# Buying a new car- question for physically big Dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 13, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-new-car-question-for-physically-big-dopers/299050 "2005-04-13T00:14:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-new-car-question-for-physically-big-dopers/299050/21 "2005-04-15T10:22:08Z")
> [@zagloba](#): > > Daniel Pinkwater, who’s quite a large guy, was talking about this on NPR a couple of months ago. He’s found the VW New Beetle to be very accomodating. The doors are quite large and long in relation to the size of the car. It also has plenty of headroom. We bought a New Beetle for our daughter. While it is surprisingly roomy for a small car, I find it to be a bit low to the ground, and I’m just 5’5" or so. Out PT Cruiser was a good height for entrance/egress, but I don’t think it’ll accommodate much girth. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-new-car-question-for-physically-big-dopers/299050/22 "2005-04-15T16:54:07Z")
Take a look at the Honda Element. Yes, it’s a box on wheels. But it’s got lots of head room, more shoulder room then most, it’s tall enough that you don’t step up to get out of it, and it’s got suicide doors in the back. This allows you to open both front and back door if you need the extra space, with no support inbetween. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-new-car-question-for-physically-big-dopers/299050.md?page=1)