How tall is Oppo?

"JR1" (type35bugatti)
02/08/2016 at 17:11 • Filed to: Random question

And what cars can you/ can you not fit in?

I personally am 6'1 and the C6 Corvette leaves me with very little headroom. An 08 Honda Civic is the worst though. That thing was damn small.

DISCUSSION (100)

Your boy, BJR > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:14

I’m 6' 4" and I don’t fit (comfortably) in most things smaller than a Jetta

Alex from Toronto > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:15

6'4"

I can fit in the front seat of most cars, but back seats are a bit of a problem.

Trucks and Suv’s I have no problems.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:16

Im 5'10" and I fit just fine in my ranger, but I have to put te seat as far back as possible in my moms 2010 Crv To be able to fit and even then its not an optimal seating position

RallyWrench > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:16

A hair under 6' 1" and long of torso. Miatas, man. I don’t fit in NA or NB Miatas.

Nibbles > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:17

I'm Francois Hollande and I fit in everything

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:17

5'11 but pretty fat. I can’t fit in a Miata, I barely fit in a single-cab Ranger (my gut hits the steering wheel, and the pedals are too close), and I do fit in all Mustangs/Camaros. Oh, and I don’t fit in a ‘69 Chevy Corvair unless I add seat track extenders...but that’s not to do with fatness, my 5'3" dad found it a little tight with the seat all the way back.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:17

6'5". Tried to fit into a VX220 once. The salesman probably still has night terrors about it.

BorkBorkBjork > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:19

6'-6". I fit well in my GTO and Tahoe, but couldn’t fit into a C6 Corvette (knee’s were touching the dash, quite uncomfortable). A last-gen XKS, though, fit like a glove.

John_Harbinson > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:20

I’m 6' 2" and I usually don’t have many issues with cars, but , like you, I can barely fit in my friend’s civic, I don’t fit in the back of the Audi A7,
I don’t fit in the factory-5 818 hardtop (I was at factory-5 last week, damn cool place they’ve got there) and I don’t fit in the Tesla Roadster unless either the “fixed” carbon fiber roof is on, or the soft top is off. I also have very little headroom in the back of my mom’s Jetta wagon, and I remember having to do the gangsta lean in order to drive a Z-28 Camaro earlier this year. There’s probably others I’m forgetting, but yeah, being tall can be a struggle sometimes.

TheHondaBro > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:22

I’m 6' and I can’t fit comfortably in a Mazda3.

Mercedes Streeter > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:23

5'6" - I can fit in any car that isn’t made for a person who is in shape (looking at you, IndyCar).

I’m also surprisingly able to fit into small spaces.

911e46z06 > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:23

I’m 6'3'’, but I’m all legs. I usually stick to German and American stuff, so I don’t have too many problems aside from the obvious stuff. One that I couldn’t drive that was shocking to me was a 1st gen Cayenne.

RWS Motorsport > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:24

6'2 and can fit in the front of a new mustang, a Hyundai Coupe (Tiburon in the US?) and in my S2000, though I have to duck to see traffic lights if I am at the front of a queue.

I cannot fit in the back on my friends Hyundai though, that it not a comfortable place to be.

911e46z06 > BorkBorkBjork
02/08/2016 at 17:25

That’s surprising. I’m 6'3'’, and I don’t even have to put the seat all the way back in my C6.

MultiplaOrgasms > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:26

I’m G1 Soundwave and can fit into everything when in my cassette player alt mode.

TheJWT > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:26

6'1 and my ‘93 Sentra has acres of headroom. My mom’s ‘09 Civic Coupe, however, is like being trapped in a collapsed mine shaft. I’ve sat in a pretty convincing GT40 replica that had more headroom.

Frank Grimes > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:27

5'11" 185lbs
I fit in anything...i think.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:27

5'4" but 250lbs so anything with recaros is out.

BorkBorkBjork > 911e46z06
02/08/2016 at 17:28

I have very long legs. My 5'-10" wife and I have the same length torso!

dietryng > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:28

when its a fun car you want to drive, then you FIND a way fit.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:29

6'0". I did valet in college so I sat in pretty much every make and model, and didn’t really have issues with anything in particular. It was mostly dependent on how the seat was positioned. There were certainly a few cars where i had to hunch over or have my knee jammed into the dash to fit. However, those were the exception not the norm.

hellriaser > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:30

6'5 & stocky. Just fit in my s2000, fine in c6 z06, barely fit in the c7 z51 w/ the carbon seats. NB Miata with a modded seat was a squeeze. Most stuff is suprisingly fine except the first 2 Sentra se-r’s.

Übel > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:31

6'5".

Don’t fit:

-Miatas

-most recent Camaros

-agree on Civics

-first gen Dodge Durangos

Do fit:

-New Beetles

-Minis

-Karmann Ghia (with enough room for a helmet, too!)

