what is the most uncomfortable car you have ever driven?
05-16-2009, 07:47 AM
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2006 Lexus RX-350. Biggest POS on the planet! It only had 26k miles and the thing sounded like a creaking boat. Every compartment door was loose, panels loose, the car pulled to the left like nothing else because of the crappy front wheel drive, the road noise was terrible, and there was a constant groan from the POS engine. I beat the crap out of the transmission and the thing shifts like a mule when you are manipulating the gears. And the traction control sucks. 
An overpriced dressed up Toyota...
An overpriced dressed up Toyota...
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My Ride: 2008 E61 530i M-Sport
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Landrover Defender, fun but uncomfortable........... 
05-16-2009, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by hafnia' post='880215' date='May 16 2009, 08:47 AM
Landrover Defender, fun but uncomfortable...........
For me it has to be a 1980's era Plymouth Voyager mini-van. Crappy seats, no feel for what the car was doing (steering, suspension), anemic engine, three speed slush box, and ANY adverse road condition would lock up the crappy drum brakes with no warning. It was the most useless vehicle on the road that seriously made me fear for my life while driving. It even beat out a 3 cyl Geo Metro.
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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The most uncomfortable car I've driven recently, was a 2008 Lincoln Navigator! 
On a drive from Rancho Mirage back home, the ergonomics were SO bad my knee started to hurt within a half of an hour, and I still had a couple of hours to go!! 
The car is powerful, comfortable (as a passenger) and well appointed, but Ford just cannot figure out ergonomics to save themselves! 
On a drive from Rancho Mirage back home, the ergonomics were SO bad my knee started to hurt within a half of an hour, and I still had a couple of hours to go!! The car is powerful, comfortable (as a passenger) and well appointed, but Ford just cannot figure out ergonomics to save themselves!
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My Ride: 2008 535xi / Platinum Grey / Black leather / Step Auto / Sport / Premium / Cold weather / 18" wheels / Logic 7 / Comfort / ipod / Navigation / Fold Down Rear Seats / Rear Airbags / Sirius SAT / Spoiler / Extended Clear bra / Bluetooth. (Previously owned a 2002 sport 525I Loaded).
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05-16-2009, 09:04 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
You said uncomfortable. That doesn't necessarily mean it wasn't cool as well. When I was in high school, my friend's dad was an exotic car dealer. He was really nice and would let us drive cars in exchange for doing detail work. I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. Anyway, he had this red De Tamaso Pantera, which already was old at the time, but still looked great. He let us take it out one Saturday night. It was a blast--the acceleration was phenominal (or so it seemed to a couple of kids), the engine (351 Cleveland, I think) roared, and everybody stopped to look. The downside is the heat coming from the engine made it unbearably hot. The seats were not ergonomically designed, to say the least. You could feel the springs. Even at 17 years old, I woke up the next day with a backache. What a fun car, though.
Looked pretty much like this:
Looked pretty much like this:
05-16-2009, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='880256' date='May 16 2009, 12:46 PM
The most uncomfortable car I've driven recently, was a 2008 Lincoln Navigator! On a drive from Rancho Mirage back home, the ergonomics were SO bad my knee started to hurt within a half of an hour, and I still had a couple of hours to go!! The car is powerful, comfortable (as a passenger) and well appointed, but Ford just cannot figure out ergonomics to save themselves!
On a drive from Rancho Mirage back home, the ergonomics were SO bad my knee started to hurt within a half of an hour, and I still had a couple of hours to go!! The car is powerful, comfortable (as a passenger) and well appointed, but Ford just cannot figure out ergonomics to save themselves! As for uncomforable, the 2009 Corvette takes the cake. Whoever designed the seats should be shot.
05-16-2009, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='880284' date='May 16 2009, 01:23 PM
As for uncomforable, the 2009 Corvette takes the cake. Whoever designed the seats should be shot.
