Somehow my husband is just slightly taller than I am, even though my arms, legs, feet/toes, hands/fingers are all way longer than his. I think it's the overall larger size of his head that makes the difference.
Almost all cars are flimsy in some way or another. The door on the new Beetle, for instance. It's a heavy door, but roll down the window all the way and you'll find that you can single-handedly squeeze the outside of the door and the inside of the door together, almost closing the space where the window resides. I'm not sure what compelled me to poke and prod the poor car in such a manner.