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Driver’s Seat
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Ouch. That hurt, but true.
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Sorry Jon I could not think of a good. Re butt al. Rebuttal
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Wow. Very interesting feedback here. I am going to take my time on this process. Wish I had a place to test these out. No matter what, it is time for an upgrade.
I will keep researching but real feedback from everyone on PC is much better than reviews I could read online. Thanks,
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If I wanted to replace my seats I don’t know how I would go about evaluating the potential replacements.
I know from my experience with cars that a seat that feels good when I sit on it for a few minutes might not be good for extended hours of driving, and the reverse also holds true. The seats in one of my cars are more firm than those in other cars, but after a 4 hour stint in those seats I don’t feel uncomfortable or the need to move around and try to get something more comfortable.
One year Tom and I had a rented car for some sales calls we were making. We put 1800 miles on that car over 4 days and both of us agreed the seats were punishing. Neither of us could get comfortable although when we first sat in the seats they were not obviously bad. After a short time though we knew we were in trouble.
I do know I can’t buy a seat from a photo or sales brochure. I also know a few minutes of seat time is no way to determine how the seat will be after a few hours. One thing I have learned is if I am driving for any length of time I empty my pockets because the stuff in my pockets is not going to contribute to my comfort.
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Asses, all asses ! But seriously I would think that the bet bet in a new seat might be the ISRI. I can’t remember any complaints about the seat that comes in a large propotion of new busses. The one exception may be from someone of much bigger girth. What makes an older seat uncomfortable after 5-6 hours is usually a breakdown of the foam cushion in the seat pad. This can easily be corrected by any competent upholsterer by using the correct memory foam. Re-foaming and even re-covering is a lot less expensive than new seats. We had the drivers seat pad re-foamed in our previous bus and I went from uncomfortable after 4 hrs to 10 hrs. The new owner had Parliament re-upholster both seats because of some wearing in the leather (didn’t bother us) because he likes everything perfect. Came out beautifully and cost him about 2K. A firmer seat will always be more comfortable in the long haul than a plush one. I could drive my Bimmers for 15 hrs. and in our Town Car am squirming after 3 hrs. Geo.
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I bet these seats are expensive:
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Mark I emailed you the info . Just for the info the Isri is the one prevost puts in the new buses and has a riser that will match the bolt holes, most of the others don’t
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Thanks Peter. Let me know when you gets yours in and have some miles on it. It sounds like a good seat, and it sure shouldn’t be any worse than what we have now…
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Usually when a french or any stitch is added to the a leather seat cover the manufacturers adjust the foam pad by adding a channel for tha stitch to nest in to eliminate discomfort due to added rib or stitch. Automakers work very hard in making sure not to make vehicle occupants uncomfortable when sitting in the driver or passenger seats. Can’t sell many car with bad seat design…. -
I just got my bottom seat cushion back from Villa. I sent it out to see if there was anything they could do about the hard spot that was giving me a problem. Mike there was very nice to talk to and said if I sent it out, they would look at it and see what they could do.
They wound up putting in a metal frame with springs like a sofa that give the bottom cusion room to move. He said that the way it was, there was no give to the foam, and the fan for cooling could not move. They had it just over a week and sent it back without charge.
I won’t know how it works until spring, but was very happy with the service I got from Villa. Hopefully it will solve the issues I was having.
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Sheesh, you actually have a fan to cool your butt! Just open the window, it’s probably -20.:)
Did I mention it’s 75 here in FL..
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Tom,
I am a little concerned about your comment to Mark. I suspect having the fan in the seat is a better alternative to sticking his butt by an open window. I may be wrong.
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Hey Tom, we are having a heat wave…it is 5 ABOVE! Come on up. I will let you plug in to one of my 50 amp plugs for free…it is outside though…..make sure your Webasto is working.
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Its so warm in Wisconsin that we’re concerned we won’t be able to drive cars and trucks on Lake Winnebago for sturgeon spearing through the ice that starts next weekend.
I’m told that around Duluth that temps in winter between 15 and 20 degrees are so warm that water actually melts. Is that true?
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