Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 20:02:59 -0500 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: BMW v Saab v Volvo
I replaced the stock seats in a Volvo and a Saab with Recaro Sport LS. The best money I ever spent. The Recaros are firm and supports, especially with the big side bolsters. The nice thing about these on a long trip is that you can just lay back and the seat will keep your back straight and relaxed all day. If you are into curves and twists, you really need these Recaros. The best stock seats, in my opinion, are the Volvo. While they do not have the bolsters, the 240 series was really never known as to handle a turn like it was on tracks. As I have stated before, if you want to keep your driver's license in the US, you cannot drive even close the limits any of the three cars. This includes handling on turns, top end speed and acceleration out of a light. I would base my choice on a balance of cost and reliability. Then I would go out a buy an old 900 to drive in the snow so you would not rust out a good BMW, Volvo or Aero. Do you want to buy my 5-speed '86 900? Great snow car with Pirelli Winter 190s. You could park it anywhere and not have to worry about scratches, dents or theft. Al Rolle wrote: > When I replaced my 242Gt seats with Ricaros (their cheaper line without the > Ricaro name) they were hard as a rock. But they were the best seats of our > three cars, especially for long trips. > > The best stock seats we have ever had were in our BMW 528e. > > If your measure of a car is soft seats or straight line acceleration and > speed, stay away from a BMW. It's more of a complete drivers car from the > European "road race" point of view. > > Al > > Tullio <tullionopsamamp.net> wrote in message > news:389B02DA.1DB0nopsamamp.net... > > Stefan wrote: > > > The thing I really don't like about alot > > > of cars, including BMWs Mercedes are that the seats are so hard and > > > unsupportive vs. the Saabs and to a greater extent the Volvos. > > > > Saying "hard and unsupportive" is often a contradiction. A seat has to > > be firm to support your body in the right places. A seat that is too > > soft will be very comfortable at first, but tiring on a long drive. > > > > The most comfortable seats I've been in for a cross-country drive have > > been in a 911. At the beginning of the trip, we assumed that it would > > be murder as the stock seats are quite firm. However, we found that we > > had much less fatigue at the end of the day. > > > > I can tell with certainty that it is much the same with bicycle seats, > > which I sell. You will not see any long distance cyclists riding on the > > big, padded cruiser seats. > > > > Todd Kuzma > > Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery > > LaSalle, IL > > e-mail: tullionopsamamp.net > > Raleigh-Schwinn-Specialized > > Bianchi-Waterford-Heron-GT/Dyno > > Burley-Co-Motion
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