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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 08:51 PM
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I'd love to have a Bonneville but I find the leg room is much less than in the Grand Prix I have now. And it is further infringed upon by the very wide console. Anybody else notice that?
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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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Umm.. no.. sorry.. didn't notice that.. I find the GP to feel smaller cause of the lower roof line.. but maybe you have longer legs then upper body? I don't know..
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Old Jul 10, 2003 | 09:32 PM
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I don't know, never been in a GP. Also how you look at leg room. My friends 92 Maxima has a lot of leg room, but your legs have to be almost straight out to make use of it otherwise your knees will hit the dash.
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Old Jul 11, 2003 | 03:51 AM
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I had a kid who is over 6'4" in my car tonight, and he was in shotgun, he was fine....
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Old Jul 11, 2003 | 08:50 AM
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I had 2 Bonnies and my aunt has a '99 GP GT and I have to disagree with him on the GP has more leg room. Were is it? I can let my front seats all the way back in the Ville and still have comfort for someone in the back. In the GP, well I would get sime complaints.
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Old Jul 11, 2003 | 11:51 AM
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The Bonneville has more leg room than the Grand Prix. Where we have the seats positioned in each car all the time makes the legroom about the same, but if the seats were in identical spots the Bonneville would have more. My suggestion is if that is the only thing stopping you from getting a Bonneville, than get the Bonneville because it isn't true.
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Old Jul 11, 2003 | 02:07 PM
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The Bonneville has more leg room. Also I"ve noticed that the 92-99 models have more leg room than the 2000+ models.
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Old Jul 11, 2003 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ssesc93
I can let my front seats all the way back in the Ville and still have comfort for someone in the back.
That is exactly the problem The front seat in the Bonne does NOT have as much rearward travel as the GP does, and it is FRONT SEAT legroom I need, not back seat.
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Old Jul 11, 2003 | 04:55 PM
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It doesnt go back as far, but it'* already got a lot of room... If your feet are too far forward sitting up also helps If you have the seat far back, and have the seatback up straighter helps too.
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Originally Posted by Slick II
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I can let my front seats all the way back in the Ville and still have comfort for someone in the back.
That is exactly the problem The front seat in the Bonne does have as much rearward travel as the GP does, and it is FRONT SEAT legroom I need, not back seat.
If I did what I said earlier, I could barely put my whole foot on the pedal.
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