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I picked up my Elise yesterday at Desert European, and had a big surprise.
I wear a 13EEE shoe, and I was barely able to drive the car home. I have to tilt my right foot so that it will not hit the brake pedal when I step on the gas. Needless to say, this is very uncomfortable and totally unacceptable.
No way will I change shoes every time I drive the car, and even if i did, there is no assurance that any shoes would be narrow enough. I may look into moving the pedals, or even redesigning, and re-manufacturing them.
Any Brits out there have the hot tip for this problem?
The car is everything it is cracked up to be in every other respect. The exhaust has a nice rap to it, similar to old British and Italian sports cars, not too loud to be annoying, just right. The steering is very precise and a little heavy when standing still or parking, but not a problem though. The leather smells good, and the aroma fills up my entire garage.The inside is real nice. I was surprised, nice small steering wheel, nice dash, nice red leather on the door panels. The gear shifter is a little stiff, but I am sure it will loosen up after a little use. My Porker 911 (996)was the same way, and it turned out to be a beautiful shifter.
I wear a 13EEE shoe, and I was barely able to drive the car home. I have to tilt my right foot so that it will not hit the brake pedal when I step on the gas. Needless to say, this is very uncomfortable and totally unacceptable.
No way will I change shoes every time I drive the car, and even if i did, there is no assurance that any shoes would be narrow enough. I may look into moving the pedals, or even redesigning, and re-manufacturing them.
Any Brits out there have the hot tip for this problem?
The car is everything it is cracked up to be in every other respect. The exhaust has a nice rap to it, similar to old British and Italian sports cars, not too loud to be annoying, just right. The steering is very precise and a little heavy when standing still or parking, but not a problem though. The leather smells good, and the aroma fills up my entire garage.The inside is real nice. I was surprised, nice small steering wheel, nice dash, nice red leather on the door panels. The gear shifter is a little stiff, but I am sure it will loosen up after a little use. My Porker 911 (996)was the same way, and it turned out to be a beautiful shifter.