On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:52:57 -0700, jim beam
<retard-finger@bad.example.net> wrote:

>. wrote:
>> My wife who is either 5'1" or 5'2" and thin to normal build sat in a
>> 2009 Honda 4 door EX and said she could not reach the gas pedals.
>> According to the sales person, he said that is the 2nd time he heard
>> of this. Apparently the power seats don't get as close to the pedals
>> as the non-power seats. Can anyone confirm this? I don't recall how
>> far her feet were from the pedals (she thinks one to two inches) so
>> rather than mess with modifying the seats which the salesperson said
>> they can do (I'm leery of this approach for the warrantee and perhaps
>> leakage depending how they do it), I was thinking of a cushion between
>> the seat and her back or one she sits on and supports her back. Does
>> such a cushion exist? Any suggestions aside from not getting the 4
>> door EX model?
>
>get a taller wife?

Check out the Toyota Yaris: a friend who is 4'8" or 4'10" (very
short, in other words) is happily driving one now with no
modifications that I'm aware of.