My husband is 6ft 3, mainly made out of legs, and he can drive my mum's Toyota Aygo very comfortably. F-i-L is also 6ft 3 and he has an Audi A6 Avant because he thinks German cars are posh and have lots of room!

I run a 2003 Ford Focus Diesel ghia my son who is 6' 6" drives the car over 100 mile plus journeys and he is qiute comfortable driving. We have had the car for 2 years now and apart from regular service and tyres has cost pennies to run.

I'm 6'5 with 36" inside leg and had no problems with my (Mark 1) Ford Focus, or my current Seat Leon (again, Mark 1), though had to remove the left footrest in the latter (next to the clutch pedal) as it was too close. Also used to have a 1994 Rover 214 which was fine, and a '97 Mazda 323F.

Had a Fiat Uno once but had to get the driver's seat cut out and welded to the body further back(!). If I'd crashed it I'm sure the seat would've ripped away from the floorpan as the welding was rubbish!

Thanks for your replies.
It has crossed my mind to view many different cars, sit in them and see/feel the leg room, however I thought I would try my luck on here and see if others can narrow down the search for me.

My current Corsa doesn't have an adjustable steering wheel so I think that is the major problem causing my troubles. A Skoda Fabia has been mentioned to me and so has the Honda Jazz. Funny a Ford C-Max was mentioned as I followed one to work this morning as was thinking would that suit me. I'm guessing the C-Max and Jazz are people carriers (MPV)?? I don;t mind the look of those cars but I think proper looking MPVs wouldn't suit me. Not is the driving position important to me (not having bow legs whilst driving) but also the ease of getting in and out of the vehicle is important too.

So far I'm thinking of the following:
Honda Jazz (good make)
Honda Civic (good make)
Ford Focus (cheap to run)
Skoda Fabia (good car)
Skoda Octavia (although this may drink the fuel as it's bigger) )good car)
Seat Ibiza (cheap to buy)
Seat Leon (cheap to buy)

I'm really not sure which I will go for and I expect many more makes/models will be on my list. I think it will be the case of picking three or four, with your help, and then seeing which car/deal comes up and then going for that.

More suggestions and experiences still welcome.

Out of this list, I would look at the Focus and the Civic - a mate of mine is 6ft7 and he drives a 2007 Civic because he says it was the most comfy and nicest car he could fit in. He had a Volvo before that.

The Jazz & CMax aren't MPVs, just 5 seater cars with a more upright driving position and hence, easier to get in and out of. The seating position in my CMax is different to a Focus. Takes a little getting used to, but I now quite like it.

I think that classes them as a 5-seat MPV !!

A good friend of mine who is around 6' 5" ish I think, and very broad, once said the most comfortable car he has ever been in was my 1991 Granada Scorpio we shared 1500 miles of road trip in, but I suppose they arent really practical nowadays!

He drives a 2006 Mondeo now and likes it though, and doesnt even have the seat all the way back in my old A4!

Are you possibly thinking of the old generation (quite small) Yaris? The new one is bigger. I like me comforts so I assure you that I don't travel crumpled up. Pop along to a dealers and have a sit in one.

The new one is pretty much the same size as say a 2007 year Fiesta. Plenty big enough and I could even wear a tall hat if I'd like as there's that much headroom to spare. Not quite as roomy as the Note but close. Yes both have adjustable steering columns.

I had a 1.6 Note Ntec Auto which I converted to run on LPG and now I have the Yaris HSD T-Spirit with Sat Nav.

Edited by Ethan Edwards on 16/01/2013 at 13:15

The most common measurement for determining a car's suitability for a tall person is headroom.

Surprisingly, tall people vary considerably in their body height and leg length proportions - I'm 6'0" and my son is 6'5" but sitting down I'm taller than him - all his height is in his legs.

Cars all handle the body/leg proportion differently - some magazine reports show headroom and legroom, but it's not an easy matter getting a good fit for taller people.

Son currently drives a Vectra-C Estate (long wheelbase compared to the saloon/hatch) - he needs to replace it soon but says that any replacement must have nothing less in front seat leg room, rear seat leg room and boot space - a tall order indeed.

Edited by RT on 07/10/2013 at 21:37

I am 6ft6 and had no problem with my mk1 Focus. I believe they designed it for so that people up to 6ft7 could get in and sit comfortably wearing a space suit!

I am tall but with a similar trunk/leg ratio to Michael Phelps (retired Olympic swimmer), i.e. shortish legs for height. It is extremely rare for me to run out of leg room but head room is an issue in many cars. In reality you need to take any car for a long test drive before purchase as I have found you can feel quite comfortable for 5 miles but totally the opposite after 20! I used to drive an old mini van with no problem but find the BMW Mini impossible!

We have a tall driver (6 foot 4).

He recently had a new Ford Focus on hire and it was simply useless for interior legroom.

A real shame as the previous Focus was ok.

Edited by daveyK_UK on 12/10/2013 at 23:12

Best of all, for small cars, is the original Ford Ka. When SWMBO had one, there was at least a foot between me (5ft 7in) and the roof. I'm not sure whether the new model is as good.

http://www.rica.org.uk/

Lots of helpful info and car analysis.

(Edit - NB: Madf is a regular on here and not an advertiser!)

Edited by Avant on 14/12/2013 at 00:35

Because your tall readers are being alerted to something that solves a major problem of theirs. But it seems it is more important for you to make sure that no one else gets any benefit. Hence the web continues to be an ever friendlier place. Nice work.

I'm 6ft 4 and I squeeze into an Aygo.

Which is going very soon and to be replaced by a new Suzuki Ignis. Very roomy indeed. If your a non standard height/ weight etc go try one. You'll be surprised.