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how tall is everyone here? are u comfy in the max?

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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 06:51 AM
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Re: Re: how tall is everyone here? are u comfy in the max?

Originally posted by ivolley
6 51/2 225 comfort is okay but my 3rd Gen was more comfortable. Right leg does rub against the center console on long trips.
6 21/2 175ish
plenty of room even with a sunroof
I've driven a 4th gen a couple times on long trips and it wasn't as comfortable because of that console
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 07:17 AM
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Man, you guys are TALL...

or maybe I am just short.
At 5'5" and 150, I feel like I fit in the max w/ plenty of room to spare. Then again, I fit in EVERY car that way.

I guess wrestling since 4th grade (through college) just stunted my upward growth. I was 5'4" in the 7th grade, but only weighed 90 lb. Now I have grown up 1 inch, but put on 60 lb. (weightlifting helped a bit there, +20 lb. in the 3 years since I graduated from college and stopped having to make weight @ 118 and 126).
I am glad to be so short most of the time, but the hoodline is harder for me to see than it would be for a taller guy. After a while, you just get used to it...
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 07:22 AM
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6'5 230

Right leg rubs a little, seat all the way back, and an telascoping wheel would be great.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 07:34 AM
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6'3", 210 lbs., fit just fine.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 07:34 AM
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Originally posted by MAXIN
...Didnt someone once put prelude seats in a max??
That was me. They were pretty freaking sweet too because I mounted them in a positon so that you literall fell into them. They had massive support and were the ideal driving postion for me. I ended up trading them for a laptop computer and then I got the Leather Seats kit.

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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 07:42 AM
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I would be surprised if anyone here is shorter than me. 5' 2" and 140 lbs. The Max fits me well, as do most Japenese cars. The only time I feel too short for the car is after I get out of the wifes SUV and get into mine.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 08:44 AM
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Wow there are a lot of us tall guys!

6' 4 1/2" - 275ish. Down from about 290 two years ago.
OK in my 2k2.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 08:50 AM
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i brought my friend with me to HIN in atlantic city in june... hes like 6'3 or so, and hes gotta be about 350!! he fit comfortably, but his knees stuck up higher than the window

i told him i was going to take out the seat and let him sit on the floor
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 08:53 AM
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6'2" and 155 maybe.......i know, i'm working on the weight thing
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 08:56 AM
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Well I guess I don't take the award for shortest, but pretty damn short still... I'm 5'3" and 118.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 09:00 AM
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5'8"...175lbs...no, I'm NOT fat...
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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 09:04 AM
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I am 6'0" and 220 lbs, and I fit great considering that I weighed about 285-290 when I got the car. I had to lose weight to get my freaking automagic into the 14's in the 1/4 mile. I just wish I weighed 120 like some of you...
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 09:17 AM
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6'3" and 315

I'm completely comfortable in my Max.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 09:23 AM
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Originally posted by 96sleeper
I am 6'0" and 220 lbs, and I fit great considering that I weighed about 285-290 when I got the car...I just wish I weighed 120 like some of you...
I think @ 6' 120, you would look a bit undernourished.

Really, you do not wish you were 120. I WAS 120, and looked like a screwny b!+ch. Now @ 150 I feel a LOT better. It took 3 years to get here, so I would never go back.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 09:50 AM
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Kinda long in the arm, average leg. I would give anything to have a telescoping steering wheel, so I can push it back.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 09:59 AM
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I am 6'2 and totaly comfortable in the max.

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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:05 AM
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good poll idea cause now i know whos as$ i can kick!

im bout 68inches and tipping the scales at 155-159 lbs.

i think all them heinekens are starting to catch up with me
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:05 AM
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5' 10" about 150, but im losing weight quick with this Mono i have right now. i fit in the max, but the seats could be better. however, when i get in the back seat for whatever reason, those seem to be some comfy seats.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:13 AM
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Originally posted by nismo2020
good poll idea cause now i know whos as$ i can kick!

im bout 68inches and tipping the scales at 155-159 lbs.

i think all them heinekens are starting to catch up with me
Dont always be fooled by size, one of my best friends is like 5' 7" or so, and one night a doorman was getting gained up on by about 4 guys, when my friend took them all down for him.

