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The recent gas prices have put me in the car buying mood. I started looking around and found a low mileage honda civic. I test drove the car and it was stellar, mechanically. The only thing is I found the seat about as uncomfortable as I have ever experienced. And when you have a bad back, a hard, uncomfortable car seat is almost unbearable. Does anyone here have similar problems with modern compact cars and if so, what models should I be looking at? I have a feeling I'll get stuck with a Dodge and will have to pay for extensive repairs every Tuesday just because I can't stand to sit in an Asian import. Help!!!

I have a Mazda3 Sport GT and the seats are extremely comfortable and highly adjustable. This coupled with tilt and telescopic steering should allow you to get comfortable. BTW, this is the first vehicle (out of the tens I've driven) where I can actually rest my head against the headrest and still feel comfortable driving. Good luck.

The most comfortable seat I’ve ever sat in was a Bently on display in Heathrow. It was only 180,000 pounds.

The next most comfortable seat was a Volvo I had for a while (S60-R AWD). Too small for me, but it sure was fun to rally aournd in, and very comfortable seats. I don’t think you could go wrong with any of the newer Volvos as far as having comfortable seats. http://www.volvocars.us/models/s60/

I just bought an '01 Civic, and I'm coming to a similar conclusion about the seats. My wife hates them. The rest of the car is great, and the infant seat actually fits in the back.

Live and learn, I guess...

My '95 firebird is the most comfortable car I've been in. Getting in and out passes for work but once in the seat it's very comfortable and you're there- no sliding around.
I would suggest a Pontiac, or barring that- look into an aftermarket seat. Not that ricer crap, somethig good like a recarro. When you sell the car just keep your seat and put the stocker back in.

Thank you all for your replies. I won't be test drving anything for awhile until the discomfort subsides. I'm dealing with a pinched nerve situation all because I test drove that darn car. I know I'll never sit in a Honda Civic again, never, no way, no how.

Given the choice between sitting in a Honda Civic or cramming myself in the back seat of a Ford Festiva for a 4-hour road trip, I'd pick the former. Spoken from experience, naturally.