Its really effing me off now. Im tempted to chop it in for something else. Im not fat nor thin im if average height too so don't get why they made these seats so shitty and unsupportive. I can't even tell why im not comfy its like all things can never be right (wheel, arms, pedals, back) Im looking into possibly sparco sprint 5's or corbeau clubsports with runners. Will this aleviate the problem or make it worse. ITS DOING ME IN! I so feel so disconnected to the car that I dont enjoy driving it particularly.
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Those that hated the driving position what did you do next?
- Thread starter JoeMarano
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bimarco futuras, absolutely love mine, comfortable and supportive....and much lower than standard
are they on sliders though? What frames work with them?bimarco futuras, absolutely love mine, comfortable and supportive....and much lower than standard
Thanks
No as I heard they were vibration dampers...I still think the seat wouldnt offer the right support. Its annoying as I could spend a few hundred quid and bestuck with aftermarket seats that are still no good without me trying some first
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
I've never understood this.. Apart fromt the window being low compared to other cars, what is wrong with the driving position.. I love mine. I've got the half leather seats and they obviously arent as supportive as buckets but still good for everyday driving.
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
im a midget and theyre too high up.
bozothenutter
ClioSport Club Member
@giacomoRS on here makes a steeringwheel extender for the original wheel, I have one and it makes a world of difference....bit fiddly to mount though, as you have to extend the airbag wires etc.
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Indeed. Plenty of people get by just fine. If you don't like it, put different seats in or get a different car. Simples.
I removed the spacers and cut the carpet away to get my seats lower, I now feel like i'm sitting in the car rather than on it.
Not long, the hardest bit is getting to the bolts under the car,
you'll need a deep socket set and the car has top be jacked up to get at the ones near the handbrake,
it does make it difficult to slide the seats back and forth as the runners rub on the carpet.
you'll need a deep socket set and the car has top be jacked up to get at the ones near the handbrake,
it does make it difficult to slide the seats back and forth as the runners rub on the carpet.
yes, cobra frames and sliders with carbontec low side mounts for the seats
Definitely replace the seats. You don't need buckets, just get some nice reclining seats. I had Cobra Misano's.
They were lower than standard and 10 times more comfortable.
I found the standard seats absolutely awful and like you had to change them or get rid of the car after about 6 weeks.
Once you've changed the seats the car is much nicer to drive
They were lower than standard and 10 times more comfortable.
I found the standard seats absolutely awful and like you had to change them or get rid of the car after about 6 weeks.
Once you've changed the seats the car is much nicer to drive
Suzuki Jimny
My gearbox is perfect, 33mpg average and much better performance than my 172 cup!
banther
ClioSport Club Member
Sold it for something good.
Is it b*llocks!
I barely get 38mpg and I have to be doing constant motorway speeds for over an hour to get that,
around town I get around 32-35.
I barely get 38mpg and I have to be doing constant motorway speeds for over an hour to get that,
around town I get around 32-35.
Did you drive there at a constant 50mph?
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
I get 38+ easy in mine...
I too wish the seats were abit lower
I have days where it is fine and others i hate it
I too wish the seats were abit lower
I have days where it is fine and others i hate it
SQ5
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Must be the way I drive then, 70-80 on the motorway,
but around town I drive normally and I still get sh*t mpg, maybe it's because of the 98ron map or something.
but around town I drive normally and I still get sh*t mpg, maybe it's because of the 98ron map or something.
Town, yep that sounds about right, but even with cruise & climate at full swing I'd break 40mpg on a run.
That said, I take notice of speed limits.
Iain C
ClioSport Club Member
change the seats. They really are the weak link
As if that Matchbox toy of yours is capable of racing the speed limit.
what, my old 172?
Accoding to this forum it's faster than a Ferrari, with more cornering ability than a 2007 F1 car.
(In reality, it was a shopping trolley with an oversized engine that did very well at hiding it's "drive-forever-forward", FWD nature)
I meant your 2 seater bender mobile I forgot we were talking about 172's, I wasn't concentrating.
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
But an mx5 isnt cool....
By that definition the dog kennel's the coolest Clio on here, it goes through fuel like a hooker goes through condoms,
and my seats are nice and low.
and my seats are nice and low.