what year had most room?

I'm 7'3" tall. Every couple years I go to the auto show to see what may
fit me better than others. external size of car usually has little to
do with this and some econoboxes are suprisingly roomy. Of course I run
into other problems.

Like I would like to buy an Echo because it has plenty of headroom, but
legroom isn't great but the worst problem for me is visibility - can't see
the darn stoplights cuz even with the headroom I can't see through the
roof in front of my eyes.

Anyways, that said, some years back I swear, I swear at the auto show,
there was a corolla I sat in that if I tilted a little bit, had good
visibility and reasonable legroom and a comfortable seat for my back.
I wish I had kept a logbook for now so I could search the used car sales
for that model.

I think the other toyota that fit me well was the tercel wagon circa 1985
which my mom had a 2wd but it was usually advertized as a AWD or 4wd.

Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if there were certain
past years when there were roomier interior designed corollas? Thanks in
advance.

by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.

"Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
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[color=blue]
> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.[/color]

How many miles to the repair?

I can remember when I was in college, a 7 footer drove a Pinto - from the
rear seat!

Ed

"Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...[color=blue]
>
> I'm 7'3" tall. Every couple years I go to the auto show to see what may
> fit me better than others. external size of car usually has little to
> do with this and some econoboxes are suprisingly roomy. Of course I run
> into other problems.
>
> Like I would like to buy an Echo because it has plenty of headroom, but
> legroom isn't great but the worst problem for me is visibility - can't see
> the darn stoplights cuz even with the headroom I can't see through the
> roof in front of my eyes.
>
> Anyways, that said, some years back I swear, I swear at the auto show,
> there was a corolla I sat in that if I tilted a little bit, had good
> visibility and reasonable legroom and a comfortable seat for my back.
> I wish I had kept a logbook for now so I could search the used car sales
> for that model.
>
> I think the other toyota that fit me well was the tercel wagon circa 1985
> which my mom had a 2wd but it was usually advertized as a AWD or 4wd.
>
> Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if there were certain
> past years when there were roomier interior designed corollas? Thanks in
> advance.
>
> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>[/color]
Hubby loved his Corolla FX 16 (The "Pocket Rocket") for both head and leg
room, but you're *way* taller than he is (He's 6'2"); besides, I doubt you
can find one of those these days. Have you asked a dealership about this?

Natalie

"C. E. White" <cewhite3@removemindspring.com> wrote in message
news:4346bea8_1@news1.prserv.net...[color=blue]
>
> "Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
> news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...
>[color=green]
>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.[/color]
>
> How many miles to the repair?
>
> I can remember when I was in college, a 7 footer drove a Pinto - from the
> rear seat!
>
> Ed
>
>[/color]
You're mean

LOL

Natalie

You might want to take a look at a 500, lots of room and 29 MPG with
excellent reliability ratings to boot


mike hunt
"Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...[color=blue]
>
> I'm 7'3" tall. Every couple years I go to the auto show to see what may
> fit me better than others. external size of car usually has little to
> do with this and some econoboxes are suprisingly roomy. Of course I run
> into other problems.
>
> Like I would like to buy an Echo because it has plenty of headroom, but
> legroom isn't great but the worst problem for me is visibility - can't see
> the darn stoplights cuz even with the headroom I can't see through the
> roof in front of my eyes.
>
> Anyways, that said, some years back I swear, I swear at the auto show,
> there was a corolla I sat in that if I tilted a little bit, had good
> visibility and reasonable legroom and a comfortable seat for my back.
> I wish I had kept a logbook for now so I could search the used car sales
> for that model.
>
> I think the other toyota that fit me well was the tercel wagon circa 1985
> which my mom had a 2wd but it was usually advertized as a AWD or 4wd.
>
> Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if there were certain
> past years when there were roomier interior designed corollas? Thanks in
> advance.
>
> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>[/color]

"Dave Rasmussen" wrote[color=blue]
>
> I'm 7'3" tall.[/color]
[color=blue]
> Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if
> there were certain
> past years when there were roomier interior designed
> corollas? Thanks in
> advance.
>
> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just
> stick to driving
> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with
> mine.
>[/color]
60's Fords or Mercs will give you most room, but won't do
crap for your mileage.
I drive a Toyota Sienna van, but I am a shorty (only 6-2).

BTW Dave, How's the weather up there

--
wingnut

"Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...[color=blue]
>
> I'm 7'3" tall. Every couple years I go to the auto show to see what may
> fit me better than others. external size of car usually has little to
> do with this and some econoboxes are suprisingly roomy. Of course I run
> into other problems.
>
> Like I would like to buy an Echo because it has plenty of headroom, but
> legroom isn't great but the worst problem for me is visibility - can't see
> the darn stoplights cuz even with the headroom I can't see through the
> roof in front of my eyes.
>
> Anyways, that said, some years back I swear, I swear at the auto show,
> there was a corolla I sat in that if I tilted a little bit, had good
> visibility and reasonable legroom and a comfortable seat for my back.
> I wish I had kept a logbook for now so I could search the used car sales
> for that model.
>
> I think the other toyota that fit me well was the tercel wagon circa 1985
> which my mom had a 2wd but it was usually advertized as a AWD or 4wd.
>
> Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if there were certain
> past years when there were roomier interior designed corollas? Thanks in
> advance.
>
> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>[/color]
At 5'7" I'm probably not the person to talk about headroom, but early 90's
All-Trac Corolla Wagons had a high roof line like the AWD Tercel Wagons so
perhaps that is the model you were thinking of?

