At 6'4" and long-limbed as hell, you'd expect me to have more trouble than most fitting inside small cars, but that's just not the case. I daily drive a bugeye impreza very comfortably (albeit with very low-slung and snug JDM STi seats) - before that a MkIII Jetta, before that an 80s Corolla. I also rented a late-model Miata to drive down the California coast with my sweetheart a few years back, no problems there.
The only cars I could not physically fit inside were the last models of the Prelude and the Integra, the steering column was simply too low to get my knees under.
My parents had both a Chevrolet Citation and a Pontiac Phoenix for a time in the 80s. Quite seriously one or the other would be in the shop at any given time.
My Grandma had a lilac/purple Sable Wagon with a custom oak trim interior, matching the lilac/purple leather interior.
The closest thing the 90s came to a pimp-mobile, I'd say.
I don't care what it looks like, the Miata is one of the best drives I've ever had.
But then, I drive an Impreza, so it's obvious I don't care what my car looks like.