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advocate · 12-09-2009, 11:08 PM

6'2" as well. The stock seats never posed a comfort problem. If you're tall then after a while of owning it you'll realize that you're only staring out the upper most section of the windshield and that if you were 2 feet shorter you would have an AMAZING view of the road.

I think that's more of a tall-people-in-small-cars problem than a specific Yaris problem though. As for the seats? They could certainly be more comfortable but I've made multiple road trips in the car already and didn't come out with a back problem. I think you just need to adjust the seat more to find a very specific position you like.

For example when I get in my car I can automatically tell if: 1) the steering wheel has been adjusted 2) the seats are too far forward / backward 3) the seat is reclined too far

If you decide to buy it, when you get it home, take 20 minutes and adjust all the mirrors and the seat / steering wheel and you'll find that the car offers a great field of vision. This + small car handling / mobility offsets any safety issues from owning a small car.

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12-09-2009, 11:08 PM	#11
advocate Drives: car Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: location Posts: 1,033	6'2" as well. The stock seats never posed a comfort problem. If you're tall then after a while of owning it you'll realize that you're only staring out the upper most section of the windshield and that if you were 2 feet shorter you would have an AMAZING view of the road. I think that's more of a tall-people-in-small-cars problem than a specific Yaris problem though. As for the seats? They could certainly be more comfortable but I've made multiple road trips in the car already and didn't come out with a back problem. I think you just need to adjust the seat more to find a very specific position you like. For example when I get in my car I can automatically tell if: 1) the steering wheel has been adjusted 2) the seats are too far forward / backward 3) the seat is reclined too far If you decide to buy it, when you get it home, take 20 minutes and adjust all the mirrors and the seat / steering wheel and you'll find that the car offers a great field of vision. This + small car handling / mobility offsets any safety issues from owning a small car.