[JonV]

Is it just me, or do others find the seats in the Camaro horrible and painfull?

I recognize that the seats don't hold an occupant well when said occupant is engaged in vigorous driving, but heck I got in my car Sat and took a drive outbound for 1.5 hours and inbound for the same length of time. When I got in the car first thing my lower back was a bit sore. When I got home my back was a whole bunch sore. Today it is awful sore. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Are there others who have the same experience? Is there something about the design of these seats that causes back pain? Heck, I can drive my wife's Honda for hours without trouble, why? Do I need a new seat? What should I get? Or is it just my 47 year old back going to rat sh*&.

[Rob Hood]

The Camaro seats are very bad on long trips, at least for me. The best way for me to sit is to use the cruise and bend my right leg up with the foot at the front of the seat base. I've played with the seatback angle as well, and that has slightly decreased some lower back pain, but not totally eliminated it. And since I can't always use the cruise, it gets painful and ultimately sets off my sciatic nerve. Laying the seat back a little (but not like the "homies" do) helps some.

I'm not sure if switching to a T/A seat is worth it. Some aftermarket seats can cost equal to or less than a used T/A seat; however, most T/A seats that I've seen for sale are sold in pairs. The T/A seat does give you a real headrest, compared to the Camaro's significant lack of one. And most schools that I've seen have required that the same level of safety equipment be available to the instructor as the student (i.e., if you have a harness for you, you need to have a harness for the instructor).

I'm really not looking forward to another road trip to AZ with these seats... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)