Comfortable car help please

[TOVIK]

I am looking for a car that will be as comfortable as possible and deliver at 50 miles per gallon economy.

I need decent leg room and capable seats, because I'm 6'10" and around 20 stone plus I have a back injury.

I would like :-

Extra comfy heated seats (even better if they do some kind of orthopedic / massage magic)
Good stereo and DAB radio
Plenty of legroom
50mpg or more for a 50 mile twistyturny commute

Ideally, not horribly slow, but performance is very much second best to comfort and economy.

[quinny100]

Budget?

The 50MPG requirement essentially limits you to 4 cylinder diesels.

520d in SE or Luxury trim or E220d in SE trim, as new as you can afford.

A Volvo S60 would also meet your requirements you’ll need a 2015 on model with the D4 2.0 VEA engine to see 50MPG.

Slightly more left field, a Hyundai i40 is very comfortable. Insignia 1.6 CDTi is very economical.

Edited by quinny100 on Saturday 25th February 14:45

[ZX10R NIN]

Budget?

Also if you want a comfortable car then that means NVH as well as the seats so I'd also forgive some MPG & get something with a 3.0d.

[flatso]

TOVIK said:

I am looking for a car that will be as comfortable as possible and deliver at 50 miles per gallon economy.

I need decent leg room and capable seats, because I'm 6'10" and around 20 stone plus I have a back injury.

I would like :-

Extra comfy heated seats (even better if they do some kind of orthopedic / massage magic)
Good stereo and DAB radio
Plenty of legroom
50mpg or more for a 50 mile twistyturny commute

Ideally, not horribly slow, but performance is very much second best to comfort and economy.

The back injury detail is important, as seating position becomes very important. Consider a more upright position ala SUV or better yet van/transporter. This may be more important for back pain than a gimmicky massage function.

Volvo has good seats: XC60
BMW comfort seats are amazing: X5
Merc Viano or V- Class
Ford S-Max
Renault Espace

Fuel economy is secondary to seating comfort for back patients in my opinion.

Edited by flatso on Sunday 26th February 10:51

[JonDerz]

flatso said:

TOVIK said:

I am looking for a car that will be as comfortable as possible and deliver at 50 miles per gallon economy.

I need decent leg room and capable seats, because I'm 6'10" and around 20 stone plus I have a back injury.

I would like :-

Extra comfy heated seats (even better if they do some kind of orthopedic / massage magic)
Good stereo and DAB radio
Plenty of legroom
50mpg or more for a 50 mile twistyturny commute

Ideally, not horribly slow, but performance is very much second best to comfort and economy.

The back injury detail is important, as seating position becomes very important. Consider a more upright position ala SUV or better yet van/transporter. This may be more important for back pain than a gimmicky massage function.

Volvo has good seats: XC60
BMW comfort seats are amazing: X5
Merc Viano or V- Class
Ford S-Max
Renault Espace

Fuel economy is secondary to seating comfort for back patients in my opinion.

Edited by flatso on Sunday 26th February 10:51

Yes plus it depends on what the nature of the back injury is. The best idea would be to literally go and sit in cars to see how the seats are for you.

[AmitG]

Depends on budget as others have said. FWIW, the new Citroen C5X has the most comfortable seats I have ever driven in, tons of legroom both front and back, a soft pillow-like ride, and a slightly elevated driving position making it easy to get in and out of. The petrol version doesn't quite get 50mpg but it's probably not far off. I assume you don't want a PHEV version.

If not in budget, perhaps a used C6 might offer the same? Although the bork factor could be pretty high.

[ninjag]

Jaguar XJ with the 3.0d

[Seeker UK]

JonDerz said:

Yes plus it depends on what the nature of the back injury is. The best idea would be to literally go and sit in cars to see how the seats are for you.

Agreed. I have a bad back (due to hyperdosis and kephosis) and cars that the consensus agreement are comfortable, don't always work for me. If you can, see if you can have an extended test drive - 20 minutes doesn't always reveal whether the seats would be comfortable on a long drive or not.

[flatso]

Seeker UK said:

Agreed. I have a bad back (due to hyperdosis and kephosis) and cars that the consensus agreement are comfortable, don't always work for me. If you can, see if you can have an extended test drive - 20 minutes doesn't always reveal whether the seats would be comfortable on a long drive or not.

I am also a back patient and the best seating position I found was offered by vans!
Also a nice health hack for back problems is "inclined bed therapy"....give it a search, try it out, it costs nothing and did wonders for me.

[raspy]

Ditch the 50mpg requirement and get a fully loaded diesel S class with massage seats

[LJF_97]

raspy said:

Ditch the 50mpg requirement and get a fully loaded diesel S class with massage seats

Very, very rare to find a decently optioned diesel S-class.

[sunnyb13]

Another vote for the Volvo xc60

[raspy]

LJF_97 said:

Very, very rare to find a decently optioned diesel S-class.

Nope. Just searched autotrader and there are 4 pages of used diesel S classes with massage seats.

[shopper150]

LJF_97 said:

Very, very rare to find a decently optioned diesel S-class.

Not true. Most W222's are diesel and plenty have great options.

[Scrump]

I have a 2014 E350 with the dynamic multicontour massage seats. Fits your requirements very well except the mpg. The same E class but with the 4 cyl diesel should fit it perfectly.

[Funk]

flatso said:

The back injury detail is important, as seating position becomes very important. Consider a more upright position ala SUV or better yet van/transporter.

Agree on this - someone mentioned a 5-series and they're surprisingly low to get in and out of. Something you step out of or into might be better than something with a low seating position.