trogdor
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| posted on 11/1/08 at 10:24 PM |
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back trouble
Hi all,
have recently passed my driving test! yay! i brought a cheap 106 to drive around and have had fun fixing the rear brakes and replacing the head
gasket.
however now that i drive alot more miles a week than i orginally did, (i have a new job) my back is starting to really ache, i am sure that the seat
is properly adjusted, i sit upright etc.
is there anything i can get to help? am considering putting a new driver seat in, but don't want to spend alot of money and i want to make sure
it will help the problem.
any help and opinon would be appreciated
tom
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/1/08 at 10:30 PM |
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you need your ass as far back on the seat as possible! I started to slouch once and within a few hours i was so bad i ended up visiting the
chiropractor!
Also, a rolled up towel behind your lower back helps. 
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 11/1/08 at 10:50 PM |
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I do about 2,000 work miles a month on the way to meetings all over the country and I have started to use an ostiopath. My first appointment was last
week and I got snapped and cracked all over the show. Felt better all week, got my next appointment tomorrow.
Its £30 a pop, so not locost, but I'm hoping half a dozen appointments a year will see me in better shape.
Oh and I can recommend the seats in:
SAABS (any year I've used, old M reg 900 was particularly good)
AUDI A4 (02ish onwards)
as comfy for long miles, they are really firm and suportive, which is better than an arm chair.
[Edited on 11/1/08 by Dangle_kt]
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meany
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| posted on 11/1/08 at 10:52 PM |
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one of these will help keep your arse in the seat.
http://www.cg-lock.co.uk/
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 11/1/08 at 11:24 PM |
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The 106 is common for this as the pedals,steering wheel and seats dont line up. Get a bucket seat it will make a difference. EBAY 
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dnmalc
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| posted on 11/1/08 at 11:33 PM |
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I can second the saab seats here in surrey the police fit them to their range rovers for that very reason
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trogdor
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| posted on 11/1/08 at 11:50 PM |
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the strange thing is that my restoration/modifying project is a saab 96, which does have very nice seats if a bit knackered, wonder if they will fit
in the 106? i also own an audi but i can't take the seats from that as my girlfriend drives it and loves it to bits!
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D Beddows
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| posted on 12/1/08 at 12:17 AM |
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Saab seats are seriously good - if I wake up with a bad back in the morning, after my 1/2 hour drive to work in the morning with the seat heating
turned up to 3 in my 9-5 its all better by the time I get there...... not sure about fitting them in a 106 tho.... but if you do the old 9000 ones
are actually better than any of the newer models
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/1/08 at 12:34 AM |
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i find sometimes its just that you're not used to sitting in a different seat. I think you'll find it more comfortably once you get used
to it
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 12/1/08 at 08:55 AM |
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I had the same problem with my old mk5 fiesta. Then i brought my jag
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/1/08 at 09:52 AM |
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You need a beaded seat cover
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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trogdor
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| posted on 12/1/08 at 10:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
You need a beaded seat cover
yeah thats what my dad said! not in enough pain to resort to that tho! will have to try the rolled up towel as my back is really hurting right now.
will have a look at swapping the 106 runners to my saab 96 seat but i would imagine its too much work to be worth it.
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iank
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| posted on 12/1/08 at 11:08 AM |
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I once had a Fiat Stilo for a weekend (hire car) spent the next week with lots of back pain. Some cars are just bad for some reason.
Careful replacing the seat, especially with a bucket seat, as it counts as a modification to the insurance companies and they will sting a new driver
for hundreds (completely unnecessarily  ) - not declaring it counts as not having insurance if you have a prang and they spot it.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 12/1/08 at 12:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i find sometimes its just that you're not used to sitting in a different seat. I think you'll find it more comfortably once you get used
to it
I generally drive 4000-4500 miles a month, hence I change cars about every 2 years... the first few weeks I drive a different/new car, my lower back
is in agony. Once my back is used to the new stature/driving position all seems ok....
Steve
[Edited on 12-1-08 by Hellfire]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/1/08 at 12:28 PM |
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Root of the problem may be the car in the small pugs the pedals are too far off set to the left (in a RHD car) as a result it puts a twist in your
spine.
The pedal offet is inevitable in small FWD cars but Pugs are particularly bad.
My step daughter had the same problem it went away when she changed cars.
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trogdor
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| posted on 13/1/08 at 10:25 PM |
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just to continue the topic i have just picked up a pair of bucket seats, hopefully they will help the problem, they are certainly comfy in the
sitting room!
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 14/1/08 at 09:54 AM |
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Must be a peugeot thing, my mrs had a 206 for all of a month before we sold it on, simply because she couldn't drive it for more than 15min or
so without coming out in agony.
I had a citroen AX way back, that had really nice (as in comfy, they looked like they'd just arrived from the seventies) seats. It's
basically a 106 in disguise, so I don't know if there's anything useful to be had from one?
[Edited on 14/1/08 by martyn_16v]
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 14/1/08 at 06:12 PM |
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SWMBO had an AX which I had to drive 250miles after injuring my back , I was impressed with the seats in that. It may be if you have a base model the
seats are not as good as one with better spec? Check out some AX seats they should fit the 106
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 11:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
I do about 2,000 work miles a month on the way to meetings all over the country and I have started to use an ostiopath. My first appointment was last
week and I got snapped and cracked all over the show. Felt better all week, got my next appointment tomorrow.
Its £30 a pop, so not locost, but I'm hoping half a dozen appointments a year will see me in better shape.
Oh and I can recommend the seats in:
SAABS (any year I've used, old M reg 900 was particularly good)
AUDI A4 (02ish onwards)
as comfy for long miles, they are really firm and suportive, which is better than an arm chair.
[Edited on 11/1/08 by Dangle_kt]
The Saab bit is interesting as I have recently bought a Saab NG900 and find the seats to be very uncomfortable on a long drive. It feels as though all
of the stuffing has gone out of the seat.
I will have to get the seat out and have a look when the weather improves.
Keith
Aviemore
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