Comfortable seats - performance car

[AAD44H]

I currently have a BMW M140i and I'm fed up with getting awful bad ache when doing any more than about 20 miles in it. Therefore I started looking for cars with comfortable seats however most of these seems to be luxury barges, range rover, s class etc. Is there such thing as a comfortable performance car that can be used daily for 15k pa. My budget is up to £30k, reasonable running costs, min 4 seats and a couple of years old max. Any recommendations?

[samoht]

I think comfort is in the arse of the beholder - since you're looking at nearly-new cars, probably best to visit dealers and test drive as many different brands as possible to work out which one fits you comfortably.

[Haltamer]

FK8 wins lots of praise for seat comfort:- I like them, and so do passengers, and they're often praised in reviews as being miraculously comfortable - Paired with comfort mode you should enjoy the waft, and there's plenty about that should fit your criteria

For regular motorway miles, you should easily get 30+ MPG, With a number of people reporting ~40 for longer runs.

Other ownership costs can be kept low if you buy a car with the 5 year service plan; Tyres are an expense as the standard conti's don't last too long, I'm looking at upsizing to 255/35/20 on the next change as the tyres are cheaper, a fair bit of extra sidewall and there's still no issues with clearence in the arches.

Edited by Haltamer on Sunday 31st May 15:32

[DanL]

Without wanting to be rude, what the fk is an FK8? Not everyone speaks model codes.

[AAD44H]

DanL said:

Without wanting to be rude, what the fk is an FK8? Not everyone speaks model codes.

Civic Type R i believe, unfortunately this doesn't interest me, i prefer to fly under the radar!

[AAD44H]

samoht said:

I think comfort is in the arse of the beholder - since you're looking at nearly-new cars, probably best to visit dealers and test drive as many different brands as possible to work out which one fits you comfortably.

Fair enough, thanks for the advice.

[JackReacher]

That's why I specced lumber support in my m240i, cant believe it's not standard. I generally find VAG products better ergonomically, so maybe try a Golf R/GTI.

[Haltamer]

DanL said:

Without wanting to be rude, what the fk is an FK8? Not everyone speaks model codes.

Somewhere between Stirling and Loch Lomond...

For OP, Have a look at the new "Sport line" model; Was recently featured in an article - Trimmed down wing, toned down interior and a bit of extra comfort (Sound deadening, Smaller wheels)

If they ever get round to making any, that might be toned down enough for you

[ED209]

Any Volvo. Seats are great.

[FlabbyMidgets]

ED209 said:

Any Volvo. Seats are great.

This. I also have an M140i and don't find the seats great. I just don't find they fit well and can be a bit stiff after a long drive. I recently bought an old Volvo V70 (2007) for shed money. It's just for doing long journeys and it has by far the comfiest seats I've ever sat on.

[Demelitia]

What spec seats are in the 140i?
I found I got on better with the seats in me e81 130i after I put an inflatable lumbar support pad in the seat.
I did 5 hours back from London and got out of it feeling fairly fresh. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to do that before installing it.

[loskie]

S3

[ZX10R NIN]

The E400 coupe has some great seats:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

Polestar V60

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

RC-F these have lovely seats

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[AAD44H]

ZX10R NIN said:

The E400 coupe has some great seats:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202...

Polestar V60

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

RC-F these have lovely seats

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Thanks, i like the look of the E400, think I need to visit some showrooms this weekend.

[Gary C]

What about replacing the seats themselves ?

Surely for ~1K to 2k you could get something bolted in thats more to your liking and that would look really good ? cheaper than a new car.