General Any tall Panda drivers on here?!

[tomfoster]

I've been thinking about swapping the Stilo in for a Panda 100 as I'm craving something more fun for my commute-mobile and I've had Fiats as my second car for years now. My main concern is how comfortable I'll be in one. I've had a sit in a standard Panda and it seemed OK, but I've read the 100hp Panda has the seats set too high. I am 6'6" tall, so I do need quite a bit of room! Any other long Panda drivers on here who can reassure me?! I guess I might have to think about a Bravo or a Punto if the Panda is going to be too small...

 

[dave k]

I'm obviously not as tall as you, but find a reasonable amount of headroom.
The more expensive models do feature some degree of height adjustment.
It may be worth trying one out just see.
I've found it to be more comfortable than my previous small car.

 

[The Pretender]

6'25" here and no problem even with no hight adjustible seat, plenty of headroom.

 

[Tangina]

I'm 5'9 so quite tall for a girl, n my Eco active ha plenty of head room, I can even fit my 6'4 19year old son in the front seat, no problems

 

[jusdel30]

6 ft 2" here and no problems

 

[Demi]

6.6" aint a problem for Panda, u'd be fine. Not gonna scrape the roof with ur head. But the passenger directly behind u will hate u with passion . I'm 6ft and have over 4" headroom with 50% seat height.

 

[AB100]

I'm an average 6ft like the others - but there seems plenty of headroom.

To be honest, I find the seating height in the Panda a great advantage - nothing worse than getting into a normal car (like in-law's Jag X-type) and then sitting with my knees round my ears.

Best have a try and see though.

 

[Cookecarey]

I'm 6'4", and have a MJ Dynamic with a factory sunroof, the sunroof intrudes a little into the headroom, (Headroom in non sunroof cars is about 4"+). The intrusion of the sunroof is no distraction and no problem in my driving position, there is very adequate headroom for me.
Rear seat passenger legroom behind the driving seat is very restricted.
But hey... to any passenger, 2nd class riding is better than 1st class walking.

 

[dunc69]

6'01" no issues. Have seat adjusted right down. Lots of headroom.

Love the 2nd class lift vs 1st class walking comment. Will remind my daughter if that next time she's complaining behind me!

 

[dunc69]

6'01" no issues. Have seat adjusted right down. Lots of headroom.

Love the 2nd class lift vs 1st class walking comment. Will remind my daughter of that next time she's complaining behind me!

 

[babbo_umbro]

Hello, Tom - the 100HP has hight adjustment on driver's seat - I'm six feet and quite long-bodied and could wear a hat with no problems.

 

[babbo_umbro]

That's height adjustment.

 

[babbo_umbro]

I've been thinking about swapping the Stilo in for a Panda 100 as I'm craving something more fun for my commute-mobile and I've had Fiats as my second car for years now. My main concern is how comfortable I'll be in one. I've had a sit in a standard Panda and it seemed OK, but I've read the 100hp Panda has the seats set too high. I am 6'6" tall, so I do need quite a bit of room! Any other long Panda drivers on here who can reassure me?! I guess I might have to think about a Bravo or a Punto if the Panda is going to be too small...

Second thought - pop over to Okehampton and have a try in my 100HP.

 

[tomfoster]

Thanks for all the comments - I'm going to go and have a look at the car (red, 57 reg, 36k miles) I've had my eye on later this afternoon, so fingers crossed that I fit in it comfortably!

 

[Van Diemen]

I don't think the seats on a 100HP are higher than on a standard Panda, it's just that they feel high for a 'sporty' car. I'm sure you'll fit in fine!

 

[Samba 4x4]

I'm just over 6'6". The fixed seat is OK in a Panda without a sunroof. The height adjustable seat means a sunroof is just about tolerable.

In my experience height adjustable seats usually adjust up for a smaller people, so it was a delight to see the seat pad drop down in the Panda.