Yaris - do you find it comfortable on long trips?

[toyo]

right leg hurts so bad when driving on my way to work, thinking about getting another seat or selling my car :( really becoming a problem for me

[Darb]

Just drove the following this weekend:

DC to Williamsburg, VA; back to DC, DC to Pittsburgh and back. My ride was pretty comfortable, and I'm 6'-2", 180 lbs.

[nisyota]

if i had CRUISE CONTROL it would be more comfortable. I could just relax and let my feet do the steering. LOL

but, other than that, the road noise is the worst... I wonder if you can get quieter tires...

[MUSKOKA800]

Just back from a 5620 kl round trip, Burlington Ontario to Regina SK and back as week later.
I drove 13-15 hours per day via the US route at 65 to 80 mph (on cruise control) with no problems. Only stretched my legs at fueling stops. My daughter loved the ride stating "This is the life Daddy, Comfy pillow and blanket, DVD's, Ipod, DS, camera, paperbacks and munchies"
The only challenge was keeping the Sedan in it's lane when passing the Windy City on Monday. Two hands on the wheel for sure.

[Prohibit]

i'm 5'5 and 140 lbs.

uncomfortable as hell

[bobby]

The seats are cheap and unsupportive. On long drives, my back hurts from the lack of support. I'm not fat, and I have no back problems. I work out regularly, and I'm 5'11, 170. It's the seats, not me. They suck.

[toyo]

god damn seats! I hate them, so uncomfortable

[427chev]

Originally Posted by toyo

god damn seats! I hate them, so uncomfortable

A local upholsterer dramatically improved my seat's support for $125.

[427chev]

Originally Posted by toyo

right leg hurts so bad when driving on my way to work, thinking about getting another seat or selling my car :( really becoming a problem for me

Sit in a new Fit sport.

They've got NICE seats.

[keesue]

Originally Posted by 427chev

A local upholsterer dramatically improved my seat's support for $125.

What did he do?

[427chev]

Originally Posted by keesue

What did he do?

Read my signature...

I rented a car from Enterprise for the day while he did the mods. He had to remove the seat from the car.

The "secret" to this is finding a GOOD upholsterer who specializes in restoration work while being unafraid of working on a seat that has integrated side airbags (like mine does).

The difference in the lower cushion in particular is AMAZING. It is much firmer and supportive; my butt no longer "sags" into the seat.

People who don't have seats with side airbags should find a Sparco seat that fits and order one (or two).

I don't think the stock seats are THAT bad, relative to the price of the car. I bought an '09 'Vette the same month I bought the Yaris; those seats were so bad that I sold the car (in addition to other quality related issues).

[360cubes]

Curious if this upholsterer has a link to a website?

[427chev]

Originally Posted by 360cubes

Curious if this upholsterer has a link to a website?

It's Top End Upholstery in Bristol, RI.

http://topendupholstery.com/

The bad news is that he's moving to South Carolina at the end of the month due to the business climate here in the Northeast.

You should be able to find someone relatively local if you look around and make some phonecalls.

The best place to start would be a restoration shop, which likely farms their upholstery work out.

[AlexNet0]

Im 5'11" and 210 lbs, I just took a 1100 mile trip in 2 days last weekend and had no issues at all, I was actually comfortable each way, so I guess it really depends on what you are used to and how you position yourself in the seat.

I do not sit straight up in the seat, my lower half sits about 2 inches to the right in the seat, and that way my clutch leg has ample room to move while my accelerator foot stays steady.

[WolfWings]

Originally Posted by 360cubes

I'd just like to get some opinions. If I decide on the Yaris I want to make sure the seats can keep my butt from going numb on 14+ hour drives. I'm 6'2" and 235lbs by the way. The Yaris will be replacing my long distance cruiser ('99 Taurus) which has served me well, but is starting to nickel and dime me in repairs.

I'd also like to add on if anyone has any other complaints, such as poor ride quality on OE tires; the 12V socket can't have more than two things plugged into it before the fuse blows (cell phone charger/GPS as example); or anything else you can think of! I do a few Florida runs each year (2800miles round trip) and am bad for driving 14+ hours at a time (BTW, I used to drive transport so it's nothing for me to drive that).

5'11" here and around 200lbs, but my inseam is only 27 inches so I'm closer to 6'2" for my torso and arms. Also, this is on an '07 Liftback, the '09 Liftback is a smidge comfier like they ironed out the construction details better for the US model now. The '09's have softer seats than my 19-month-old '07's seats though, oddly. Good for shorter trips, I prefer the stiffness of my '07's cushions for long trips since it won't "settle" during the trip at all. I also tend to have my car adjusted like a pickup-truck, seatback full upright.

I also have about 60lbs of sound dampening mat installed, and have sealed up the drivers-side door; it helps a lot with the road-drone and wind-noise, though since I have a medium-size CB antenna that makes enough wind noise I can still hear it obviously. The stock antenna mount point is a 1/2" square hole, perfect place to drop an aftermarket antenna for whatever radio spectrum you want to run on, if you're into that sort of thing for long road-trips.

Yaris works well for the umpteen-hour trip from Kansas City, Missouri all the way down to Huntsville, Alabama that I take once a year. I've never had any problems with the seats, or other passengers complaining about them. One small tip that's WAY too easy to overlook if you have back-seat folks riding along, the back seat tips back quite far as well from where it first 'latches' when folding it up from storing cargo back there. They recline enough if you don't have too much cargo behind them that they're pretty comfy to nap on during a long trip when not the driver, no need to try to lay over sideways.

[keesue]

Originally Posted by 427chev

Read my signature...

Ooops, didn't read it actually. Thanks.