Accommodating a short driver

BethTex
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:40:51 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

My daughter is only 5 ft tall and has very short legs and small feet. But she is 16 and has her learners permit and will be getting her license soon.

My husband is going to get a new car (probably his long-time dream - a red corvette), and hand down his car, Volvo S-80, to my daughter to drive.

It is a great safe car, but it doesn’t fit her very well - she can’t rest her heel on the floorboard while also using the gas pedal, she has to sit very close to the steering wheel (airbag), and so forth. What is the best way to accommodate her? Should we get some kind of pedal extensions? Are those safe?

Or should we trade it in on a car that is a better fit, and if so what cars do you recommend that don’t cost much (the Volvo is paid for) and are good and safe for short new teen drivers (and also look cool)

thanks for any advice.

Beth in Dallas

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