-911

-Audi R8 (with a helmet on it’s pretty uncomfortable though)

-GM Futurliner

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911e46z06 > BorkBorkBjork
02/08/2016 at 17:34

Lol. I have long ass legs too, but that’s another level. I don’t envy your air-travel experience.

Scott > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:34

I’m 6'2", I find most anything Asian the seat is all the way back and down, and then it's questionable if I'd be comfortable. I used to want a Lotus, I went to a Car show with a colleague and tried on an Exige. Getting in left my colleague snickering. Once in it was almost tolerable, Getting out had my colleague laughing hysterically, and a few others clearly wanted to join in the laughter. After that, scratch lotus of my wish list.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:35

At 5'10" and around 150 lbs, I have not problem fitting in cars, but I feel like Im built like Shrek whenever I fly coach. Commercial plane designers all sadistic little Napoleon-complex having pencil pushers.

shop-teacher > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:36

I’m six feet tall, but being fat my real issue with a lot of vehicles is width. Giant center consoles and center stacks on most modern cars are the bane of my existence. For example, I do not fit in the giant long wheel base Jaguar XJ. The doors are so thick, and the center console is so wide, that when I closed the door my legs crushed my gentleman’s bits together. That’s the worst one I’ve ever experienced the reverse-tardis effect in.

My attempts to sit in an ND Miata and 4-door Mini were both utter failures. I was not even able to make it through the door of the 4-door Mini.

Most sadly I do not fit in a C7 Vette.

Leadbull > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:39

I’m 6'3", but my sitting hight isn’t too much above average and I’m nimble-ish, so I don’t have too many problems fitting in things.

duurtlang > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:39

188 cm. Which is what in legacy units, 6'2"? So barely above average for a guy where I live. Anyway, all torso, hardly no legs. I’ve fit in everything so far, although headroom can become rather restricted in low cars. Even a 1970 Fiat 500 was a comfortable fit. With helmet many cars wouldn’t do any more though.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:39

I’m 6' with my height being in my legs. I hilariously folded myself into a Lotus once. Never again. I’ve only been a passenger in a BRZ, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I was actually really comfy in a RX-8, which surprised me. When I street drive my Cobalt I’m fine, but with my helmet on, it grazes the headliner. Stupid sunroof taking up space.

Steve in Manhattan > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:40

6 feet - tall from the waist down. Wanted to buy a ‘97 Mustang GT, but I could not get far enough from the clutch, and my leg cramped when I drove it. The seat could not be unbolted and moved back. Got an SHO - then in ‘98 they did a light refresh and solved the problem. Damn.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:43

6 foot even. I can’t say I’ve ever been in a car that was super cramped as a driver. As a passenger overseas, yes.

1st generation Mini. I was the front passenger in the scariest taxi ride of my life through downtown Sicily.

fhrblig > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:44

I’m 5'11" but a big guy. Haven’t found anything I can’t fit in. I can even fit in the back of a Scion iQ with the front seat back most of the way.

Hot Takes Salesman > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:44

6'1" but not done growing yet. Pretty much gonna stop counting after I eclipse my dad.

jkm7680 > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:45

6'3'-ish. Can’t fit in a Miata.

Hot Takes Salesman > John_Harbinson
02/08/2016 at 17:46

It was funny going to the Audi dealership and comparing the back seats of the A7 and A6. Just whole different worlds. I had about the same headroom as a russian tank driver in the A7

wiffleballtony > BorkBorkBjork
02/08/2016 at 17:46

6'5" same C6 issue.

Khalbali > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:47

6'2" and when I have hair it brushes the top of my NC Miata PRHT. But that's only in winter when the top is up!

wiffleballtony > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:47

6'5" cannot into C6 Corvette. Can into S197 Mustang.

lone_liberal > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:49

I’m just 6'3" but I’m all torso with stumpy little legs so I have trouble fitting in to anything with questionable headroom. I’m also a fat guy so Miatas, S2000s and the like are out, though I do fit better in a Miata than an S2000.

kanadanmajava1 > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:50

I’m 190 cm (6'4") but I’m quite good at driving in cramped driving positions. So far the only car that I haven’t been able to fit in is an early Lotus Europa (Esprit is ok though).

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:53

5' 6" . It seems I'm the only short person in Minnesota. On the upside, I fit in everything!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
02/08/2016 at 17:55

I know you aren’t supposed to, but did you ever move seats and try to return them back to normal just to fit?

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:57

5'9 right now (16), doctor says I’ll be 6'1 when fully grown.

El Rivinado > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:59

6-3. The only car I had problems with were a Prius (gave me a terrible claustrophobic feeling) and a new Dart (Head was literally against the roof.)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1
02/08/2016 at 17:59

5'6" and whatever I damn well please

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:03

5'10" - I fit in everything :)

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
02/08/2016 at 18:04

Rarely. My exceptions were for manuals or one where I simply could not fit. This was also dependent on if no one shorter was around to take it instead. In some cases people actually moved the seat back for me.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:08

I’m really short and relatively in shape. I have yet to find a car I cannot fit into easily. Comfort can sometimes be a problem due to the fact that some seat designers don’t realize short people exist.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:08

5ft 7in. And I cannot fit into the back of a Mercedes CLA.

