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Now I know what the aformentioned fish feels like !
I found a Beck speedster in my area which is for sale and went to test drive it today. What a beautiful car, only 2 years old and only 2K miles on it.
But was I disapointed, you see I am 6'4" tall and had no where for my left leg to go and I couldn't even drive it.
I have spoken to Carey Hines at Beck about my problem and he says that he has a fix for the lack of leg room.
Is there any tall speedy owners out there that have dealt with this ?
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Now I know what the aformentioned fish feels like !
I found a Beck speedster in my area which is for sale and went to test drive it today. What a beautiful car, only 2 years old and only 2K miles on it.
But was I disapointed, you see I am 6'4" tall and had no where for my left leg to go and I couldn't even drive it.
I have spoken to Carey Hines at Beck about my problem and he says that he has a fix for the lack of leg room.
Is there any tall speedy owners out there that have dealt with this ?
I have never driven or sat in a Beck, so cannot give a comparison to my IM. I am 6'3" and long legs with a size 13 foot. The way my IM tube frame car is in the driver's well is comfortable for me. It is much wider by the pedals and the pedals are in a different position than a pan based car. Also from a comfort for tall drivers standpoint, a roadster windshield allows you to look through the windshield instead of at the frame. Henry at Intermeccanica custom fits seats so tall drivers sit lower and see out a Speedster windshield. Beck makes a nice car and I am sure Carey can do some special mods to make a car comfortable for you. If you want some pictures of the foot area in my car, send me an email and I will send you some.
I'm 6' 3" and am fine in my Beck for shorter trips. Seating-wise I can travel farther without a sore back than any other car I've owned in the last ten years. But my right knee gets sore if I don't make a point of shifting my leg periodically. Left leg can't stretch out straight, but there is enough room to change positions.
I don't recall having Carey position my seat rearward from standard, but he did ask my height and weight.
A few years ago I broke my left foot and couldn't drive the Hoopty in its pre-modified form. I'm 5'11" tall and didn't have any problem fitting into it.
It was October and very wet. I asked my 6'5" friend Mike (not really thinking, was I?) to drive the car from one place to another for me while I followed in my 928.
Dude couldn't fit. His knees were bowed out to both sides of the wheel, he had to reach under his right leg to shift, and his mellon was knuckled down as far and forward as much as possible to be able to see out the windshield.
It was ugly. His laughing words as he finally unbent himself from the car were, "Don't ever ask me for another favor like that again. I feel like Dino on The Flintstones."
Like John says, if Carey has a fix, it's probably lowering the pans -- but I'd make sure your legs will clear the wheel and allow you to shift.
Volkswagen had an ad about trying to stuff Wilt hamberlain into a Beetle. "They said it couldn't be done. It couldn't."

The tall guy on the right is the guy who wouldn't fit:

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