Originally Posted by Aleather

I love this car, it's sweet!!! The only thing that really bothers me is the drivers seat. I'm 5'4, and have to put this seat as high as it can go to see over the hood, of course, the top has to be down to do this; and that's fine with me.... For some reason, I feel a bit insecure driving a car, not being able to see over the hood. I do this with the my Jaguar Super V8, too. <grin> Oh; What bothers me about this is: The top of the windshield frame/vanity-visor blocks my view of the sky/horizon, trees and basic eye candy. That's really my only pet-pee, really... <grin>

Originally Posted by giandanielxk8

I am the same height as you yet I don't have that problem. In fact, my seat is not in the highest position but in the lowest and I see just fine. You must have a short torso where I have short legs.

Originally Posted by JimmyL

I'm about 6' tall, and at times I have a problem seeing traffic lights without stooping down - unless the top is down and I can see over the header bar. There is also a pretty decent blind spot at the rear quarters - with the top up, of course. I don't put the top down a whole lot anymore. Getting soft in my old age. But I do think the convertibles look better with the top down (and the tonneau fitted).

Originally Posted by Aleather

If I put the seat at it's lowest setting, I can't even see the hood at all... feels like I'm in my old red 1963 VW Beetle. So, re-thinking this, It's more getting my head over the dashboard, than the hood. But in a weird way, it's both, with other mental issues, like feeling claustrophobic and ......

Originally Posted by giandanielxk8

Hmm… does the seat in the highest setting work for you? My mother uses a booster seat of sorts on her BMW.

Originally Posted by Rex

Having to remove the front wheel and wheel well liner to top up the coolant seems a little lame to me.