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Originally Posted by 1badsho
Patrick
Spoke to Peter yesterday and was very impressed with his honesty.
He flat told me if I am 6' 3" and i want comfort their car isnt for me. He didnt want to sell me out of the idea of a ERA car but he also wanted to be as forthcoming as possible. Very impressed nonetheless
Since I live South of Tampa the logical choice is backdraft. Locality and its generally considered a bigger car that will better accomodate my frame.
I plan to drive over to the east coast and sit in a few just to see how I physically fit.
EM requires 50 percent down which concerns me once I get close to building my car. Backdraft requires $5000 ....
don
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Yep, he told me the same thing a decade ago.
I think Peter is only about 5' 4" because when I sat in his car my chin was over the top of the windshield, well, almost.
The trick, if you are over 6' 3" or so, is exactly where that extra height is (from the floor to your knees, your knees to your hips, your hips to your head, how much padding you have on your butt, and what not). They customized my build a bit for me after I flew up to be measured. But I would tend to agree that without modifications, 6' 3" would be the outermost limit. If you find yourself getting really serious about an ERA, then fly up there and have Doug measure you. He'll tell you whether or not he can build the car to make you comfy or not. I remember like it was yesterday, being up there and Peter seeing me and saying
"I don't think we can do this..." and Doug saying
"Yes, we can." And, btw, we did the entire deal on a handshake.