No way. I am 6' 6" tall and the MGB is about the only thing I can drive
comfortably - it is my daily driver.
Tried AH's - could barely manage to drive it safely, and certainly NOT
comfortably!!
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Heim" <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: Clutch pedal spring [now leg room]
> JustBrits@aol.com had this to say:
> >
> >Huuum, Max. Haven't driven a Big Healey, huh. B's are definite "losers"
in
> >the "leg room" area. Only reason I have one ("B" that is) is Wife could
> >not reach pedals!!
> >
> >Cheers............
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >PS: I'm 6' 1" with VERY long legs - still slouch to drive Healey.
> >
> Maybe you should just move the seat track forward?
>
> No, I have never driven a Big Healey. But from the look of 'em, with the
> cockpit so far back in the chassis, I would expect plenty of leg room.
> And I didn't mean to say the B had the most leg room of any car in the
> world -- just more than most, insofar as seatback-to-pedal horizontal
> distance. Anyway, I'm 6'1", with long legs, but it seems to me you could
> fit 3-4 more inches of leg in the B no problem, just by moving the seat
> all the way back.
>
> Now vertical space, seat cushion to wheel rim, that's another story. I
> don't have any problem, but I have seen lots of zero-clearance thighs...
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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