Tall Accord 2003/2004 Drivers

I'm curious if any taller drivers, especially long legged, have any thoughts
after living with a new Accord which includes telescopic steering. Does it
really help the tall drivers. In the past, most Accords I've driven really
seem to require a reach when the seat is back far enough to be comfortable.
Maybe I have long legs, or short arms, but this hasn't been an issue for the
many American cars that I've driven. This has stopped me from purchasing
Accords and other Japanese vehicles in the past.
Fred

 

Unless you are seven feet tall you'll be just fine in an Accord.

The Accord actually has 8mm MORE leg room than a Ford Expedition but the
Expedition has 15mm more head room. (that's 3/8" and 1/2" for my American
friends)

So if you have long legs get the Accord and if you have a big head get the
Expedition.

 

Several months ago, someone that was very tall told this group that he was
upset with his new Accord because his head rubbed against the roof.
Someone responded by telling the person that he should have figured this
out during the test drive and purchased another vehicle such as an SUV
made by Honda or Toyota.

 

May be just a style thing, I believe driving with the arms out is
"Italian style". Me, I'm a short guy, comfortable enough in my '04,
glad the seat cranks up vertically.

J.

 

Several months ago, someone that was very tall told this group that he was
upset with his new Accord because his head rubbed against the roof.
Someone responded by telling the person that he should have figured this
out during the test drive and purchased another vehicle such as an SUV
made by Honda or Toyota.
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i'm a tall guy and i really strongly object to this kind of attitude. i
don't like suv's and drive a clunker civic _with_ loads of headroom
_because_ i absolutely refuse to be a victim of these not-so-subtle
manipulation of availabilities. suv's are excessively wasteful,
dangerous both to their drivers and other road users and are merely a
product of the oil industry's careful massaging of "demand".

it's the same careful manipulation that has seen the dropping of
virtually all hatchbacks sold here in the u.s. no more fabulously
utilitarian [but economical] hatchbacks = more [gas guzzling] suv sales.

please, THINK before you allow yourself to be a channel for such flawed
logic.

 

May be just a style thing, I believe driving with the arms out is

I'm probably even shorter than J is. At 5'3", I am pleased that the
power driver's seat of my 04 Accord not only cranks up vertically to
the highest level, but I also have a seat cushion on the seat bottom
to raise me up even higher (by about another 2-3 inches).

I still have a lot of headroom even with the sunroof. Besides, having
the cushion on the seat bottom does help protect the seat leather from
the sun and eventual cracking (with Lexol applied every month).

 

May be just a style thing, I believe driving with the arms out is

I'm probably even shorter than J is. At 5'3", I am pleased that the
power driver's seat of my 04 Accord not only cranks up vertically to
the highest level, but I also have a seat cushion on the seat bottom
to raise me up even higher (by about another 2-3 inches).

I still have a lot of headroom even with the sunroof. Besides, having
the cushion on the seat bottom does help protect the seat leather from
the sun and eventual cracking (with Lexol applied every month).

 

FWIW, 8mm is .315 inches, whereas 15 mm is nearly double that, .59
inches. Expressed as fractions, that would be (rounding, of course)
3/10 and 3/5 inches respectively.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen

 

I'm 6'4" and my 04 Accord Coupe isn't too bad. I do lean the seat
back a little, put the rear of the seat bottom all the way down, and
the front, partially up. It's still comfortable on long trips. When
I first got in a new Accord coupe I eliminated it as an
option....however, I went back to the dealer and tried adjusting the
seat. Oh, I also have the steering wheel all the way out.

 

Sorry... rounded to 1/10" not 1/100" ... I'm sure he gets the point.

Kelsen, you must be an accountant.
0.315" not 0.325" and 0.590" not 0.50"

 

Nah! Programmer/Analyst, apparently with the emphasis on anal-ist! ;^)


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen

 

I don't know how the new Accord's leg room and head room would compare to a
1986 Acura Legend, but if they're anywhere close, then you should be fine.
I'm 6'2" and I have plenty of leg and head room. If you're over 6'6", then
you may have a problem, but otherwise, you should be fine. Ironically
enough, the Acura is my wife's car. I drive a 1990 Civic, and with the seat
all the way back, I'd say my legs are bent only about ¼ (About a 120-degree
angle measuring from the back of my knee, if you want to get technical) and
I can reach the steering wheel fine. So, in short, I guess you should be OK
with an Accord.

Jonathan