I’m sure I remember reading somewhere that there’s a big chunk of useless plastic in the front of the footwell of a non air-con MKIII, and that if you remove it and fiddle around with the carpets, you can gain an extra few inches of legroom. Or maybe I dreamt it??
No, you didn’t dream it, although I’ve just spent 1/2 hour searching the old forum, and I can’t find the reference anywhere. But basically IIRC you pull the carpet, remove a large plastic bit and relay the carpet