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 Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:57 pm |
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Joined: Mar 14, 2011
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Location: Manchester
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Is it just my car or is it normal for the steering linkages to be out in the open, not covered in the footwell? just though it was a bit wierd as I had my foot on the clutch and I could feel the steering column on my foot while turning...
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:59 pm |
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Joined: Jan 24, 2010
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Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info Code
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It's normal 
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:04 pm |
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Joined: Jan 16, 2011
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Location: Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire
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like ste said its normal i feel the steering column on my foot regularly, but think thats purely cuz i've got my seat slightly too close to the wheel
I am only 5ft 5 though  so its hard to find the right place lol
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:04 pm |
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Joined: Mar 14, 2011
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Location: Manchester
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Feels wierd lol! thought I'd bought a dodgy pug for a sec! Phew
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:05 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: England
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Don't have your foot so high on the clutch or get smaller feet.
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:06 pm |
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Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info Code
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lol nope it's perfectly normal haha, just adjust the way you use the clutch, use more of the front area of your foot, feels wierd but once your used to it you wont notice, it's better than using the clutch as your starting to move the wheel and your foot slipping off
Took me about a month to get a comfy position with the 206 clutch lol
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VW Golf Mk7 1.6 Derv '13 Plate - The Daily
Peugeot 206 1.1 Zest 3 '05 Plate - Project Car
BMW E46 320CD MSport '54 Plate - The Toy
Peugeot 206 1.6 HDi GTi '06 Plate - O/H's Car | |
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:51 pm |
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Joined: Jul 28, 2010
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Location: Milton Keynes
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Size 11 sucks in a 206 trust me.
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:08 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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| MrZiggerz wrote: |
| Size 11 sucks in a 206 trust me. |
12's for me and i wear skater trainers /shoes? and they are wide things lol
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:11 am |
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Joined: May 31, 2010
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Location: United Kingdom
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Lol size 11 too, I take a pot of shoe polish in my boot because it rubs the polish off lol, I use the front of my foot but my shoes are kinda pointy so they still get caught sometimes, first time it happened i was like wtf is my car broke ?!?! 
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:39 am |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010
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Location: UK
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it sucks even more when you are 6ft7 and have size 13 feet lol, i have to drive in my work shoes because I have no chance in size 13 DC's or VANS lol,
there have been some REAL sketchy moments when my shoes got caught in the steering column and the wheels gone REAL hard to turn! (i almost crashed lol)
and yes the seat is all the way back and as far down as it will go. I also hate the fact the pedals are so close together in a 206, ive never driven a car where they are so close! even the micra and fiesta have about double the distance between them, stupid design flaw IMO.
but meh lol
EDIT: also my head is so close to the roof that
A) ive never used my sunshield. I remember i was driving in the sun once and my driving instructor tried to be helpful and put it down for me and i was suddenly driving blind lol.
and B) when its rains the wipers only clear half the screen for me (because they didnt swap wiping sides for the UK). I have to crouch down to see through the clear bit in the screen lol.
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:58 am |
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Joined: Jan 16, 2011
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Location: Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire
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Think its safe to say 206's were designed for small people
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:11 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield
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I'm 5.9 and I've got size 13 DC's, you know what they say about people with big feet
Big socks
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:16 am |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010
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Location: UK
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i cant possibly drive in my 13 DC's, how do you manage it?
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:20 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield
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Lay down lol, none of my friends ever want to sit behind me because I'm pretty much lying down when I drive lol. Oh and have the seat really far back
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:53 pm |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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| Pugsy wrote: |
| Think its safe to say 206's were designed for small people |
More like left hand drive
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