911Time
Suzuka
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- 25 Sep 2018
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Hi all,
I'm trying to progress my dream of owning a 911 and having now driven a couple of 997.2 and 991.1 models (C4S, GTS & C2S) I'm currently leaning towards the 991.1 for its greater comfort - unfortunately I have some serious health issues nowadays (skeletal damage from the big C) so I need a sportscar in which I can enjoy the drive AND feel comfortable as well.
The car would mainly be used for day trips, sports touring and driving holidays, typical journeys of 200 - 300 miles min on A and B roads (Wales/Dales etc) plus longer trips on the motorway and abroad.
I'll probably fit the DSC Sport module, as recommended here (thank you) for better wheel control/ride but seat comfort is another issue I need to address.
I spent several hours at my local OPC on Saturday, trying different seats but neither the 4 way Sports nor 4 way Sports seats Plus offered me enough lumbar support and as you know, there's not even a manual lumbar adjustment, which I was a little surprised about.
Unfortunately my local OPC didn't have a car with 14 way seats but I found the 18 way comfortable (if a little tight at the hips) with sufficient lumbar adjustment however, from what I can see on Autotrader/Pistonheads etc there seem very few cars specced this way.
I realise seat comfort is a personal and subjective issue but I've read comments elsewhere that suggest the 14 way seats are less comfortable than the 18 way, with some people saying that the padding on the seat base is thinner on the 14 way??
Can anyone shed any light on this - I'd be interested to know other people's experiences with the 14 and 18 way seats, whether the padding on the seat base differs between them (personally I can't see why it would) and whether either seat is comfortable on long journeys - no point enjoying the drive but stepping out in pain and with a numb bum :sad:
I've even looked at the cost of swapping the seats but this seems prohibitively expensive.
For comparison, I'm 5' 10", slim/athletic build and about 12 stone.
All thoughts appreciated
I'm trying to progress my dream of owning a 911 and having now driven a couple of 997.2 and 991.1 models (C4S, GTS & C2S) I'm currently leaning towards the 991.1 for its greater comfort - unfortunately I have some serious health issues nowadays (skeletal damage from the big C) so I need a sportscar in which I can enjoy the drive AND feel comfortable as well.
The car would mainly be used for day trips, sports touring and driving holidays, typical journeys of 200 - 300 miles min on A and B roads (Wales/Dales etc) plus longer trips on the motorway and abroad.
I'll probably fit the DSC Sport module, as recommended here (thank you) for better wheel control/ride but seat comfort is another issue I need to address.
I spent several hours at my local OPC on Saturday, trying different seats but neither the 4 way Sports nor 4 way Sports seats Plus offered me enough lumbar support and as you know, there's not even a manual lumbar adjustment, which I was a little surprised about.
Unfortunately my local OPC didn't have a car with 14 way seats but I found the 18 way comfortable (if a little tight at the hips) with sufficient lumbar adjustment however, from what I can see on Autotrader/Pistonheads etc there seem very few cars specced this way.
I realise seat comfort is a personal and subjective issue but I've read comments elsewhere that suggest the 14 way seats are less comfortable than the 18 way, with some people saying that the padding on the seat base is thinner on the 14 way??
Can anyone shed any light on this - I'd be interested to know other people's experiences with the 14 and 18 way seats, whether the padding on the seat base differs between them (personally I can't see why it would) and whether either seat is comfortable on long journeys - no point enjoying the drive but stepping out in pain and with a numb bum :sad:
I've even looked at the cost of swapping the seats but this seems prohibitively expensive.
For comparison, I'm 5' 10", slim/athletic build and about 12 stone.
All thoughts appreciated