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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:20 AM
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Originally posted by SuDZ


Dont always be fooled by size, one of my best friends is like 5' 7" or so, and one night a doorman was getting gained up on by about 4 guys, when my friend took them all down for him.

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True- I have been in an unfortunately high number of fights (mostly while at bars with my teammates in college), and NEVER with someone as light or short as I am. Out of over a dozen, I have lost only 1 fight- to a linebacker from WVU. 6'4", 230. He pushed my wife at a bar, and I could not back down. I was not about to give up, but I hit my head on a metal rail and it got broken up. He got tossed out.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:23 AM
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6', 260 lbs and I fit very comfortably in my Max. I fit fine in my Eclipse too and that's even less room.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:29 AM
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6'5" and I'm fine.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:36 AM
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Hello, my name Manute Bol and I not comfortable in Maxima.













The are a lot of tall light weights in here! That used to be me (6'2" < 155lbs).

Thankfully I found the weight room
and tip the scales around 220lbs.


Yes, I find the Max to be very comfy
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:49 AM
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lotta tall folk up in here
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 10:57 AM
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Originally posted by T-bone

The are a lot of tall light weights in here! That used to be me (6'2" < 155lbs).

Thankfully I found the weight room
and tip the scales around 220lbs.


Yes, I find the Max to be very comfy
you gained 65 pounds in muscle??? damn thats hard to do.. its not easy gaining muscle weight
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 11:19 AM
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Originally posted by phenryiv1


I think @ 6' 120, you would look a bit undernourished.

Really, you do not wish you were 120. I WAS 120, and looked like a screwny b!+ch. Now @ 150 I feel a LOT better. It took 3 years to get here, so I would never go back.
r u telling me i'm undernourished and look like a scrawny b!+ch? i'm 6'1 120....
I wanna hit 150 hook me up!! i try to eat like a lion but it's not me, so i take whey to supplement...how'd you do it?
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 11:43 AM
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Originally posted by lophix

r u telling me i'm undernourished and look like a scrawny b!+ch? i'm 6'1 120....
I wanna hit 150 hook me up!! i try to eat like a lion but it's not me, so i take whey to supplement...how'd you do it?
eat something and then send me a PM
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 11:50 AM
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I'm 6'5", 230lbs and more comfortable in my new car than in 4th gen.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 11:51 AM
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Originally posted by T-bone


eat something and then send me a PM
maybe some T bone steaks
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 12:00 PM
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I'm 6'3 230. I'm comfortable.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 12:01 PM
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Originally posted by lophix

r u telling me i'm undernourished and look like a scrawny b!+ch? i'm 6'1 120....
I wanna hit 150 hook me up!! i try to eat like a lion but it's not me, so i take whey to supplement...how'd you do it?
I hope that you did not take that personally!
Anyway, I worked out 6 days a week for a year, then back to 5 for a year, now 3-5 days a week on 7 hours of rest. None of those vagina-type circuit workouts, either. I eat 5 meals a day, lots of chicken, glutamine and creatine suppements and an 8 week on, 4 week off Cell-Tech cycle. I also lift REALLY heavy for being a small guy. Before I tore my rotator cuff 6 weeks ago I was benching 315 @ 151.5 lb.

Note that it took 3 years to gain this weight, but I stayed @ or below 7% Body Fat (dual-analysis method).
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 12:27 PM
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I'm not surprised that most people that drive Maximas are over 6' tall. I bought the car because it is roomy for a midsized car.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 12:36 PM
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I'm not surprised that most people that drive Maximas are over 6' tall. I bought the car because it is roomy for a midsized car.
Me too, but what is odd is that my dad is only like 5' 11 and says he does not know why I find it roomy enough. He thinks his knees always his the center piece and thigns like that. Odd.