The Scion xB looks like it has a lot of headroom, have you sat in one of
those?
--
Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@removemindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:4346bea8_1@news1.prserv.net...[color=green]
>>
>> "Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
>> news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...
>>[color=darkred]
>>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
>>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.[/color]
>>
>> How many miles to the repair?
>>
>> I can remember when I was in college, a 7 footer drove a Pinto - from the
>> rear seat!
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>[/color]
> You're mean
>
> LOL
>
> Natalie[/color]
When I was growing up, the man who was listed in the Guinness Book as the
world's tallest man lived about a mile or two west of where I lived. I'd
occasionally see him walking down the street, I heard that he drove a VW
Beetle from the back seat.
--
Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:di64v2.3dc.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=green]
>>
>> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@removemindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:4346bea8_1@news1.prserv.net...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...
>>>
>>>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to
>>>> driving
>>>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>>>
>>> How many miles to the repair?
>>>
>>> I can remember when I was in college, a 7 footer drove a Pinto - from
>>> the
>>> rear seat!
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>>[/color]
>> You're mean
>>
>> LOL
>>
>> Natalie[/color]
> When I was growing up, the man who was listed in the Guinness Book as the
> world's tallest man lived about a mile or two west of where I lived. I'd
> occasionally see him walking down the street, I heard that he drove a VW
> Beetle from the back seat.
> --
> Ray O[/color]

Robert Wadlow - you're from the Midwest?

Natalie

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote in message
> news:4bb24$4346d4ce$44a4a10d$12420@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=green]
>>
>> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:di64v2.3dc.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@removemindspring.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4346bea8_1@news1.prserv.net...
>>>>
>>>> "Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
>>>> news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...
>>>>
>>>>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to
>>>>> driving
>>>>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>>>>
>>>> How many miles to the repair?
>>>>
>>>> I can remember when I was in college, a 7 footer drove a Pinto - from
>>>> the
>>>> rear seat!
>>>>
>>>> Ed
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You're mean
>>>
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> Natalie[/color]
>> When I was growing up, the man who was listed in the Guinness Book as the
>> world's tallest man lived about a mile or two west of where I lived. I'd
>> occasionally see him walking down the street, I heard that he drove a VW
>> Beetle from the back seat.
>> --
>> Ray O[/color]
>
> Robert Wadlow - you're from the Midwest?
>
> Natalie
>[/color]
Yup, I think that was his name and Yup, I'm from the Midwest. Grew up in
the Edgewater/Rogers Park neighborhood on the north side of Chicago.
--
Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

Pardon Mike. He likes to make up facts. He is referring to the Ford 500.
Consumer Reports just noted that the station wagon/SUV version or the 500
has a much worse than average repair record so you can bet the sedan is
unreliable too.


"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
news:Z3KdnWbLO5-wXdveUSdV9g@ptd.net...[color=blue]
> You might want to take a look at a 500, lots of room and 29 MPG with
> excellent reliability ratings to boot
>
>
> mike hunt
> "Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
> news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...[color=green]
>>
>> I'm 7'3" tall. Every couple years I go to the auto show to see what may
>> fit me better than others. external size of car usually has little to
>> do with this and some econoboxes are suprisingly roomy. Of course I run
>> into other problems.
>>
>> Like I would like to buy an Echo because it has plenty of headroom, but
>> legroom isn't great but the worst problem for me is visibility - can't
>> see
>> the darn stoplights cuz even with the headroom I can't see through the
>> roof in front of my eyes.
>>
>> Anyways, that said, some years back I swear, I swear at the auto show,
>> there was a corolla I sat in that if I tilted a little bit, had good
>> visibility and reasonable legroom and a comfortable seat for my back.
>> I wish I had kept a logbook for now so I could search the used car sales
>> for that model.
>>
>> I think the other toyota that fit me well was the tercel wagon circa 1985
>> which my mom had a 2wd but it was usually advertized as a AWD or 4wd.
>>
>> Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if there were certain
>> past years when there were roomier interior designed corollas? Thanks in
>> advance.
>>
>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

"Art" <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:GYA1f.10999$QE1.4675@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...[color=blue]
> Pardon Mike. He likes to make up facts. He is referring to the Ford 500.
> Consumer Reports just noted that the station wagon/SUV version or the 500
> has a much worse than average repair record so you can bet the sedan is
> unreliable too.
>[/color]
It's not a fact if it's made-up, but I get what you're saying, and you're
right

:-)

