Will a 6'2" 210lb guy comfortable fit in a 94 Miata?
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Nov. 23, 2010 8:51 a.m. The poster formally known as 96DXCivic SuperDork
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Nov. 23, 2010 8:52 a.m. mndsm Dork
Better than you will in an NB chassis... it really depends on how foldy you are. I'm roughly that size, and I have a bit of an issue with my knees hitting the steering wheel.
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Nov. 23, 2010 9:02 a.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
I am currently 6'1" at 230lbs and a 32" inseam.
I have fit in mine for 17 years and likey started much closer to 200lbs but just as tall. I can ride with top either up or down but can not fit in with helmet and top up. By altering the seat others seem to get in there with a helmet. -
Nov. 23, 2010 9:45 a.m. The poster formally known as 96DXCivic SuperDork
My friend has one but it has a racing seat so I am not sure how it will work.
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Nov. 23, 2010 9:50 a.m. Otto_Maddox HalfDork
You'll just have to try it. Some little guys claim it is too small for them. THe diehards claim an NBA player will fit if you take a little foam out of the seat.
For one point of data, I am 6' 2" and 205 lbs. I fit fine with the top down. With the top up, my head is firmly planted into the top.
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Nov. 23, 2010 9:54 a.m. Duke SuperDork
I'm 5'-10", 250 lbs, somewhat low waisted, but I typically drive with the seat pretty far back in any car. My Miata has a racing seat, too. I fit comfortably top up or down. Top up + helmet might be an issue, but I pass the broomstick rule with the Hard Dog HCDD roll bar.
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Nov. 23, 2010 9:58 a.m. Fletch1 Reader
My question is can one fit comfortably and use it as a daily driver? Yes, I'm thinking ahead after winter when my Jeep is sold and I go back to a lightweight car.
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Nov. 23, 2010 10:00 a.m. Pumpkin Escobar SuperDork
Ive driven one once, Im 6'1" and 230-ish. I fit ok in a bone stock 94 with the top up, but there was no way a helmet would fit in there
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Nov. 23, 2010 10:06 a.m. EvanB Dork
I fit in one and daily drove it comfortably but I am 5'7" and around 180 so I don't know how much that helps
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Nov. 23, 2010 10:16 a.m. mtn SuperDork
Go sit in one. My little brother is a good 4 inches taller than me and fits better in them. Its all about body proportions.
Of course, you can always just put a race seat in them...
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Nov. 23, 2010 10:22 a.m. BoxheadTim Dork
Fletch1 wrote:
My question is can one fit comfortably and use it as a daily driver? Yes, I'm thinking ahead after winter when my Jeep is sold and I go back to a lightweight car.
I used to DD mine, but I'm only 5'11" and 185lbs...
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Nov. 23, 2010 10:25 a.m. sachilles Dork
I have a good friend that is about your size. He didn't fit so well right off the bat. I'm 5'8" and fit pretty well. He ended up buying some seats from a lotus, that fit closer to the floor. He now fits, with his helmeted head below his roll bar, which is a requirement for some tracks. I know sit in the seats and I feel like a little old lady, I can barely see over the steering wheel. So there is plenty of room there, but your seat(stock or otherwise) is a big part of the equation.
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Nov. 23, 2010 10:42 a.m. Fletch1 Reader
BoxheadTim wrote:
Fletch1 wrote:
My question is can one fit comfortably and use it as a daily driver? Yes, I'm thinking ahead after winter when my Jeep is sold and I go back to a lightweight car.
I used to DD mine, but I'm only 5'11" and 185lbs...
Which is exactly my size.
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Nov. 23, 2010 10:49 a.m. mith612 Reader
I'm 6'2" with a 32" inseam, and I fit comfortably once I've gotten into the car. I can fit my hand between my head and the third bar with the top up. I did a foamectomy and installed a steering wheel that was a little smaller with a bit more dish to gain some room (and because the grip on the stock wheel was falling apart.)
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Nov. 23, 2010 10:55 a.m. The poster formally known as 96DXCivic SuperDork
The reason I asked is I contacted a guy about a '94 Miata R Spec.
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Nov. 23, 2010 11:13 a.m. Slyp_Dawg Reader
I'm 6'0", ~200 pounds, 34" inseam, and I fit my '94 quite well, although I can feel my hair rubbing on the hardtop when I use a 6 point harness with the way the seat is adjusted now, but removing a bit of foam from the seat should cure that. my stepdad-to-be is 6'2", about 210 (no idea on inseam) and he also fits it quite well. I'd reccomend staying away from an NB if you're concerned with fit, it seems as if the interior got slightly smaller with those, for no appreciable change in exterior dimensions. I sat in a factory NB before I decided on the '94 NA I have now, and you definitely didn't get the feeling you were sitting "in" the car, it was more like sitting "on" the car, and no matter what you did with the seat as far as sliding it and tilting the back, it still felt like that. if you do decide to add a harness, while it does work to run it between the crack in the seats, I'd imagine it's more comfortable to run it under the seat and then cut a small hole for the harness to go through, that way if you get thrown forward under braking, you're not pulling tension on the anti-sub belts and reminding you why a cup would have been a good investment...
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Nov. 23, 2010 1:22 p.m. Derick Freese HalfDork
I have a little bit of a problem getting in and out of a Miata, but once I'm in, they fit me like a glove. I haven't driven one with the top up, but I'm used to nearly zero head room. I'm 230, 6' even, 30" inseam, 36" waist. One of the best fitting cars I've ever had the privilege to drive.
