I’ve had an incredibly productive couple of days looking at cars. Looking, touching, sitting in and a demo ride. My biggest take away thus far is that no cars are made for people my size. I’m 6’5” and just don’t fit . The good news is several builders will make a car to fit me and it’s looking like I will need to build new. Yes, I can buy an existing car and get it modified but what I’m finding for a decent condition, later model car I would be fairly close to the cost of new after purchase and modifications. Here’s a fun fact for you; how many are aware that a 2 seat Funco has substantially less driver head room than a 4 seat? I was lead to believe the opposite was true but in fact, the roofline is 3.5” taller than the 2 seat. I could not sit full upright in a two seater. My head hits the headliner and I’m crouched. In a 4 seater I have maybe 2” above my head. Neither one has enough legroom but that’s more easily fixed. So a two seat Funco is a no-go. I also could not fit in a SU.
I had a second visit wiIth Alumicraft and continued to be impressed with their quality and components. Grant from Funco was gratuitous with his time and I got a nearly two hour lesson on everything Funco and their process. He took me for a nice demo ride as well. Dude can drive!!! Car was impressive as well. I also had about an hour call with Justin from SCU and considering his SR2. I have one more scheduled visit tomorrow.
I’m about 90%+ certain I know which way I’m going but I want to finish all my homework before I make a final decision. I suspect I’ll make the decision within the next few days.
