This is one thing I am not happy with in the xB. The armrest is to low and the window is to high for me to rest my arm there. It is like on either side it is not convenient or comfortable to rest my arms while I am driving. Of course I have adjusted the way I drive in the xB. But that is one thing I don't care for.

I'm 5' 4 3/4" and the armrest works fine for me as well.  Us short people count the 1/4 inches...

I think more of my problem is that I am still not used to it. Mainly having an armrest in the car. My other car is a Toyota Tercel and no arm rests. And I don't even think I have flipped it down. Maybe I ought to try that before I open my pie hole about it........

OK well I don't eat much pie so let me say I should try it before I open my Drakes Coffee Cake hole about it.....

I'm 6'3" and the only problem I have with the armrest is that it hurts my ears.

My wife is constantly complaining and won't shut up about the lack of a passenger armrest.  

i read that and was like "WHAT, wtf do your ears have to do with the armrest?"

then i read the rest of your post and