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Now this could be a disaster....
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23/02/2016 11:43
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As some of you may be aware I've had my RCZ for a little over a month now. I absolutely adore the car. Like the Coupe, I look back at it after I've parked it. I clean and polish it every weekend. It ticks every box. However........ My knees are absolutely killing me. I've never had knee pain before and that's despite being a keen long distance runner and cyclist. I think it's down to the driving position. I purposely didn't drive it for 3 days last week (Friday - Sunday). Yesterday morning my knees felt ok, only a little discomfort climbing stairs. However having driven 60 miles yesterday I struggled to get up the stairs last night I've tried many different positions of the seat but can't get one that stops the knee pain. So what do I do?
......My Boy...... (PB #7)
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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23/02/2016 12:12
23/02/2016 12:12
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patch234
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You know, I had something similar in a Vectra many years ago. It was not until I changed the car (it was a company car) that I got relief, I used to really 'not' look forward to driving it!
Have you tried, putting on some knee supports (like sports supports). I know, not a solution but perhaps will help train your knees to get them used to the car??
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
[Re: bezzer]
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23/02/2016 21:36
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I was going to suggest a cushion or similar, as that would make your legs stretch a bit more, but the rolled up towel might do the trick too. I can last about 2 hours in the Coupe until I start getting severe pain in my right knee and I think that's due to my foot relaxing too much on the accelerator and I end up with my foot leaning over to the right of it. Are there any other Peugeot seats that fit the RCZ? Might be worth trying a different seat as you might get a better driving position. Would seem a shame to have to get rid of it because of an unsuitable driving position
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
[Re: bezzer]
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24/02/2016 09:49
24/02/2016 09:49
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patch234
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Is it height of the seat to floor pan or Angle of the bum/leg/knee that's the issue? Maybe measure the height of the floor to seat base (sitting on where the legs meet) on a coupe and then measure the Pug to this ..... If there were no issues on the Coupe that is. Maybe it's a height thing? It might be easier to have a custom cushion made for the seat base that you can leave in place also once you know the main issue ........ same leather, colours, etc. Better than having a towel surely
Last edited by patch234; 24/02/2016 09:51.
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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24/02/2016 12:43
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Stupid thing: I used to keep my wallet in my back pocket, and found similar problems went away once I took it out of my pocket. Must be the thickness of the plastic; there's never any money in it! Same thing. It gave me sciatica-type discomfort in our old 530d. And leaning my elbow on the door made my fingers numb. Great car, mind! Hope you sort out your knee issue, bezzer!
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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25/02/2016 09:06
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Thanks for the advice guys and gals. I've made another adjustment to the seat height and also pulled the steering wheel out further allowing me to push the seat back more. My knees aren't at such an angle now an don't flop sideways. I've coupled it with a lumbar roll so will see how that goes. I'm not going to swap seats etc. If I can't get comfortable I'll sell it and move onto something more fitting with my age
......My Boy...... (PB #7)
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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#1564583
25/02/2016 11:21
25/02/2016 11:21
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I'll sell it and move onto something more fitting with my age Like a penny farthing?
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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25/02/2016 12:06
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Oh no!
To have spent so long looking and then finding a car you liked this is the last thing you need. I am sure that modifying your seating position should help.
It is rather odd that I too had a similar issue with the Audi. There is a leg extension element on the seat base. When I bought the car I kept this extended and when I went on the first long run I was getting a pain in my right calf muscle. I put the seat back to normal and never had any more problems.
Gone Audi mad!
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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01/03/2016 09:41
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That's a proper arse and something difficult to detect on a test drive too I imagine. I have a similar pain in the wife's bravo, the knee airbag sits low under the steering column forcing my knees out. I'm 6 4 and I can't ever get comfortable to drive any distance in it. I used to drive it on cruise as much as possible so I could move my feet about, shame it doesn't have adaptive cruise as I can do a good distance on that in the jag without doing much (not in traffic obviously) I take it it's a manual and you don't have the choice to use paddles and give your feet a rest?
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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28/04/2016 21:51
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Such a shame, so what are you looking at now?
Gone Audi mad!
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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29/04/2016 13:47
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I do like the look of those RCZ's with the right colour and wheels..... Very Zagato-double-bubble
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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29/04/2016 14:01
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I do like the look of those RCZ's with the right colour and wheels..... Very Zagato-double-bubble They're gorgeous and fantastic to drive. Unfortunately my leg doesn't like the seating position
......My Boy...... (PB #7)
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Re: Now this could be a disaster....
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04/05/2016 07:40
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Well I'm still undecided about the RCZ replacement but a couple of other cars have appeared on the radar. One is this..... A Juke Nismo! I know they're marmite cars but I quite like it. Off for a test drive later today.
......My Boy...... (PB #7)
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