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- From: "Kristen James Eberlein" <kristeneberlein AT mindspring.com>
- To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:05:50 -0400
Actually, the Mini is a pretty good choice for tall folk. Consumer Reports
lists the following 2003 cars as good choices for "Tall drivers": Acura MDX,
Acura TL, Acura RL, Audi A6, Honda Pilot, Nissan Altima, Volvo V70, and the
Volkswagen Passat.
Here's how they stack up vis-a-vis the Mini in regard to front leg -- head
room (all in inches):
Mini: 43.0 -- 4.5
Acura MDX: 41.0 -- 3.5
Acura TL: 41.5 -- 2.5
Acura RL: 41.5 -- 1.5
Audi A6: 42.0 -- 4.0
Honda Pilot: 41.0 -- 7.5
Nissan Altima 42.0 -- 5.0
Volvo V70: 43.0 -- 3.5
V. Passat 42.0 -- 4.0
Kinda surprising, isn't it? Only the Volvo V70 has as much front leg room,
and only the Honda Pilot and Nissan Altima have more front head room.
BTW, I tried to find how Consumer Reports was calibrating the head room
measure (i.e., x inches head room for whom?), but could only find a comment
that their shortest driver was 5 feet tall and the tallest 6 feet four
inches.
K.
Tall woman (5' 11'') driving a 2003 Mini Cooper S and adoring every minute
of it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Schmitt" <schmitt AT christopher.org>
To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/"
<internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper
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| The Mini is a nice car, if you aren't over 6 feet tall.
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| Best,
| Christopher "6 feet 7 inches tall" Schmitt
| Author, "Designing CSS Web Pages" -- http://www.cssbook.com/
| Web Design Specialist -- http://www.christopherschmitt.com/
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[internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
Carol Thomson, 04/28/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
rthigpen, 04/28/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
Joe Reid, 04/28/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
Kristen James Eberlein, 04/28/2003
- Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper, Diana Duncan, 04/29/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
Christopher Schmitt, 04/29/2003
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[internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk,
Kristen James Eberlein, 04/29/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk,
Christopher Schmitt, 04/29/2003
- Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk, Jason Laughlin, 04/30/2003
- Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk, Maria Winslow, 04/30/2003
- Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk, Dan Smith, 04/30/2003
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- Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk, Thomas Beckett, 04/30/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk,
Christopher Schmitt, 04/29/2003
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[internetworkers] Mini Cooper and tall folk,
Kristen James Eberlein, 04/29/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
Kristen James Eberlein, 04/28/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
Joe Reid, 04/28/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
Diana Duncan, 04/29/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
burnett, 04/29/2003
- RE: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper, Scott Lundgren, 04/29/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
burnett, 04/29/2003
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Re: [internetworkers] Mini Cooper,
rthigpen, 04/28/2003
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