I have to sell my 2010 Prius II! How much is it worth?

sorry i have to type with one finger because i've lost most of the use of my left arm due to the pain. cushions don't work for very long. i have ordered a orthopedic back support and it's my last hope. i've now tried coccyx cushions and just about everything i can. this new thing is on oreder and due in on tuesday.
i can't sell the car without the title and i don't know when that will get here.
i really can't drive without something on the seat and i think th damage is done. too much discomfort to tell if anything is working. if anything does work i will post what it is. before my arm went out i did discover that many people have trouble with the seats in the prius.
replacement seats aren't possible becaue of the way new cars are designed. the recaro specialist in new york said it's possible but very difficult. and no airbag which is a bad thing.

 

hi julie, the problen isn't the lumbar it's something else. i honestly don't know what tho. if it was just a lumbar then one of the dozen or so i've tried would've helped.
i amtrying a special orthopedic seat, tried one in the store and it's possible it may work, but like someone said once you're in pain it's hard to tell what is and isn't working.

 

i was at the medical supply store and ordered an obus forme today it's a back rest and a seat cushion. i'm hoping it works i was able test their store demo model. these are supposed to work great. i hope it does as it's $140

 

thanks, i think you're right about the pinched nerve in the shoulder. my elbow can't move because of the pain. they cancelled my health ins. so it will be out of pocket if i have to go. better than losing my job.
i'm not sure how i pinched the nerve in my left arm because i don't lift heavy things anymore.
i can't imagine it was the seat.
bad backs are both awful and common. i just hope that some good comes out of all this and that it will help other priuschat members in the future.

half of priuschat is rooting for me? i know there are a lot of good people in here and i'm very appreciative of the support.
certainly if anyone has any back problems with their prius (hopefully not) they will have this wealth of advice to draw from. hopefully a solution will be forth coming soon. if i have to sell this car i will just wait until they put in 8 way power seats in a future model.

to everyone cheering me on, thanks so much! :rockon:
it makes the pain feel less intense. :hug:

 

Re: Memory foam

thanks dianne, i really appreciate the offer, it's very generous of you. i will let you know, it's just right now nothing will help until i'm ok sitting at my desk back to normal. there is too much pain to be able to tell if a cushion is working or not. i'm also talking it over with my wife to see if we should just sell the car and be done with it before i lose my job. it's a tough call.

 

well i had bc/bs but not for 6 months now.
the deductibles are insane my wife has ins. but it just covers her to add me would be about $7K a year!

 

My back and left arm are better today. I have no problem in our Honda Fit. I drove that for a bit today not far, about 5 miles and felt ok. I jumped into the Prius after that, no cusions or anything and just sat there, oh wow pain! So I got out and used the cushions and I have quite a collection of them now and it still bothered me. Waited a bit and got in the Fit again, no problems, so i'm convinced it's the seat in the Prius bothering me. Princess and the Pea effect? I don't know but the pain is real enough. My wife and I have to go out tonight and we have a long drive 1.5 hours each way. We are taking the Fit. If I am ok after that that will be the answer.

 

After a lot of consideration and talking with my wife and friends. I have decided to sell my 2010 Prius. I think I've tried everything as much as I have been able to. I can't think of any options left to try. I'm very greatful to all the wonderful and patient people on PriusChat who have been so sympathetic to my problem. The wonderful and varied advice gave me so many options to try and mull over. I've tried quite a few of them and while I haven't responed to every single post. I have read every one of them carefully.
Sadly I cannot let my life, job and family situation be affected so adversely by this.
I am hoping that Toyota will make a power 8 way seat as an option in future Prius' with a more comfortable seat for those of us with back issues.
I hope that Toyota sees that there are many of us out here with back problems and that significantly better seats, even if they cost more, would be an option many of us would buy, if they were available.
Toyota please do not put in the unsupportive Camry seats! Please make something with real thigh and lumbar support. Power seats are considerably more adjustable even if they do add weight to the car, at least a power drivers seat.
Thanks again everyone, you've all been awesome!

 

Toyota basically said that it's a liability issue and that anything that could be traced to changing the seat could be voided. They would also take no liability in an accident since the safety equipment would have been modified. The system only recognizes it's own parts so it wants to see the airbag as being there and it isn't so you have to fool it into seeing it. it's a nightmare of liability and my insurance company said it could mean that I wouldn't be covered if I had an accident and was injured because I modified the safety equipment.
So it's more than just the components it's a lot of other factors as well.