Fat Cars For Fat People

 

1. Let’s not omit the #1 selling brand of jeans at my local WalMart: Lardache.

   Posted by Oink       12/29/2005  at  07:56 AM  



2. Oink

   I’m guessing they sell them to the “hippier” hippies…

   Posted by StinKerr       12/29/2005  at  09:44 AM  



3. Roomier seats?  Most cars need roomier everything!  What is the glory of feeling like a sardine in a can?

   Posted by Tannenberg       12/29/2005  at  10:35 AM  



4. They are called “dump trucks”.................

   The problem is NOT TOTALLY FATNESS.......... just small cars......................I am 6’4” and not fat-----there
   isn’t a car that I can stretch my legs out in......me ride in the back seat?  No leg room!

   Posted by OLDCATMAN       12/29/2005  at  10:45 AM  



5. I have to use an extra pad in my pickup for my skinny ass.  At WalMart I gotta wade thru a ton of jeans designed for T.Rex to find a pair my size.  I order ala carte at the local diner—the specials are all designed for either 3 people or 1 velociraptor.

   Posted by Oink       12/29/2005  at  10:54 AM  



6. ..............PREHISTORIC RESTAURANT:  Raptors welcomed!  Try our great buffet!  All you can devour
   for $5.98!

   There is nothing I enjoy more than a good Chinese Restaurant BUFFET..............hungry in an hour?
   Hell, I’m still eating in that hour!

   Posted by OLDCATMAN       12/29/2005  at  11:15 AM  



7. Add to your list the new Passat from VW. It’s several inches wider than the previous model. But guess what? The old model was too damn narrow. Great car, but too tight. And that’s the big VW.

   I agree with Tannenberg. Most cars are undersized. They’ve been downsized too much. A 1974 Chevy Nova 4-door, sold as a compact car, is longer, wider, roomier, and has more headroom than the full size cars sold today by the big 3. And don’t get me started on euro-cars; even the “big” 7 series BMW is smaller than a Ford Taurus. For triple the price. You want to see tiny seats? Test drive the Subaru WRX. Fuggedabowdit! The seats would be tight on an anorexic teenage girl.

   Yes, we have a weight problem here. But we are also bigger people in general. Probably because we grow most of the world’s food and have the money to buy it? Whatever ... but I bet it’s a major reason those big SUVs sell so well.

   Seat bladders make good sense if the device can last. People come in an infinite number of shapes and sizes. Every car made should have tilt/telescope wheel, adjustable pedals, and a multi-way adjustable seat that allows lumbar depth and height adjustment.

   Posted by Drew458       12/29/2005  at  12:52 PM  



8. Drew,

   Perhaps auto makers need to cater a bit...............seat are easy to take out...............perhaps they
   should offer small, medium, large and gigantic seats when you buy the car?????????????????

   Posted by OLDCATMAN       12/29/2005  at  03:03 PM  



9. Good grief - what will they think of next............I am still the same size I was when I bought my car back in ‘98............am totally comfortable in my ‘98 Catera..........was looking at a 2006 CTS, but my little Catera runs like a top - no problems with it & have only 31,000 miles & no car payments (yes!!).........Gonna keep it until it decides it needs big time repairs...............Saw a neat looking small Jeep last week - nah - keep the Catera............got other things I need to spend my $$ on - about to remodel my master bath - they start next week - oh no - the dust & debris!!!!!!!!!

   Posted by Dottie       12/29/2005  at  08:39 PM  



10. Half an inch increase?! Who’s gonna notice that? It’s just another stupid marketing gimmick. Drew’s right. Not all big Americans are overweight. Those of us of Scandinavian descent are commonly tall, wide, and heavy without being fat. I’m the smallest in my family, at “only” 6 feet tall, 225 lbs, with a 34” waist. I can hardly fit in my girlfriend’s tiny Saturn, which is why I drive an old pickup. Obviously my brother, at 6 feet 9 inches, 240 lbs, and a 36” waist still drives his 1973 Plymouth Fury

    Posted by Jester       12/29/2005  at  09:21 PM  



11. THis isn’t such a new idea, just remember the road boats of the 1950s and 1960s, when gas was cheap, and cars were made out of REAL metal.

    Lincoln Town Car, Caddillac Fleetwood, Buick Roadmaste, etc… Any of those could comfortably fit Ted Kennedy, Michael Moore, Rosie O’Dumbell and Sally Struthers all at once, with room to spare. Wide Track Pontiacs and bench seats were perfect for the lardassed massives…

    Posted by Rat Patrol       12/30/2005  at  01:37 PM  



12. I will be buying a new vehicle soon.

    It has to fit my 6’4’’ frame AND, because of my bad/healing back, I also need an “easy access” vehicle.

    Posted by OLDCATMAN       12/30/2005  at  02:00 PM  



13. I got just the thing for you, OCM.

    Posted by StinKerr       12/30/2005  at  02:32 PM  



14. Can I drive or do I have to “sit” in the back?

    Posted by OLDCATMAN       12/30/2005  at  04:25 PM  



15. Hell, you can even stretch out, if you like. Looks like it has easy access and will accommodate your height, driving or relaxing in back.

    I later found one with an amber flashing light on top. Good for parties, etc.

    Posted by StinKerr       12/30/2005  at  05:58 PM  



16. I WON’T NEED A TRUNK.............the coffin will work...........

    Posted by OLDCATMAN       12/31/2005  at  10:31 AM  



17. It’s not the cough
    That carries you off
    It’s the coffin
    They carry you offin

    Posted by Oink       12/31/2005  at  12:17 PM  

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