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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue
I'm 6'4", and legroom is a must. All my vehicles have pleanty of legroom and headroom, plus squishy seats are a must. I grew up in the middle of nowhere and up until a few years ago I put 15K - 20K miles/yr on my vehicles. I grew up driving a lot. We lived 5 miles from the nearest convenience store, and 12 miles from the closest grocery store. Just to go to 7-11 and back was about a 40 - 45 minute round trip. You had to really want that gallon of milk. Driving all those miles on poorly maintained rural roads gave me a profound appreciation of full size American cars and trucks. My old 9 passenger Pontiac wagon would take all the bumps and potholes, and inside you'd hardly feel any of it. The same trip in a compact car and your bones were shaking when you got out.
I grew up in an area where a large car on a long wheelbase was almost a necessity. Add on top of that that I'm tall and I really don't like small cars. I have to admit though, the Chrysler K cars rode extremely well for their size. My dad's Focus is pretty nice, the only thing he doesn't have on his is the leather seats. Nice little car, and with the 5 speed its pretty fun to drive.
-Jay
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oh yes, if i travel some rural roads in my chevette its pretty bumpy sometimes.
my friends 1975 maverick rides like an air matress, dont feel the bumps but its just and odd feeling when your just bouncing in the seat and the cars not...
his 99 buick century is nice too, it rides and sits well. but i must say nothign beats my grandpas new buick LeSabre, huge car, extremely comfy squishy seats just glides over bumps
our 77 capreece was really great riding too just the hot vynal wasnt all great lol
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