Back pain driving Boxster

[RandallNeighbour]

So true. I've actually got them in my newish seats but I have not plugged them in and wired them up.

In Houston, there's only about five days a year when the Boxster is out and seat heaters are appreciated.

[spine911]

Porsche's seating ergonomic design (with exception to the Cayenne) are not suitable for daily long drive use, or touring purposes. The stiff suspension also adds to the exaccerbating factor. These are cars designed for the track, and touring is secondary- Porsche racing heritage.

My brother who is also a Medical practitioner (like myself) swears by his M3, and M5 because of the improved seating ,and ride comfort ...He can't blame me- i only have 2 passions; Sports Rehab , and Porsches hence my user ID.

I always make it a point to stretch out before, and after seating in SoCal traffic.

[mptoledo]

Strange, that was one of my biggest concerns about the car(being 6'2" 245lbs). I just drove back from Cali to Ohio and had no complaints, except a little stiff from lack of movement. I drove around 400 miles between gas stations at a stretch. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't in heavenly comfort like a nice Caddy, or Lincoln, but really for a sports car I was mildy impressed.

On the other hand I have a Mercury mountaineer, that gives me excruciating pain after only driving it an hour. I have no lumbar on my boxster or heated seats. I did have to move it up a little farther than I wanted to and incline the back as far as it could.

I guess you could always buy those beads the cabby's use.

Oh, i did have a sharp shooting pain at first but then I took my wallet out of my back pocket. Seriously!!

[spine911]

Originally Posted by mptoledo

Oh, i did have a sharp shooting pain at first but then I took my wallet out of my back pocket. Seriously!!

Classic medical textbook case of the Fat Wallet Syndrome.
This condition is quite rare these days due to the economic recession

[Mike_Yi]

Originally Posted by mptoledo

Oh, i did have a sharp shooting pain at first but then I took my wallet out of my back pocket. Seriously!!

I did that all my life, but since having these problem, I no longer carry my wallet in my back pocket.

[mptoledo]

Actually it was my "Light traveling" wallet, not my "George Castanza" wallet. only a couple CC, Dl, and a few bucks. I was like "Oh Damn" this is going to be a long ride. Then I removed it at the next gas stations and "shazam" the pain went away.

I guess you could always remove the seet and put a "Bean Bag" chair in its place (Just Kiddin)

Is it your lower back? that is what is torched on my Mountaineer. take a small pillow and see if that helps. Good luck with a solution. I'd hate to see you have to give up your boxster over it.

[ChrisZang]

My 5 cents:
It's track season and before the first event of the season I took my OEM seats out and replaced them with my fiberglass MOMO racing shells.
I was planning to swap the seats after/before each event but find the (bone hard) race seat much more comfortable (after putting a folded towel under my butt) than the OEM seats, so they stay (at least for the summer)
Just getting in and out is a bit harder ...

[vath2001]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

So true. I've actually got them in my newish seats but I have not plugged them in and wired them up.

In Houston, there's only about five days a year when the Boxster is out and seat heaters are appreciated.

Gee... in my neck of the woods, its more like 5 months.
We have more days below zero than above 100. But then my AC isn't used nearly as much.

I drove my Boxster to Florida, 1200 miles and had no discomfort (other than the un-avoidable dealer visit).