At 08:54 PM 8/16/2012, Alistair Bell wrote:
>PS I share Loren's problem of not seeing most of speedo. And that is
>with no swivel seat on driver's side (I did install swivel base on
>pass. side). I guess my height (6-2) and long torso is the cause.
>Not seeing the dial bugs me a lot, especially because I am working
>with others on new gauge illumination package.

I would find that supremely irritating, and it Wouldn't Go Away.  I'd
have to work hard to turn that into a lovable quirk, like having to
go stand outside to see whether the rear defrost is on.  It would
either help or destroy me in my quest for dispassion.

You can see how they got pinched, though, between steering wheel
angle and size.  How much would it help you to put on a
manual-steering wheel?  They're 8 1/4" precisely between the inside
of the rim at top and the horizontal bar in the middle of the VW medallion.

At least we can be thankful that The People's Auto A.G. didn't employ
Procrustes Ltd. as their bespoke coach builder.

Yrs,
d