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What do you think of the Elise seats? How's padding, support, general comfort and grip? What are your current seats, and how do they compare? (I won't get a chance to sit in an Elise until a test car arrives in April.)
Certainly body type and size is going to greatly influence peoples opinions. I can only give you mine. I'm 6'2 and weigh about 250. The seats were the firmest I've ever sat in. They were OK but very firm. I think they overdid the seat base lateral support. It squeezes pretty good, too much for long drive comfort . I think weight loss which I have started will help. I think the average build womans butt is going to have a hard time with those seats. The seat backs were fine. The seating position was very comfortable and great for driving. Hard to tell about grip in a stationary car, but there is not much room to slide around.JonM3Coupe said:What do you think of the Elise seats? How's padding, support, general comfort and grip? What are your current seats, and how do they compare? (I won't get a chance to sit in an Elise until a test car arrives in April.)
Hehe. It's the fact that I bought too big of a memory card for my digital camera. Makes me take more pictures than I should.1FASTMX5 said:LOL! Apex I am amazed how you have a picture for every conceivable question proposed. You sure you aint got one of these things in you house?
What does that mean? The look of the seat or the actual seat (padding, shape)?atyclb said:Nick Adams said the final seat design is still being worked on.
But I bet you got a smokin' deal on the card as well as the camera, didn't you?Hehe. It's the fact that I bought too big of a memory card for my digital camera
Yeah, that's right. Well, I should be saying thanks to you then, because without you guys, I wouldn't be able to get an Elise.strawtarget said:But I bet you got a smokin' deal on the card as well as the camera, didn't you?![]()
BTW, I take it that you run (or are affiliated with) gotapex.com. Just wanted to say thanks not only for the awesome Elise pictures, but also for running such an awesome site! Saved me some bucks on many purchases.
the actual seat. it sounded like some changes were being considered for the shoulder area especiallyDerek said:What does that mean? The look of the seat or the actual seat (padding, shape)?
Thanks for the tip ArnoArno said:Oh.. One top tip to getting in and out of the car:
ALWAYS MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT FULLY BACK BEFORE GETTING OUT AND IN. (it becomes second nature after a while...)
This makes it much more easy to get in/out of the car, and (more importantly) it reduces the strain on the seat runners.
If you don't move the seat back then it's much more of a struggle and you run the risk of bending the seat rails or the rail mechanism, so the seat will 'wobble' after a while.
Bye, Arno.