I have a bad back and cars are generally terrible for it. Low seats, no matter how lush, kill me. I am looking for a low cost, high mileage, new or used car with high seats and good back support.

You will get very varied, and frequently contradictory, advice on this topic simply because the perception of seat comfort is a very individual thing. What feels good to one person can be like torture to someone else. However, since, like you, I can’t drive a car with low seats, I will share my ex…

Honda Element? We have two and love them.

Yes, those tend to be very “upright cars” and have very good seats. As VDC says, seat comfort is very personal, but I like good lumbar support and slightly larger than average seats. That rules out a number of imports. Years ago, Road & Track did an article on seats. As expected, most sports cars h…

You must find a dealer who will work with you, only then will you buy, tell them that up front. A back issue can take time to manifest itself and a LONG test drive ( maybe even over night ) is an absolute condition of sale. An suv, truck, or full size car that sits higher from the ground is good for…

Some furniture manufacturing company that specialized in custom car seats (like shoe orthotics) could make a killing…sit on memory foam, mold a plastic seat, cover it with padding, mount it to your seat frame…etc. Cheap and effective. OOps, scratch the idea, forgot all the safety devices. Well forge…

Some Explorers and Expeditions with the better interiors had great seats. I was comfortable in a 76 Impala with bench seats.

You are going to need to do the work of taking various models on long test drives. There simply is no other way to find one that will work for you. I suffer from disabling degenerative disc disease and arthritis. Oddly, one of the very few vehicles that I can drive without pain is my Scion tC. It h…

Good cars for bad backs

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jr00101abc November 24, 2008, 11:51pm 9

You should all consider yourselves lucky enough to even fit into a small car like a Ford Tarus, I can sit in one, but from two car lengths behind the white line at a stoplight, I still cannot see the green light(yes the seat is pushed all the way back).

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