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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 12:56 PM
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Originally posted by phenryiv1

I hope that you did not take that personally!
Anyway, I worked out 6 days a week for a year, then back to 5 for a year, now 3-5 days a week on 7 hours of rest. None of those vagina-type circuit workouts, either. I eat 5 meals a day, lots of chicken, glutamine and creatine suppements and an 8 week on, 4 week off Cell-Tech cycle. I also lift REALLY heavy for being a small guy. Before I tore my rotator cuff 6 weeks ago I was benching 315 @ 151.5 lb.

Note that it took 3 years to gain this weight, but I stayed @ or below 7% Body Fat (dual-analysis method).
nah didnt take it personal...everyone calls me skinny. My mum's coming to visit this christmas after not seeing her for 2years and I dont want to look like I've been living under the bridge (even though all the money has been going to the max). Time to hit the d-bells, glut and creats starting today. Any specific brand you'll recommend. Oh and I fit like a glove in my car, lol.
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 01:05 PM
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Originally posted by phenryiv1


True- I have been in an unfortunately high number of fights (mostly while at bars with my teammates in college), and NEVER with someone as light or short as I am. Out of over a dozen, I have lost only 1 fight- to a linebacker from WVU. 6'4", 230. He pushed my wife at a bar, and I could not back down. I was not about to give up, but I hit my head on a metal rail and it got broken up. He got tossed out.
My friend was out side of a strip club or something when he took out those guys. mainly the bouncer would not let them in cause they caused too many problems in the past. When my friend came to his aid the first kid took a swing at him and my friend just knocked him out cold. The other two come to get him next and he does this throat thing suddenly the two guys can not breathe but it is temporary cause it knocks the wind out of you.

While they are spasing he is just saying calmly, "If you dont want to choke to death, just lay down and put your head back and relax". By the time the bouncers from inside come out they go to grab my friend from behind (which would have been a big mistake if he did not realize who they were) just in time for the other gaurd to tell them what he did.

Once the guy told him explained it they just look at him in amazement and were like "You need a job"? hehe

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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 01:21 PM
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Originally posted by SuDZ
Once the guy told him explained it they just look at him in amazement and were like "You need a job"? hehe

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Believe it or not, even @ 5'5" and 150 lb., I have done my share of bouncing in a bar where I bartended. MY wife bartended there as well a few years ago (no, we did not meet there), and I bounced on the nights she was behind the bar.

Originally posted by lophix
Time to hit the d-bells, glut and creats starting today. Any specific brand you'll recommend.
Cell-Tech is the best, I use 1 1/2 scoops as opposed to 2 (recommended for the average- 200lb.- person), and use GNC creatine on top of that, as well as GNC Glutamine tabs. Both are cheap, and you can get them buy-1-get-1-1/2-off when yuo buy 2 GNC products. I take creatine on workout days 1 time on top of the CellTech, then take 4 glutamine tabs a day, 5 days a week.
Even though I have nto gained much weight latelt, I get a lot stronger. @ 5'5", it is kinda hard to gain much weight...I have been stuck here for a few months...
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 01:37 PM
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5'8, 134lbs.

I find the steering wheel to be annoying. It barely tilts and is set at a weird angle and is too big. The seat hurts my lower back after a while. I find my dad's '95 eddy bauer explorer to be much more comfortable. (position and seat wise)
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 01:41 PM
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6' 3.5" 180, no sunroof, no problem

Old Nov 22, 2002 | 01:48 PM
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6'2" and about 185 lbs. Love the max, plenty of leg room!
Old Nov 22, 2002 | 02:04 PM
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Originally posted by 97maximase5spd
5'5" and while everyone is discussing weight, 140.

Yea, taking the crown for the shortest Maxima driver...(so far
Right there with ya at 5'5" on a good day. I just wish I was as skinny as you.



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