Mate of mine (6'8", 28st) reckoned that the Series 2 Discovery was the best
he'd tried - may not be *quite* big enough for you, but he could drive it
without knees everywhere.

P.

Large cars generally have lots of room. In particular the Land Cruiser
Amazon has plenty of space up front but its second row is compromised. The
latest Range Rover is huge everywhere. Both have electric steering columns
which automatically retract and tilt away when the ignition key is removed
[on all but base Range Rover]. Both have very long seatbelts and memory for
seats and mirrors which are useful if partner is half your size.
The Amazon [100 series, i.e. latest shape] is now available at up to seven
years old so there is bound to be one available to suit every budget nearly.
The model you should look for, fitted with all these features, is the VX.
The GX is the rare entry level but beware of imported models which have been
tarted up to look like a VX, even to the extent that they have aftermarket
leather added.

Huw

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You could consider a Ford Explorer, I purchased one recently and find it
very roomy. They are built for the US market, where our cousins tend to be
on the larger size. The driver's seat goes up and down and back
electrically, and the steering column is adjustable. It has a 4litre V6
auto, about 22MPG. Ford UK stoped importing them around 2002, when they
purchased Landrover and it was  in direct competition with the Rangerover
and Disco. They are quite reasonably priced, but for some reason the
Motoring press are negative towards them. Have a look at Autotrader for
prices, for example there is a '98 with 46k for £3900;  and Parkers for
reviews. The "North Face" is the equivalent of the Ghia, a bit more
luxurious and more expensive, but the bog standard one has most of what I
need, cruise, Aircon, elec windows/mirrors/sunroof/alarm/immoboliser/leather
seats, and usually alloys and CD player...

Late '98  onwards seems to be the best, it had some improvements, you can
tell by the fact that the rear number plate is in the centre of the
tailgate, rather than to the left on the earlier ones. Not sure exactly what
the improvements were, maybe others will know.

HTH

Trefor