Do Tall People Fit In Their Cars?

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!

There is the slight issue that I cannot fit three people in my car because there is zero room behind my seat when I drive... but hey, I fit!

So, what kind of car do you drive? What struggles do you face?

Go Forth And Be Awesome!

~A

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Why Is Seating Made For Shorties?

Hello! Andy typing...

Recently Morgan and I celebrated our one year anniversary! One year ago I married the most amazing woman in the whole world and for our first dance song of our wedding we danced to "Die a Happy Man" by Thomas Rhett. So to celebrate, what better way than by going to a Thomas Rhett concert? We could be the cheesy couple who tries to slow dance in the tiny aisles.

We bought the tickets and the weekend of our anniversary we went to downtown Atlanta and had a blast. The show was incredible, Thomas Rhett puts on one heck of a concert and Kenny Chesney was touring with him as well. Everything was great except for one small issue.... my legs.

@Mercedes-Benz Stadium in ATL

I am in a no win situation. When I sit down my legs have no where to go. They are either jammed into the hard plastic of the chair in front of me or to the side hitting the person next to me. Then when I stand up then I can see just fine over the crowd but anyone behind me has no hope of seeing.

It is not just concerts where I have this issue though! If I take Morgan to the movies and dinner for a romantic date, I do not fit in the movie theater seats and more than likely I will bang my knees on the dinner table too. When I am at church I like to be up front and participate in worship but its really awkward when your head sticks up so high you can see it on the screen above everyone else's.

I'm not asking for much. Just being able to fit in the world... is that too much to ask? Apparently so. Do any of you have these problems? If so how do you handle them?

Go Forth And Be Awesome!

~A

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