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Inspired by this thread, I decided to try and develop a new technic of getting inside the car.
The idea is to put the top down, and jump from the back.
Before trying it on my car, and risking damaging the trunk, I decided to try it first on my horse.
How Not To Mount A Horse - YouTube
still need to work on it.

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Originally Posted by Meir (Post 325672)

This technique might work better with a skirt on :)

Here' how to properly get in your Boxster: http://www.monkeybro.com/album/misc/...er-Jumping.png

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Originally Posted by BYprodriver (Post 325640)

To further elaborate, as a former fulltime test driver I would enter & exit 15-20 vehicles daily. Yet another reason I fell in love with Porsches is the ease & speed of entry & exit. Fully open the door, turn your back to the opening & drop your butt into the middle of the seat. Swing both feet into their proper place on the pedals while placing the key in the ignition & then close the door. This "training" comes in handy @ the Porsche Sport Driving Experience autoX relay competition. ;)

I've been doing the "right foot in, turn left foot, drop, pull in left foot," but will have to try this method when I exit hibernation.

As for exiting, I try to block unpleasant memories, but I recall swinging both feet out, bracing right hand on steering wheel and left hand on frame, then pushing/lifting myself up.

Body size definitely influences how you do this. The taller and/or "huskier" you are, the more difficult I imagine it would be.

Johnny Danger probably taught Speed Racer and Robin how to leap into the top-down car.

DBear

If you think getting into your boxster is a challenge try this. (over 62 but still kite surfing)http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1359625544.jpg

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Originally Posted by thstone (Post 325596)

I just climb in. Unless I'm wearing a skirt.

Plus one on this. :D

I'm too big for my car. 6'3" and rapidly approaching 300 pounds. Sometimes I can manage the right foot in and just fall into the seat, but about 75% of time I bang my head. Now I've just given up on that entrance, until I drop some pounds anyway.

Now I get in head first. Like you're just grabbing something out of the passenger seat. From there it is a nice comforatble twist and I'm in with no brain damage and now I can pull it off smoothly so it doesn't just look like I'm a fat guy getting into a little car.

I'm little so I hang on to the steering wheel, put my right foot in, then my left foot in, shake my butt around a little then ease into the seat...of course i never put the top up so this is possible :)