I want to pick up a small econobox type car. The ones I plan to check out at this point are the Yaris, Corolla, Xa, Elantra, and Vibe. I want stick, reliability, and good MPG. I'm 6-2 and about 300, so I want to make sure I won't feel cramped on any long trips. Besides the ones I've mentioned, does anybody else have any suggestions?
Small Car for Big Guy
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My Cobalt has a ton of leg room. I'm 6', 225 and can't drive comfortably with the seat rolled all the way back.
Joel
Joel
I'm about 6'2, 200, and drove my Metro about 3000 miles in a week with no difficulty. Don't recall feeling cramped. Of course you'd have to find a used one...
Check out the Honda Fit!...the stick is a thousand bucks cheaper than the auto...
Oh I just like to test it from time to time just to see if I grew any.
A fat guy thing maybe?
Joel
Joel
The VW Beetle has a ton of room inside, especially headroom.
I'm 6'1", and have no problem in my mom's 2004 or 5 Elantra GT.
Find yourself the new 8th gen civic (1.8L iVtec). It has enough head and leg room for up to approx. 6'3" and fuel ecomony is surprisingly good!
Go to the dealers and shop around and pick your favorite.
Well, if econobox means mpg and price is what drives you, see if you can pony the $20k for an outgoing Accord. Better than spending $16-$18 on a lesser car. If price is a concern, Corolla should yield the most car for the less money.
honda element is just dead sexy to me. i dont know why that is. you all can laugh now.
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Prius is a nice car too.
I forgot to put Focus on my list. The last time I checked them out you couldn't get cruise, stick and wagon in the same car. Is that still true? Yeah Xb's look like they should have some room inside, can anyone attest to the legroom in Xa's and Xb's? Elements seem pricier and more gas hungry than most of the other cars?
The Element is a functional small sport utility...nothing at all to laugh about...they come with the big 4...smooth...I dunno why they don't sell more...Form follows function...I remember when it first came out...Car And Driver drove one up the Alaskan highway...they ran up 10250 miles in just 18 days...
"We really liked the Element for this type of trip. It held all our stuff, including a large travel refrigerator. We had no second thoughts while packing—we took everything! Still had room to use the right-side front and rear seats as a bed. This proved to be very comfortable for catnaps. We would drive 12 to 15 hours a day and felt good to go every morning. Lots of legroom, front and back. Good cruise control. Nice bins on the dash, and we really liked the cubby on the ceiling. All the controls work well and make sense. The radio was super, and the 'Aux' plug allowed us to use a tape player for our books on tape. At the end of this trip, all three of us agreed that this is one fine road-trip vehicle. Drive it all day, every day for a week, and you will fall for this car. It is that good."
This is what the Ferguson's had to say...writing for Car And Driver...about the Element in Alaska...
This is what the Ferguson's had to say...writing for Car And Driver...about the Element in Alaska...
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