[V8] Seat height

Buchholz, Steven Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com
Mon Feb 12 21:31:18 EST 2007


... what year is your V8?  There is *supposed to be* a change for the 1991 model year that lowered the seat frame 2.54cm (AKA 1") in the 1991 models ... so if your car is a 1990 model you might well be observing a difference.  I still find head room a bit lacking in my '91s, so I'm skeptical ... 

Steve B
San José, CA (USA)
> 
> the V8 spends most of its time in storage but everytime I get it it right
> after driving the 200 I notice that the seat height is noticeably higher that
> the 200 with the same settings.  Both with comfy seats, both bottomed as per
> the height switch, both reclined to the same position yada, yada,..the same
> distance from the pedals and the V8 has me at least 1 inch closer to the roof.
> Is this dimension shorter in the 200?  Any one else with he same observations?
> The whole driving situatation seems higher, my knees are closer to the column
> and the column seems that much lower than in the 200.


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