I figured I would post this here because the under-40s would laugh at the concept of worrying about comfort!

So anyway, I have long legs and short arms. This means that to reach the steering wheel comfortably, I end up positioning the seat (in any car, including the S2000) so that my knees are slightly higher than my behind, and I make the seat back almost vertical. This causes two small problems and I'm wondering if anyone can suggest solutions that have worked for them.

1. I have a bony behind, and with all my weight on it, I get sore after a certain amount of driving. My previous car's driver's seat had adjustable thigh support so I could distribute my weight some. Any solution for the S2000 short of replacing the seat?

2. With the seat back almost vertical, the headrest pushes my head uncomfortably far forward. My wife fixed this in her Jetta by turning her headrest around, but that won't work in the S2000. Again, any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

One of those hemorrhoid donut thingys, maybe??? I'm 5'11" and drive with my knees almost to the bottom of the dash so I can have some bend to my arms when I'm driving but for street driving, I don't like the seat at a 90-degree angle...it has to be back slightly...more like a 110-degree angle, maybe. My butt isn't particularly padded, and I do find that the seats get a little hard after 5 hours of driving. Maybe you just need to plan your long trips around nice days so you can drive with the top down....oh, and get some really good speakers so you can turn the volume way up. By the time the adrenaline has worn off at the end of the drive, your butt-ache should be gone

 

I have no natural padding coupled with long legs and arms, but I still get what I call the dreaded Honda arse whenever I drive the S, CR-V, or my mother's Accord for any distance. I don't know what it is about Honda's as I've never had this problem with any other vehicle. The only partial relief that I've found is to remove my wallet from my back pocket before getting into the car. I may try some type of seating pad the next time I have to drive any substantial distance.

Dean

 

If you'd like the front of the seat higher, you could take out the two front bolts, and put some washers under the front seat tracks, then replace the bolts with longer bolts of the same grade (8.8?). I've been thinking of doing it, but I'm only affected on long trips, and I usually take the other car.

 

Put some padding in your rear pockets.

 

Dean, your post reminded me about Honda seats. In 1996 I wanted to lease a new car and narrowed it down to the Honda Accord, and the Toyota Camry. I compared everything I could and test drove each several times. I finally made my decision on one thing- the seat in the Camry was more comfortable than the hard seat in the Accord.

 

I don't know what it is with Hondas. I get a cramp in my upper right thigh/buttock when I have to drive long distances in any model Honda that I've driven - various year Accords, Civic, S2000, CR-V, Pilot, and Element. It's weird - I've never experienced it with any other vehicle that I've ever driven.

Dean

 

I wonder, and I don't mean this to be racist, if the Japanese have other body types try out their seats when in the prototype phase. I believe the average Japanese person is built differently than Americans/Europeans, and on average, weigh a lot less. My sister had a 2001 or 2002 Accord and the seat was so bad she gave up the car. She wrote everyone she could think of and nobody offered any advise (not that there was any to offer).

 

Interesting. My only beef with the stock seat is the lumbar support, not the bottom cushion.

Dana's idea sounds interesting though. It would pitch the bottom cushion of the seat up a little, and that *could* help.

Some folks have also lowered the seat, but that's a mod that requires some time and effort as I recall. This might help the really tall among us.

 

I've often thought about that too. I am not Asian but my wife is. We are both very small. I am 5'2" and Liz is 5'1". She is slim, I am a bit overweight. We both find the seats to be extremely comfortable, even on long trips.

We often wonder how a big (remember big is relative, big to us is anyone over 5'8") person could possibly be comfortable in the S2000, especially on long drives.