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Fleet 500

07-21-2011, 02:33 PM

250gto boy

07-21-2011, 02:38 PM

im already 6' 5". more money is definitely a yes

Fleet 500

07-21-2011, 03:00 PM

im already 6' 5". more money is definitely a yes
I don't blame you; money does come in handy (especially when buying cars).
But you would really shrink by 1 foot and 4 inches to have $500,000?

clutch-monkey

07-21-2011, 04:07 PM

i'm already accustomed to being short so i'll take my $500k

Ferrer

07-21-2011, 04:39 PM

i'm already accustomed to being short so i'll take my $500k
This.

ScionDriver

07-21-2011, 06:05 PM

I'm 6'1" and have less than $10k in the bank so yeah, I'll keep my height and take a bit more cash.

250gto boy

07-21-2011, 06:22 PM

I don't blame you; money does come in handy (especially when buying cars).
But you would really shrink by 1 foot and 4 inches to have $500,000?

heck no. the chics dig my height. i accidently pushed the wrong button on the survey:o

Fleet 500

07-21-2011, 06:34 PM

heck no. the chics dig my height. i accidently pushed the wrong button on the survey:o
Okay, you can have the height and I'll take the cash!

250gto boy

07-21-2011, 06:40 PM

Okay, you can have the height and I'll take the cash!

take the 500K, 10K is enough to buy a good project car

kingofthering

07-21-2011, 07:25 PM

I'm 5'9, which means I'm at the point in between tall/short, so I'd prefer the four extra inches. Plus, $10Ks could still cover a nice down payment for the upcoming Scion/Toyo-baru FT-86-whatever-they're-calling-it or a used turbo Legacy.

Being 5'1 would make me shorter than the kind of chicks I'm into, so no amount of money could make it better. Unless it went towards height surgery or platform shoes.

LHamilton_w

07-21-2011, 09:08 PM

Being 5'7 (which isn't tall obviously, but isn't exactly short either), I would most definitely take the extra 6 inches.

$500k is a lot, but IMO I feel like I'd be able to make far more (say over the course of a few years) given the extra 6 inches. ;)

franfran

07-21-2011, 09:57 PM

Roentgen

07-21-2011, 10:07 PM

Nothing wrong with being short in my opinion... so I'll be short and have more money.

csl177

07-21-2011, 10:46 PM

I'm 6'2" and though doing fine, an extra $500K wouldn't hurt... and if a foot shorter wouldn't sweat it.

Fleet 500

07-21-2011, 10:47 PM

Was this (http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1913256,00.html) the article?

I wouldn't mind being a bit shorter than 180cm - sometimes people give you funny looks when you're noticably taller than your husband.

No, that was not the article but it is interesting to read. It was something I read on celebheights.com.

Can I have the money now please?

Ok. Just wait by your mailbox. :D

henk4

07-21-2011, 11:45 PM

I got this idea after reading some comments on a height website...

If you are a man (and most members here are), which would you choose...

A. 5'1" tall (155 cm) and have $500,000 in the bank

or

B. 6'1" tall (185 cm) and have $10,000 in the bank.

so this question can be read as:

would I choose a woman of 155 cm or one of 185 cm with less money in the bank? I think the answer is not too difficult. I am 5.9/176.

Fleet 500

07-22-2011, 12:43 AM

so this question can be read as:

would I choose a woman of 155 cm or one of 185 cm with less money in the bank? I think the answer is not too difficult. I am 5.9/176.
Isn't it usually the woman who chooses?
After all, it's the men who propose, not the other way around.

pimento

07-22-2011, 01:07 AM

Isn't it usually the woman who chooses?
After all, it's the men who propose, not the other way around.

How quaint... :p

henk4

07-22-2011, 01:19 AM

Isn't it usually the woman who chooses?
After all, it's the men who propose, not the other way around.

man, we are in the 21st century....

:Exige:

07-22-2011, 04:56 AM

I wouldn't fit in my Ginetta (or most other race cars) if I was either 5'1" or 6'1". Life's hardly worth living if I can't race, so I'll take neither ;)

Commodore GS/E

07-22-2011, 05:20 AM

I wouldn't mind having a bit more cash. 1.85 and 10k is better than 1.89 and 2k :D.

Matra et Alpine

07-22-2011, 05:44 AM

I wouldn't fit in my Ginetta (or most other race cars) if I was either 5'1" or 6'1". Life's hardly worth living if I can't race, so I'll take neither ;)
Yeah but all the fast bike-engined sprint/hillclimb cars are being driven by small guys. You wont fit a 6'1" into ANY of the new generation of very fast lightweight race cars and still be competitive :(
You can easily change seats and add padding if small but cutting your feet off if too tall wont work :)

pimento

07-22-2011, 06:43 AM

At 5'9" I sometimes feel a little small for my bike already.. but with 500K I could have a pretty wicked custom made, so.. yea. That.

Ferrer

07-22-2011, 11:35 AM

man, we are in the 21st century....
I seem to be stuck in the 19th century.

Dammit...

:Exige:

07-22-2011, 12:13 PM

Yeah but all the fast bike-engined sprint/hillclimb cars are being driven by small guys. You wont fit a 6'1" into ANY of the new generation of very fast lightweight race cars and still be competitive :(
You can easily change seats and add padding if small but cutting your feet off if too tall wont work :)
Very true. Though at least we don't want to be jockeys!

I'm 5'9", but I have a smaller rear than most. Late last year I did an arrive-and-drive session at Lydden Hill and took most of the skin off of my tailbone due to the seat being made for those with a larger rear.

I now never leave the house without my own seat, or a box full of duct tape and foam.