well of a desk. On a > Vanagon, this tongue protrudes between the two front seats. It looked like > it took only minimal cutting to fit the interior of a Vanagon Westie. Good > idea if you're sliding boxes and luggage in and out through the sliding door. > > Dave > Still looking for a 82-91 Vanagon Westie in So. California. > |
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