Do Boxsters fit Giants?

[grogster]

Hi all,

I'm new here and am contemplating my mid-life crisis down the road, which involves a sports car. I'm 6' 4" and some cars are too small for me: Miata (head sticks up over top of windshield); TR 6 (not enough leg room). I just fit in a 240 Z. Any tall drivers out there that can weigh in? Many thanks.

-Greg in Tampa

[Rail26]

I am 6' 1" and I fit just fine...my buddy is 6'4" but he has a long torso...kind of weird looking...and he doesn't fit...his head sticks out. I call him a freak of nature, but he prefers vertically challenged.

[grogster]

Rail26,

Thanks. Guess I'll just have to go test drive one.

[Jeph]

6'2" here. I fit. I think 6'4" may be a stretch... but test drive for yourself.

[limoncello]

I'm 6'4", and long torso. The car "fits" fine, in that I had more legroom than my Miata (no more go-cart knees), and the headroom with the top up is fine. Having said that, the outward visual appearance with the top down is, as Rail says, a little vertically challenged.

Side note: Not nearly as bad as the Fiat 500 I had in Italy - used to drive it with my head sticking out the sunroof to make my kids laugh. (It was a weekend capuccino car, "unsafe at any speed" is a good description.)

Track days in the Boxster present a different problem due to the broomstick rule that requires 2 inches clear between the helmet and the imaginary line from the windshield top to the top of the roll bar. Even with a roll bar extension (Brey Krause), I still couldn't pass. So, was limited to the few tracks that allow Boxsters on general prinicple. Gatting a hardtop may help, but talk with your track tech inspector before buying - if the track is an issue for you.

I say go for it. Are Boxsters fun? You bet! No other handling like it , best brakes on the planet - a holistic driving euphoria.

Hope this helps.

[mwh98]

I'm 6'3", and 250lbs with little problems once inside the car. In and out can be a little challenging due to the length of my legs. I have found that when exiting, if I place my left hand on the door jamb, I can leverage myself out without too much effort or public gawking. Occasionally, once standing next to the Box, I'll get a bystander that appears to be amazed that I fit inside (heightwise).

The only caution I have is the panel that houses the contols to the seat can be caught if you try to slide over the seat on the way in/out. So be sure to lift your arse upon entry/exit.

Otherwise, driving is no problem! Pedels are easy to manipulate and my knees are out of the way, not up against the steering wheel. The only other coupe that I've been in that had more leg room was a '69 XKE.

Mark
Seal Grey 01

[kubelwagen]

I’m 6’4inches and I just purchased my 2001 Boxster not thinking once that I should try to sit or test drive one, since I’ve owned lots of Porsches and all had plenty of room, not the Boxster. I’m having a miserable time, my legs are too long and driving is not pleasurable. There is a company here in CA that sells something that fits under the existing track called extend my seat.com For some cars they guarantee up to an additional 6 inches for my Boxster maybe 1-2inches, sadly that will not be enough. Does anyone know if the pedals can be adjusted fo give more leg room? Thanks for your time

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by kubelwagen

I’m 6’4inches and I just purchased my 2001 Boxster not thinking once that I should try to sit or test drive one, since I’ve owned lots of Porsches and all had plenty of room, not the Boxster. I’m having a miserable time, my legs are too long and driving is not pleasurable. There is a company here in CA that sells something that fits under the existing track called extend my seat.com For some cars they guarantee up to an additional 6 inches for my Boxster maybe 1-2inches, sadly that will not be enough. Does anyone know if the pedals can be adjusted fo give more leg room? Thanks for your time

You could buy the one/two inches... and have installed a new seat. I'm thinking a seat that is absent all the foam, yet remaining comfortable. That could give you another ^~1 inch, maybe better.

Have you looked into the delete kit? It might be sufficient, and less costly, than the seat.

https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_Tech/75-BODY-GT3_Console_Delete/75-BODY-GT3_Console_Delete.htm

Maybe the extend a seat... new seat... and the delete kit. Go big. No pun intended.

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by kubelwagen

I’m 6’4inches and I just purchased my 2001 Boxster not thinking once that I should try to sit or test drive one, since I’ve owned lots of Porsches and all had plenty of room, not the Boxster. I’m having a miserable time, my legs are too long and driving is not pleasurable. There is a company here in CA that sells something that fits under the existing track called extend my seat.com For some cars they guarantee up to an additional 6 inches for my Boxster maybe 1-2inches, sadly that will not be enough. Does anyone know if the pedals can be adjusted fo give more leg room? Thanks for your time

The extend my seat.com thing lists the Boxster because it uses the same seat and tracks as the 996. But there is some floor space behind the front seats in the 996 because of the rear seat footroom. In the 986 the seat can already be moved back to be up against the rear bulkhead engine access panel. The extend my seat.com device may bolt into the Boxster, but there isn't anywhere for the seat to go.

[Stl-986]

No they can't