Seat Height Adjustment

While we're on seats, Seat heaters! Ahhhhh, almost as good as a massage.

 

Include me in the 70%. I'd adjust the seat lower if I could. That mirror is RIGHT in my line of sight. Kinda dangerous sometimes.

 

why don't we make this a poll and develop our own statistic.

 

Gotta laugh....

"Made it up?" In my Engineering School days, there were SWAG's and WAG's. One is 'Scientific' the other just 'Wild'

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nyprius @ Apr 8 2007, 12:08 PM) [snapback]419823[/snapback]</div>

Oh, I know! and i really don't mind that you made it up, i just thought it would be interesting to see....

 

I'm 6'4" and bought my second (two Prius family) uncomfortable Prius.
My dealer did retrofit seat heaters to the front seats.
Leg room is very tight. My Highlander has 1" more but the adjustable seat makes a lot of difference.
I am going to retro fit the seat myself but my request to Toyota would be for a 8 way adjustable seat with 3" more travel and a telescoping steering wheel. Make a comfort package and I'll pay whatever they charge.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mlkco @ Apr 10 2007, 08:26 PM) [snapback]421224[/snapback]</div>

Sent email to Toyota and this is what they have to say about the seat height adjuster(lack thereof). I say we all email them, so their database is full!!!!

Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Ms., we apologize that your 2007 Prius does not have a height seat adjuster.

We make every effort to manufacture a quality product by researching, testing, and constantly monitoring performance. Consumer opinion and perception also play an active role in our ongoing efforts to lead the automobile industry in quality, innovation, styling, and reliability.

It is through communications such as yours that we become aware of the reactions and expectations of our customers.

Your email has been documented at our National Headquarters under file #200704101389. If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

Toyota Customer Experience

 

I wasn't able to locate a retrofit shop which would adjust our Prius 06 seats. Our family (5'8", 6'2", 6'0") drove 12 hours to Virginia at Christmas - it was a difficult trip, comfort-wise, except for the passenger in the back seat. No Toyota dealership or back-yard fix-it shop would touch the notion of extending the seat tracks. So after a year of Prius ownership, I traded it in for a hybrid Camry. The lack of seat adjustment had given rise to unbearable sciatica, and I couldn't drive 20 miles without excruciating pain. Fortunately, the pain's gone, I still have a Toyota product, and it's a hybrid!

 

I'm 6'2" and I've had my Prius for 2 days. The seat is bugging me, I can't seem to get comfortable. The Toyota email page is here:

http://toyota.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/toyota....k_intercept.php

 

I literally feel your pain. The sad part is I started off with a Camry Hybrid and zeroed out the deal the next day for a Prius. Dumb move on my part, but the Camry center console was just too fat. It was like I was going to be squeezed one direction or the other. I'll have to try it for a year, see if the pain gets any better, then look at trading in the Prius or selling it.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(VTAllen @ Apr 11 2007, 06:13 AM) [snapback]421394[/snapback]</div>

 

Have a look at:

http://priuschat.com/Took-me-a-week-to-get...ble-t33024.html

I took pictures of my height adjustable seat.

 

Right before starting our FIRST "test drive" in an '07 Prius Touring, my Wife (the driver) reached down to adjust the seat height (move upward). She only found the lever that angles the seat back and NO height adjustment..... SHE WAS SHOCKED !! She is 5 ft. 2 in. tall and I am 6 ft. 1 in. tall. We liked the vehicle so much, in spite of this lack of driver's seat adjustment, that after visiting a few more dealers we made a purchase. Unfortunately our color and package choice was not in any local area dealer but was on it's way to port (Jacksonville, FL). This was good as we were able to cancel that expensive, ridiculous $699 "ToyoGuard Plus".

Would it NOT be a GREAT idea if a Company, like the one that makes that chassis stiffening bar (BT?), make some sort of "kit" for '06 - '07 Prius DRIVER'S SEAT that would BOLT ON and ALLOW HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ?? Would this be a difficult item to manufacture ?? I am sure ONE out of every FOUR Prius owners would buy one !! I know I certainly would !! An item that would allow the seat to go "up" about another inch and also be lowered maybe 1/2" ?? Would this NOT be a great item to manufacture (hint, hint, hint !!)

 

I'm 6 ft tall, 200pds had the car for two weeks and the wish more for steering wheel adjustment rather than seat height adjustment (which would also be good).

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ystasino @ May 13 2007, 09:32 PM) [snapback]441347[/snapback]</div>

Yes, I agree with that too !! The FIRST Toyota Dealer we went to linked us up with a nice (friendly, personality-wise) but totally "Prius-Ignorant" Salesman. This is where we took our first Prius test drive. He was the guy that told my Wife (when she was in the driver's seat) that there WAS a driver's seat HEIGHT adjustment (which obviously there wasn't) and when I went to sit behind the wheel in a shopping center parking lot about half way through our test drive, he told me the steering wheel was "telescopic" so I can pull it out or push it in. After searching for that button (that was never there) for five minutes he said, oh.... sorry, I must be getting the Prius confused with another model of Toyota (duhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!) :blink:
Obviously he was NOT their "Prius man" !!