Seating positions!

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 05/17/2014 at 11:36 • Filed to: None

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How do you sit, oppo?

I personally lean the bottom of my seat as far back as possible to keep myself from slipping forward, as well as making sure my legs are bend more so that I'm closer to the steering wheel. Then I stick the back at about 90 degrees to the bottom so I'm up as high as is physically possible because I like to be able to see my hood.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:41

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I always forget how comfortable those American Luxury sedans seats look!

I like to keep my seat back pretty vertical since I hate feeling like im falling back. I also keep mine as low as possible because in my Civic, the roof is kinda low and I hit it otherwise!

Your boy, BJR > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:41

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I'm fairly "gangster" myself, so I like to put a slight "gangster lean" on my seats while driving.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 05/17/2014 at 11:42

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Comfy, yes, but absolutely nothing in the way of bolstering so every time I go around a corner my left leg is bracing on the door, I'm death-gripping the steering wheel, and even then I usually end up sitting on my own seat belt.

andthelike > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:44

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I keep the back as far down as possible, and then try to keep the front low enough so my needs are rubbing the steering wheel. I sit kinda close to the wheel because I don't like the feeling of hanging off it it.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:45

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I remember when I rode in my friends dad 60s Ford F100, it had a flat bench seat. He took a corner and I death gripped the door panel (no seat belts) it scared the crap outa me!

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:51

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I've got short legs, so I sit fairly close to the wheel. Its both convenient and slightly sad that I have the same seating position as my sisters.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:53

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As low as the seat goes, leaned back a fair bit and just a little closer than needed to fully press the clutch.

KirkyV > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:53

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Honestly, I just adjust the seat until I feel comfortable, and am at optimal distance from the clutch. I've never put much thought into the rest of it; I know that, if I did, I'd never be completely happy.

Biapilotaceman > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:56

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I pretty much have a crisis of seating position every couple of months. I currently have my seat adjusted kind of like a track car, so as low as I can with good sight out the front and relatively close to the wheel and pedals for lots of leverage.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 11:59

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I'm a bit short so I sit close enough to the wheel so that I can get proper leverage on the wheel. I also sit with just the slightest bit of seat recline.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 12:03

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Left hand on the steering wheel and I lean on my elbow on the console. Lazy gansta lean.

erikgrad > Your boy, BJR 05/17/2014 at 12:03

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Wait - the gangster lean thing is on purpose?

I assumed there was just a high rate of scoliosis in urban areas.

jkm7680 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 12:05

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Up, back. Wrist on the steering wheel because I'm also a pimp.

SteyrTMP > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 12:09

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Well, the Seven has one setting... which is slightly inclined with a great positioning for the wheel, but my knees rub on the scuttle; I have to cut a little more out for comfort's sake.

For the Subaru, and any other car, for that matter, I immediately drop the seat as low as it will go, then as far back as it'll go—in the Mini, I removed the rear seat and could get another inch—and then tilt it back a slight bit, as I slouch. Apply harnesses and/or seatbelt, and go. Sadly, none of my vehicles have telescopic columns, but the Subaru feels ok, whereas the Mini used to make me stretch.

The Compromiser > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 13:37

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Bottom rear all the way down, front way up. Supports my legs and forces me back into the seat. Then I adjust the rear to meet where I need to be. Lumbar cranked almost all the way out. Close enough to touch the Sirius radio button,with my finger tips with my wrist on the shifter. This means I can reach all the controls without too much stretching.

The Mrs: all the way down and To the back. If she can see taillights in front of her she's good.

whoarder is tellurium > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 13:38

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Fairly upright but back far enough for arms out and full pedal travel. My seat is adjusted so my head actually touches the headrest with little effort. On top of that, my wrists able to meet steering wheel rim...with 10-2 o'clock hold.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/17/2014 at 14:20

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All the way down, all the way back; only way I fit in most cars.

I usually tilt the seat back backward a little, I don't like feeling like i'm sitting straight upright.