Hey again; Andy here!
Today I want to talk about the struggles of finding a suitable vehicle for someone as tall as I am.
I am always trying to push the car seat back as far as it will go only to be disappointed it does not go back farther. Oftentimes, it feels like this.
When I bought my current car I faced quite the problem. I know which cars look cool but will they actually fit me? How can I shop online for a car if I cannot sit in it and see if I fit?
What we ended up doing was going to a local CarMax, and not test driving.... We did what I call a test sitting. I would get the keys, get in, and then pull the seat back as far as it would go. "Nope this one wont work. On to the next one." We did this over and over and over. We tried trucks and we tried cars. We tried SUVs and we tried crossovers. After doing this for pretty much every style of car they had we came up with a short list of cars which I could actually fit in. (Also I drive a lot for work so I REALLY needed to fit in it.)
One of the cars really stood out though. It was a 2012 Chevy Cruze. Its not a very large car but the seat goes all the way back and will even touch the back seat. It even gets 30 miles per gallon! Armed with my shortlist and my new preferred car I left the CarMax (Sorry sales man) and started looking online.
I ended up finding one for $10,000 when it was worth $14,000 because someone had traded in a manual six speed Chevy to a Toyota dealership and it had been sitting there forever. The dealer just wanted it gone! I was so excited I had found a car I could fit in!
Today I want to talk about the struggles of finding a suitable vehicle for someone as tall as I am.
I am always trying to push the car seat back as far as it will go only to be disappointed it does not go back farther. Oftentimes, it feels like this.
When I bought my current car I faced quite the problem. I know which cars look cool but will they actually fit me? How can I shop online for a car if I cannot sit in it and see if I fit?
What we ended up doing was going to a local CarMax, and not test driving.... We did what I call a test sitting. I would get the keys, get in, and then pull the seat back as far as it would go. "Nope this one wont work. On to the next one." We did this over and over and over. We tried trucks and we tried cars. We tried SUVs and we tried crossovers. After doing this for pretty much every style of car they had we came up with a short list of cars which I could actually fit in. (Also I drive a lot for work so I REALLY needed to fit in it.)
One of the cars really stood out though. It was a 2012 Chevy Cruze. Its not a very large car but the seat goes all the way back and will even touch the back seat. It even gets 30 miles per gallon! Armed with my shortlist and my new preferred car I left the CarMax (Sorry sales man) and started looking online.
I ended up finding one for $10,000 when it was worth $14,000 because someone had traded in a manual six speed Chevy to a Toyota dealership and it had been sitting there forever. The dealer just wanted it gone! I was so excited I had found a car I could fit in!
So, what kind of car do you drive? What struggles do you face?
Go Forth And Be Awesome!
~A
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