# High Mileage Car for Tall People

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-car-for-tall-people/9386>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 14, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-car-for-tall-people/9386 "2008-01-14T02:35:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![philakid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@philakid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/philakid)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-car-for-tall-people/9386/1 "2008-01-14T02:35:32Z")

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I am 6 ft 3 inches tall. My wife drives a Toyota Corolla whci get about 40mpg on the highway. Our other vehicle is a Jeep Grand Cherokee. With the current gas prices, we would like to use the Corolla more for longer trips (when we don’t have towing needs) but I cannot tolerate how cramped I feel driving it.  
  
  
  
 Can anyone recommend a high mileage car that might fit me better and relieve me of this clostrophopia?

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**Author:** ![philakid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@philakid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/philakid)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-car-for-tall-people/9386/2 "2008-01-14T02:40:14Z")

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Sorry - just saw a similar question. But I don’t see a way to remove this post - please ignore.

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**Author:** ![bwringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@bwringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bwringer)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-car-for-tall-people/9386/3 "2008-01-14T03:43:53Z")

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I just read a long-term test of the Honda Fit that mentioned its “cathedral” ceiling, and repeatedly mentioned how roomy it is inside. Nice car, and definitely worth a look.

Does the Corolla have a sun roof? I think the sunroof knocks a couple of inches off the headroom inside. Maybe you could test a different Corolla without a sun roof.

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**Author:** ![philakid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@philakid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/philakid)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-car-for-tall-people/9386/4 "2008-01-16T22:13:59Z")

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Thanks - headroom is not the issue for me. For that the Corolla is OK. My height is in my legs and I cannot stand the inability to stretch out my legs.

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**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-mileage-car-for-tall-people/9386/5 "2008-01-16T22:50:42Z")

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I am six foot so I usually have to slide the seats back all the way when driving small cars. However the last rental car I drove was a Chevy Cobalt, and when I slid the seat all the way back I couldn’t touch the peddles! Made me feel short… The car also drove far nicer then I was expecting.