How do you sit in your car?
11-26-2009, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by juventus' post='1063511' date='Nov 27 2009, 01:16 AM
I couldn't believe it myself. I mean what in theworld did he expect me to say or do. I don't remember my exact answer but I don't recall he was too satisfied with my answer.
11-26-2009, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by inknu2' post='1063492' date='Nov 27 2009, 12:48 AM
i am 5'11 if i sat all th way down i could see out my windows... thats really different...i def understand teh sportscar like corvette feeing tho, thats how it felt when i did put it all the way down..like RACY...
11-26-2009, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='1063522' date='Nov 27 2009, 01:22 AM
I am 6'2" i have a pretty long torso i guess. If the seat could go down another 2-3 inches i suspect I would have a problem
BTW I actually not only sit the lowest I can, but always get the front passenger to sit as low as possible - for lower center of gravity (or at least that's the excuse I use for my idiosyncrasy
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11-26-2009, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1063524' date='Nov 27 2009, 02:26 AM
You may wanna consider dropping the car...
BTW I actually not only sit the lowest I can, but always get the front passenger to sit as low as possible - for lower center of gravity (or at least that's the excuse I use for my idiosyncrasy )
BTW I actually not only sit the lowest I can, but always get the front passenger to sit as low as possible - for lower center of gravity (or at least that's the excuse I use for my idiosyncrasy
)haha wow i cannot believe you all sit that low..i actualy just went to the store and tried driving with it that low...i felt like i was 10 yrs old trying to drive my dads car..hahhaa
11-26-2009, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by inknu2' post='1063535' date='Nov 27 2009, 01:40 AM
haha wow i cannot believe you all sit that low..i actualy just went to the store and tried driving with it that low...i felt like i was 10 yrs old trying to drive my dads car..hahhaa
Sorry dude, cheap shot - my
11-27-2009, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='1063537' date='Nov 27 2009, 01:45 AM
we are just confident men and don't have daddy issues - you'll get there too bwhahaha aa hahha
Sorry dude, cheap shot - mydad shit! I meant bad
Sorry dude, cheap shot - my
Ohhh thats where this is going now..haha
i really did try it, and maybe i have a short torso, but i couldnt see over the dash..
11-27-2009, 07:56 AM
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Here is what I was taught recently at the BMW Performance Driving School:
- Raise the seat height so that your head is about 3.5" from the roof (about the width of the the four fingers of your hand)
- Adjust the seating position forward enough so that when you press the brake pedal all the way down your leg still has a little bit of a bend at the knee
- Set the seat back upright enough (and/or extend the steering wheel) so that you can lay both wrists across the top of the steering wheel without moving your shoulders off of the seat back.
- Lean left until your face is nearly against the side window and then adjust the mirror so that inside of the mirror shows a sight line with the side of the car barely visible
- Then lean right until your head is over the center console, and adjust the right mirror in the same manner as the left mirror
11-27-2009, 08:28 AM
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I saw this instructions also but I found seat height would be too low due to sunroof taking out headroom. Without sunroof, this instructions would be perfect.
11-29-2009, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='1064413' date='Nov 29 2009, 07:32 AM
I sit just the same as siting for a race on the track