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Subject:Re: Transporter (Vanagon) Driving Position
From:Austin
Date:Thu, 29 May 1997 19:49:01 -0700

At 02:19 AM 5/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I am 5ft 10in and have no trouble adjusting the driver's seat to a
>comfortable position.
>
>However, my wife, at 5ft 3in, has real problems.  The causes are the height
>of the clutch and brake pedals and the long travel of the clutch pedal.   
>She has to lift her feet to reach the clutch and, if she sits at a
>comfortable distance from the steering wheel, she has difficulty in fully
>depressing the clutch. 
>
>Has anyone met this problem and can anyone offer any hints on modifications
>to help.   (I thought of looking for a taller wife but that has certain
>difficulties :-)  )
>
>Jack Newton
>
>Sydney Australia

*She* needs a shorter (more efficiently packaged) husband ! ! !

Austin