Natalie[color=blue]
>
> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
> news:Z3KdnWbLO5-wXdveUSdV9g@ptd.net...[color=green]
>> You might want to take a look at a 500, lots of room and 29 MPG with
>> excellent reliability ratings to boot
>>
>>
>> mike hunt
>> "Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
>> news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> I'm 7'3" tall. Every couple years I go to the auto show to see what may
>>> fit me better than others. external size of car usually has little to
>>> do with this and some econoboxes are suprisingly roomy. Of course I run
>>> into other problems.
>>>
>>> Like I would like to buy an Echo because it has plenty of headroom, but
>>> legroom isn't great but the worst problem for me is visibility - can't
>>> see
>>> the darn stoplights cuz even with the headroom I can't see through the
>>> roof in front of my eyes.
>>>
>>> Anyways, that said, some years back I swear, I swear at the auto show,
>>> there was a corolla I sat in that if I tilted a little bit, had good
>>> visibility and reasonable legroom and a comfortable seat for my back.
>>> I wish I had kept a logbook for now so I could search the used car sales
>>> for that model.
>>>
>>> I think the other toyota that fit me well was the tercel wagon circa
>>> 1985
>>> which my mom had a 2wd but it was usually advertized as a AWD or 4wd.
>>>
>>> Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if there were
>>> certain
>>> past years when there were roomier interior designed corollas? Thanks in
>>> advance.
>>>
>>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
>>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

"C. E. White" <cewhite3@removemindspring.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>"Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
>news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...
>[color=green]
>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.[/color]
>
>How many miles to the repair?
>
>I can remember when I was in college, a 7 footer drove a Pinto - from the
>rear seat!
>
>Ed
>[/color]
Parents of his dates musta hated him...
--

-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:34:44 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> "Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
> news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...[color=green]
>>
>> I'm 7'3" tall. Every couple years I go to the auto show to see what may
>> fit me better than others. external size of car usually has little to
>> do with this and some econoboxes are suprisingly roomy. Of course I run
>> into other problems.
>>
>> Like I would like to buy an Echo because it has plenty of headroom, but
>> legroom isn't great but the worst problem for me is visibility - can't see
>> the darn stoplights cuz even with the headroom I can't see through the
>> roof in front of my eyes.
>>
>> Anyways, that said, some years back I swear, I swear at the auto show,
>> there was a corolla I sat in that if I tilted a little bit, had good
>> visibility and reasonable legroom and a comfortable seat for my back.
>> I wish I had kept a logbook for now so I could search the used car sales
>> for that model.
>>
>> I think the other toyota that fit me well was the tercel wagon circa 1985
>> which my mom had a 2wd but it was usually advertized as a AWD or 4wd.
>>
>> Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if there were certain
>> past years when there were roomier interior designed corollas? Thanks in
>> advance.
>>
>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>>[/color]
> Hubby loved his Corolla FX 16 (The "Pocket Rocket") for both head and leg
> room, but you're *way* taller than he is (He's 6'2"); besides, I doubt you
> can find one of those these days. Have you asked a dealership about this?
>
> Natalie[/color]


I found one....<growl>...

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.07.22.53.18.350107@ae86.gts...[color=blue]
> On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:34:44 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "Dave Rasmussen" <dave@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
>> news:di6dal$oni$1@uwm.edu...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> I'm 7'3" tall. Every couple years I go to the auto show to see what may
>>> fit me better than others. external size of car usually has little to
>>> do with this and some econoboxes are suprisingly roomy. Of course I run
>>> into other problems.
>>>
>>> Like I would like to buy an Echo because it has plenty of headroom, but
>>> legroom isn't great but the worst problem for me is visibility - can't
>>> see
>>> the darn stoplights cuz even with the headroom I can't see through the
>>> roof in front of my eyes.
>>>
>>> Anyways, that said, some years back I swear, I swear at the auto show,
>>> there was a corolla I sat in that if I tilted a little bit, had good
>>> visibility and reasonable legroom and a comfortable seat for my back.
>>> I wish I had kept a logbook for now so I could search the used car sales
>>> for that model.
>>>
>>> I think the other toyota that fit me well was the tercel wagon circa
>>> 1985
>>> which my mom had a 2wd but it was usually advertized as a AWD or 4wd.
>>>
>>> Anyways, could someone on this toyota group comment if there were
>>> certain
>>> past years when there were roomier interior designed corollas? Thanks in
>>> advance.
>>>
>>> by the way, my goal is to save gas. Otherwise I'll just stick to driving
>>> Aerostars until I can't get em anymore. I get 22mpg with mine.
>>>[/color]
>> Hubby loved his Corolla FX 16 (The "Pocket Rocket") for both head and leg
>> room, but you're *way* taller than he is (He's 6'2"); besides, I doubt
>> you
>> can find one of those these days. Have you asked a dealership about
>> this?
>>
>> Natalie[/color]
>
>
> I found one....<growl>...[/color]

LOL and Craig will be driving it again. He's decided to graduate from my
old high school, so he's going to be staying with my mom, which means he'll
have access to his old car...

Oh stop crying, you weenie

Natalie