I have size 12 and my toe scrapes up under the dash occasionally. Width is the big deal, you need narrow shoes unless you adjust the pedals on a 2005 Elise. 2006 should be better.

 

I would imagine they would work the pedals fine...all at once.

 

Can i assume wearing 14s wouldnt work? Someone requested bare foot in another thread i think. When i get one, i might have to do that.

 

I have a size 12 and dress shoes are a no go as well as normal sneakers. My foot is actually pretty narrow too. My toes do scrape the underneath the dash occasionally and sometimes I can feel the steering column rotate. However, all of those worries go by the wayside when you wear narrow modern styled tennis shoes or driving shoes. I also modified my pedals a bit to give me more width, but definately doable.

 

I wear a 13. I orginally had a deposit on a 2005, but cancelled out after driving one because of the pedal spacing. Even with narrow shoes it didn't work well for me. To be fair, I would have gone ahead with the purchase and made adjustments, but had heard the 2006 would be better and it was so I purchased one. I still have to wear narrow shoes, but other than that, there are no problems.

 

Well that doesn't sound too good. I wear steel toes boots to work (I'm a navy pilot). I'll have to go back to checking out the Cayman.

Thanks for the input though.

 

Can i assume wearing 14s wouldnt work? Someone requested bare foot in another thread i think. When i get one, i might have to do that.

I also heard that things down there are pretty sharp. Be careful.

 

I can drive the car in my size 15 running shoes.
But it can be awkward...

No problems in my size 14 Cole-Haans or Pumas.

 

Well that doesn't sound too good. I wear steel toes boots to work (I'm a navy pilot). I'll have to go back to checking out the Cayman.

Thanks for the input though.

Not so fast - give one some seat time and you might be pleasantly surprised. Besides, when we used to work out at Pt. Mugu, there was a Tomcat pilot who owned a Corvette. The license plate frame read, "My other car is an F-14." I really, really want to see that plate frame on a Lotus. :up:

 

I wear size 13 driving shoes, on an 06, absolutely no prob. I would be hard pressed to drive the car in athletic shoes (reebok, etc)

 

I'm 13. The length is no problem, but the width is. I wear Puma Speedcats exclusively while driving the Elise. If I don't have those, I have to go barefoot.

 

I have size 13 driving shoes just for the Elise/Exige. Wider "dress" shoes aren't totally impossible to drive with, but they are much more difficult.





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Luckily narrow driver's shoe are in style. Here are a bunch of examples.

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/c...late/catC9.jhtml?itemId=cat7420735&parentId=cat000550&masterId=cat000526&cmCat=

 

My size 15 driving shoes are fine. No way with sneakers. You may want to remove the dead pedal, as I did.

Go for it!

 

Size of shoes? Height? Weight

This stuff is getting crazy..I am re thinking a purchase of an Exige and may as well buy a 911 GT3. All these comments about hard to get parts. service, size of shoes, difficulty of entry and exit..problems with mirrors..battery problems..this is getting a bit crazy even for me..I would like to know how the guy with the Porsche tags like his new Lotus -Miata? LNIP:shrug:

 

Well that doesn't sound too good. I wear steel toes boots to work (I'm a navy pilot). I'll have to go back to checking out the Cayman.

Thanks for the input though.

no way boots of any kind will work. I wear a 13 or 14, and have only one pair of shoes I can drive my 2006 with. With those shoes, there is no problem though.

 

Wear Pumas....!

 

Hey Lastnightinparis, Lotus owners are an analretentive bunch so don't let this stuff bother you. I have no problems with the mirrors, wash my car at car washes with no problems, have driven 4500 trouble free miles .....however, the pedals are spaced for racing shoes, not large wide shoes. I don't like big clunky shoes so I have no problems. There are a few issues that IMO are exagerated but the enjoyment of driving a Lotus is not.

 

Well that doesn't sound too good. I wear steel toes boots to work (I'm a navy pilot). I'll have to go back to checking out the Cayman.

Thanks for the input though.

Hmmmm.. I carry a briefcase over my shoulder, cellphone on my hip and sometimes wear a jacket to work, but I guess I shouldn't have the car either because I haven't figured out how to get into my seat wearing all that. I guess I need a Hummer.

WOW.

 

I guess if you can't take the effort to carry a pair of driving shoes in the car then this is NOT the car for you. :crazyeyes