Van Man, rocks the Man Van > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:16

6'8". And still growing. 7 feet isn’t out of the question for me. Yes, I play basketball.

That said, I fit in lot of cars extremely well. The only new car I’ve sat in that I had a problem with is the new Miata. Anything bigger than that is perfectly fine. The problem is, I’m still growing, so I have no idea what I’ll still fit in in the next, say, 5 years.

EDIT: I’ll also mention I fit fine in my uncle’s C6 Vette and am split roughly even between torso and legs with a slight bias towards legs. 38" inseam I believe.

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:16

6'0"; Can uncomfortably fit in backseat of a 00' Mustang.

Jayhawk Jake > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:22

5' 8". Everything is fine. One note though: a lot of sports cars are annoying for short people like me. In order to sit where I like for the clutch I'm too far forward to have my right hand on the wheel and my right elbow on the arm rest. I end up with my elbow on hard plastic or in a cupholder

marshknute > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:31

5'-6" here. I can fit in everything with room to spare. The NA Miata was built for a Japanese man my height. Fits like a glove!

My C6 feels absolutely cavernous!

Matthew Keyser > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:33

I’m 6'0 and had a helluva time getting into a Lotus Elise. That’s really the only car I’ve had any issues with to date.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:36

I’m 5'7.5", 155-160lbs, and not sure if I’m done growing at 20, but I haven’t found a car I can’t fit in comfortably yet.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:37

6'0" and I fit in everything comfortably except my girlfriends Lexus RX/my Lexus LS after she drives it when you stick the key in and the automatic seat folds me up like it’s a trash compacter(she’s 5'2")....

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Übel
02/08/2016 at 18:39

Futurliner FTW!!! I need all the pictures now.

Flavien Vidal > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:41

I fit in everything as long as I like the car. Don’t mind contorsionism if it’s a blast to drive :) (188cm - 6'2)

Übel > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
02/08/2016 at 18:51

Kinja'd!!!

This is the only one I was able to find, but I know I have a rear-facing one from the sunroof somewhere, and one from the stairwell that shows the back seats, so I’ll have to see if I can find those later. It was Futurliner #10, so exterior shots are all over the Google, since it’s such a well restored example.

CaptDale - is secretly British > JR1
02/08/2016 at 18:56

6'2" I fit great in the GTO and the 928, but my head is over the windshield a little in the AH Sprite, but i fit top up or down. Hopefully new seats will lower me down.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Übel
02/08/2016 at 18:57

I love these. They’re just so ridiculous I’ve always loved them.

Leon711 > JR1
02/08/2016 at 19:04

I’m 5’8", I fit in everything, I’m also wide enough to not get thrown around but not so wide that it’s uncomfortable.

I am literally the right size for all cars.

Leon711 > RWS Motorsport
02/08/2016 at 19:06

These are not problems for me as you will know, however when I had my MX5 I was so short that the sun visors were pointless.

Übel > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
02/08/2016 at 19:09

I’m in the same boat! They’re just so big and absurd.

MM54 > JR1
02/08/2016 at 19:12

I’m 5'10" 155-ish pounds. I fit perfectly comfortably in Toyobarus and the new MX-5. I’m hoping this is a good sign for when I am able to pursue my intense desire for a lotus europa.

just-a-scratch > JR1
02/08/2016 at 19:17

At 6' 2" I fit well in most vehicles. All the MX-5/Miatas I’ve sat in have my knees hit the steering wheel. I even had a bit of that before I switched to heel & toe shifting around town in my BMW 328i (1996).

Knees in the steering wheel is actually a common problem on Asian car models. The steering wheel doesn't telescope out far enough, so I'm left with arms extended more than is comfortable.

Mr. Giraffe > JR1
02/08/2016 at 19:30

5'7" manlet here. I have never struggled to fit in anything except the backseat of an fr-s. Being short has benefits sometimes.

deekster_caddy > JR1
02/08/2016 at 19:36

I’m 6'3" to 6'4" depending on the day and my shoes... so I go by 6'4". There are a lot of cars I’m not comfortable in. That said, I make myself fit in my ‘54 MG, and with the convertible top up there is actually quite a lot of headroom. The number one question I’m asked when I drive it is “How do you fit in there?!”

It’s one of the reasons I like Buick, loved my old GMC Yukon, and my wife’s ‘08 Passat. I can fit in a Golf/Jetta, but I wouldn’t like to go on a long drive in one.

I have a friend who had a McLaren MP4-12c for a little while and I really just didn’t fit in the drivers seat. Getting in and out was hilariously awkward, but I had to do it. I could have driven it, but was nervous about the combination of it’s power level and my lack of room to work the controls, so I passed. My knees were tight around the steering wheel no matter what I tried to do. I could passenger in it though, and it was quite the ride.