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Originally Posted by gary88  Excellent review, sounds like it was straight out of a magazine. I definitely agree on the seats, no matter how much I tweak the settings I still can't find a proper driving position. Not to mention the shallow side bolsters, I find myself sliding around in even the smallest bends.
Though for endless comfortable cruising, the car shines like no other. |
Thanks for reading! I know some don't particularly care for my long-windedness...
As far as the *ride* of the car, it's fantastic for cruising. It remains straight as an arrow, with very little in the way of bobbing or weaving, all while soaking up most road imperfections, granted they are smaller than say - Rhode Island!
But those damn seats... the farthest we've driven the car thus far has been to our summer house down in Chincoteague, which is about 170 miles from our home. We didn't even get through Maryland before I had to stop and stretch my legs, which at that point I let the wife take over driving. The seats themselves are nice, I was totally comfortable while riding shotgun, it's just when driving that they're a pain.
In comparison I could make that entire 170 mile trip in my Regal GS without stopping and be fine when we go there - not much in the way of bolstering, but plenty "cush" enough to keep your posterior happy. Then on the other end of the spectrum I could drive for hours on end in our Sebring when it was still in daily driver duty. Those seats definitely aren't "cush," but their design and relative driving position made them extremely comfortable - I've driven that thing all the way to SC without the slightest bit of fatigue.
But I'm completely with you - despite being 6' tall, I'm not what one would consider a "big" person and I find myself sliding around a bit in the twisties. The best compromise I've found is to keep the lumbar totally deflated so that the seat back can "hug" me as much as possible. But I can't do that for too long cause I'm getting old and lumbar support is my friend
But thanks again for reading! I'm glad your could relate to some of the things I wrote!