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Jul 26, 2005 8:11:48 PM
- 69bossnine
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Re: Try them both!
I never looked in on this thread, but now that it's back on top, I'll chime in. The adaptive sports are odd at first, and I was not in love with them from the moment my butt hit the seat. In fact, I was worried that I had made a mistake, because the standard seats feel so "natural" from the first moment you plop into them. The adaptive sports take awhile to become accustomed to, because they don't fit you the way you've traditionally been accustomed to being held up. You've got to allow enough time to re-train your brain a bit, and forget about traditional convention. After getting my car home, and adjusting them just the way I thought they would need to be, and saving the setting, I soon discovered in several days of ownership that I could drive forever and not become fatigued in any way. Now, they feel like second-nature, and I love them. They feel awkward at first, but they wind up taking you to a place that is better than the standard. We've all owned cars with bad seats. Bad seats don't endear themselves to you over time, you never get used to them, they only get more and more irritating to you as your ownership progresses. That's not the case with adaptive sports. There's just a period of adjustment you've got to go through, and then they're heaven. The best things come to those who wait.
Oh yeah, my statistics. I'm 6'1", 195 lbs, most of my weight in the shoulders. I can strictly and cleanly bench-press 365 lbs, not that this is a flippin online dating site, but I'll take any of you "adaptive sports don't fit my wide shoulders" guys, and challenge you to an arm-wrestling match for 997 titles!!!
Oh yeah, my statistics. I'm 6'1", 195 lbs, most of my weight in the shoulders. I can strictly and cleanly bench-press 365 lbs, not that this is a flippin online dating site, but I'll take any of you "adaptive sports don't fit my wide shoulders" guys, and challenge you to an arm-wrestling match for 997 titles!!!
Jul 26, 2005 8:22:33 PM
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Jul 26, 2005 8:57:10 PM
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I'll be 38 next month. I'm starting to realize that my workouts need to lighten up if I'm going to keep this bag of bones in functional order for a happy and active golden era. I refuse to take supplements or vitamins or any of that GNC garbage, so I've gotta be careful with my joints (especially the shoulders).
The collection is a combination of cars that I own personally, my dad owns personally, and that we own together through our business. In all, it numbers over 150 pieces, too many to list. From 1911 to current, but mostly 50's, 60's, 70's. If you've got any faves, ask me and I'll tell you if I've got a good one.
Confucius say, "Wisdom and idiocy like horse and donkey.... They look alot alike, but one's a jackass..."
(I just made that up, by the way.... not sure if that makes me a horse or a donkey....)
The collection is a combination of cars that I own personally, my dad owns personally, and that we own together through our business. In all, it numbers over 150 pieces, too many to list. From 1911 to current, but mostly 50's, 60's, 70's. If you've got any faves, ask me and I'll tell you if I've got a good one.
Confucius say, "Wisdom and idiocy like horse and donkey.... They look alot alike, but one's a jackass..."
(I just made that up, by the way.... not sure if that makes me a horse or a donkey....)
Jul 26, 2005 9:10:19 PM
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Jul 26, 2005 9:11:25 PM
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Confucius say, "Wisdom and idiocy like horse and donkey.... They look alot alike, but one's a jackass..."
(I just made that up, by the way.... not sure if that makes me a horse or a donkey....)
Sure doesn't make you Confucius!
But I must enviously admit it sounds pretty good for something you just made up.
Jul 27, 2005 4:44:10 AM
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I found the adaptive seats very,very uncomfortable. You should try all versions before ordering.
How strange.
The adaptive sport seats number among the most comfortable seats in which I've ever sat in any vehicle. Of course some earlier Porsche seats were just "grin and bear it" for me.
I assume it all depends on one's body type and height. I'm 6'4" @ 215 and wear a 44L/XL jacket. Teo Fabi doesn't share my evaluation of seating arrangements, I'm sure.
My CGT is the ONLY Porsche I have ever driven that had enough leg room to feel good about, and I've owned at least a dozen that I simply accepted their fitment shortcomings because they were better than most other sports cars I had tried.
The 997S with adaptive sport seats that I tried for a day or two was second only to my CGT for accommodating my body type and actually better for seat comfort.
It just proves one must try the adaptive seats for long enough to dial in their adjustments before one can make any kind of informed decision.
Jul 27, 2005 1:29:23 PM
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I played with the adaptives quite a bit in my dealer's demo car, and never felt like I had it totally tuned-in. It would have been easy to just stick to the immediately likeable standards. But stubborn and vain as I am, I JUST HAD TO HAVE the "trick" seats, with the trick looking rear panels, and the overall bolder style, and all the adjustments and memory functions. I'm a slave to styling, and I loved the way the seats looked and functioned. So I figured that I'd get them, and let the chips fall where they may. As I said, it took living with them for a couple days to realize how benign they really are while you drive. You'll just be driving through the countryside, and all of a sudden it dawns on you "damn, I'm really comfortable....these seats are perfect...." At least that was my experience with the sport adaptives. I think what makes them strange at first, is that they hold you and touch you in places that you're not previously accustomed.
Lowarpolar, I'm right on I-75 in Ocala. Let me know if you ever want to drop in.
Lowarpolar, I'm right on I-75 in Ocala. Let me know if you ever want to drop in.
Jul 27, 2005 3:29:32 PM
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No wonder they're so expensive!
Jul 28, 2005 10:52:06 PM
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