Does size matter?

It is a while since I posted - life gets in the way, sometimes. I have a genuine question. I am 5' 9" with a 42 inch waist and a 50+ inch chest. I don't know if I will fit behind the wheel of an MG TF. What do you think? (And yes, I know that I need to lose weight).

Six foot one here, 38 to 40 waist dependant on beer consumption/kebabs.
No probs.

You'll be OK I'm 6 foot 1 n 38 inch waist

Thanks guys - that means as soon as I hear that the TF has passed its MOT tomorrow and has no advisories, I am off to see it... :woohoo:

I'm a short fat git at 5'6" with a 44" waist and 50" chest. I manage fine even with the seat fairly far forward because of my short legs!

And I know that I need to lose weight, a lot of it, too! :yesnod:

Think its height thats more of a problem then anything else.

Age was my main worry, used to have MG Midgets and MGB's but found getting in and out of the B was getting harder and harder.

Put off getting a F/TF because of the fear of not getting in or out.

Saw a F for sale in a local garage, the wife said go and try it, that one had gone, but had a even better, 3 x the cost of course TF 160 03 reg in a Flip paint with hardtop.

Took it for a test drive and fell in love with it. All the checks went out the window, deposit put down before even looking under the cap for mayo, or even seeing the soft top was there and OK.

But to get back to your question, find a local garage and go for a test drive. My feelings that you will be fine, steering wheel is adjustable, the doors are massive and open wide, plus the sills arnt to wide to get over. Easy to get in and out of.

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Isn't it strange how me n john are the same size..... I'll bring you a onesie for ur camp trip

Daz is 6ft 4 and he manages.... you just get used to it

At the other end of the scale, the Ginger Midget is five foot one and has the seat fully forward.

Fingers crossed on this one:

You know that's a low spec 115? (I think) No central locking etc.
Nowt wrong with that, if you're happy, but assuming that's £1595 there are 135's out there for that money.

Yeah, I realised that, John, but as I am about to be a full time student again, I figured that lower insurance and running costs would out weigh lack of "amenities". There will, hopefully, be a chance to trade up later, and in the meantime, maybe I can have some fun "tricking it out".