Reply to "Will he fit?"

I was in the same boat, I had always admired Panteras but never been in one. I finally got a test drive with the previous owner of my car and here are some of my observations being 6'3 200lbs.

For one, the passenger side is smaller for whatever reason. The leg room is small. My 6'5 215lb brother had his knees bent pretty tight when I took him for a ride.

Now, I have a cramped parking space, so I cannot open the door fully, so take that into consideration with what I describe next. Getting in the car takes a little squeezing, I sith down in the car with my legs hanging out, then I have to pull my shin between the wheel and the seat with my knee at my face to get my right leg over. There may be another way to do this, but currently my garage space is cramped. I'm 30, so thats not a big deal, but maybe a 50+ year old guy would not be excited about that idea especially if he was not very physically active. There may be other guys on here who don't have to do that because they have more room in their garage, have dropped floor pans, or have a modified adjustable steering column.

Once I'm in the only thing that is a issue is the pedal locations. There is more room on the drivers side for your legs etc, but the gas pedal and brake are right on top of each other. I have a size 12 foot, and I usually drive with my shoes off. I will probably go get some driving shoes soon.

I don't know about just buying a car for someone if they've never been in the car. I just think thats a bad idea period, especially when you are a big person. Kudos to the enthusiasm for the idea though. With all that said, if you want a car bad enough, you will make it work. I love driving the car so far, and unlike a previous poster, the steering wheel is fine as far as height. The only thing is with the early cars, the tachometer and speedometer are blocked by the steering wheel. You have to kind of look to the side.