on 3/8/02 8:01 AM, John P. Flaherty at jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM wrote:

> For what its worth, I don't fit well in most SUVs either. Big on the
> outside, poor use of space on the inside. In fact, to my knowlege, there is
> no car being made today that I fit in comfortably. They all seem to be
> getting smaller. I fit much better in my son's 86 Jetta than in my buddy's
> 2000. Not sure about modern minivans or pickups.

Daniel Pinkwater [a rather large author living in the Hudson Valley] called
into Click and Clack, the Tappett brothers [aka Cartalk on NPR] to discuss
his need for a new car.

They actually suggested the VW New beetle, have you looked into it.
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Sincerely,
Ed Stevens
<mailto:ejstevens@earthlink.net>
Valley Forge PA