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Went to test drive a gorgeous T350 at 'The TVR Centre' on Tuesday but found that the driving position was a bit alkward? I also had no support from the seat when taking fast right hand bends and kept sliding to the left. Now i'm quite slim but seem to have more suppot and better driving position in my Chim.....??? IMHO!!!
Anyone else had the same problem and is it the same with the Tuscan as i'm also concidering one of those???
Cheers...
Anyone else had the same problem and is it the same with the Tuscan as i'm also concidering one of those???
Cheers...
twerlie said:
Went to test drive a gorgeous T350 at 'The TVR Centre' on Tuesday but found that the driving position was a bit alkward? I also had no support from the seat when taking fast right hand bends and kept sliding to the left. Now i'm quite slim but seem to have more suppot and better driving position in my Chim.....??? IMHO!!!
Anyone else had the same problem and is it the same with the Tuscan as i'm also concidering one of those???
Cheers...
Anyone else had the same problem and is it the same with the Tuscan as i'm also concidering one of those???
Cheers...
Im not the biggest chap in the world (5'9 and 10 stone) and I think the driving position is fine. if anything, a little too tight and very close to the wheel. Saything that, you need to be to be to keep control of the brute.
twerlie said:
kept sliding to the left. is it the same with the Tuscan as i'm also concidering one of those???
I have the same thoughts re the Tuscan seat, but not really a big deal in terms of comfort. I do find I am tending toward leaning on the left hand side of the seat with my feet "across" to the pedals on the right hand side of the footwell - so not sitting completely straight but slightly offset. You soon get used to it!
grumbledoak said:
What year was the T350 ?
On my first test drive ('03 car IIRC) I didn't find it as comfortable as the Chim, but a test drive in a later car with the updated (Tuscan) seats was much better. Profile shows how much I preferred the Chim's seats...
On my first test drive ('03 car IIRC) I didn't find it as comfortable as the Chim, but a test drive in a later car with the updated (Tuscan) seats was much better. Profile shows how much I preferred the Chim's seats...
It was only a year old! but i don't think the seats were the same as the Tuscan seats? Being off centre i think will give me back pain!
As I remember the T350 and Tamora originally had one type of seats, and molenski switched them arout 2004 so all the models took the same seats (cheaper). I thought they switched to the Tuscan seats but maybe someone will correct me.
I did find the '03 car felt like I was sitting left with legs to the right, but my '05 has felt fine from the start. I did get the electrical lumbar adjuster thingy, but I assume that isn't making much difference...
I did find the '03 car felt like I was sitting left with legs to the right, but my '05 has felt fine from the start. I did get the electrical lumbar adjuster thingy, but I assume that isn't making much difference...
grumbledoak said:
As I remember the T350 and Tamora originally had one type of seats, and molenski switched them arout 2004 so all the models took the same seats (cheaper). I thought they switched to the Tuscan seats but maybe someone will correct me.
I did find the '03 car felt like I was sitting left with legs to the right, but my '05 has felt fine from the start. I did get the electrical lumbar adjuster thingy, but I assume that isn't making much difference...
I did find the '03 car felt like I was sitting left with legs to the right, but my '05 has felt fine from the start. I did get the electrical lumbar adjuster thingy, but I assume that isn't making much difference...
Would be cool to have a sit in yours sometime?
twerlie said:
Went to test drive a gorgeous T350 at 'The TVR Centre' on Tuesday but found that the driving position was a bit alkward? I also had no support from the seat when taking fast right hand bends and kept sliding to the left. Now i'm quite slim but seem to have more suppot and better driving position in my Chim.....??? IMHO!!!
Anyone else had the same problem and is it the same with the Tuscan as i'm also concidering one of those???
Cheers...
Anyone else had the same problem and is it the same with the Tuscan as i'm also concidering one of those???
Cheers...
Have the same problem with my 54 T350 - I'm pretty slim and not that tall, and tend to find myself sliding a bit from side to side when cornering hard. Have got used to it now though. It seems that TVR seats are designed for people a bit wider than me!
My car doesn't have an adjustable lumbar though, so that may help, as I feel as though I would have it fully deflated if I had one. Kinda miss the seats from my VX220 - they were buckets but perfectly shaped for me and very comfortable
I doubt the lumbar thingy does much for side-to-side motion - it is only really an inflatable balloon behind your lower spine. I only bought it as I was in option frenzy. "Ooh - Shiny things!" 
I think the seats are the same across the range now, and any alignment oddities are to stop the seats rubbing the roll-cage. There have been some threads here where people have taken the seats off and added/removed washers to level them. The material may make a difference, I suppose.
Past that, maybe I'm just fatter than you !
I think the seats are the same across the range now, and any alignment oddities are to stop the seats rubbing the roll-cage. There have been some threads here where people have taken the seats off and added/removed washers to level them. The material may make a difference, I suppose.
Past that, maybe I'm just fatter than you !
I suffer from a bit of a back problem and I'm a bit of a lard-a*se, so when I decided to go for a T350, I was hoping to find one with the lumbar support. Sadly, mine does not have that option, but I got round it by buying a McKenzie lumbar roll for about £16. Having said that, I find the stock seats to be supportive in almost every way and, although I did find the pedal off-set to be awkward initially, it has got better with more use and experience.
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