I need a bigger car.

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Originally Posted by sammm

^I think I'm a little too ::OldMan::to have race seats bolted in my DD. Aren't Lotus seats basically a sheet of aluminum with a burlap cover?

EDIT: It looks like Sparco Roadsters have been discontinued.

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No, they're pretty nice. They're not designed like a sofa, but that doesn't mean they are uncomfortable. The Probax ones are cheaper than a $30k used German car, and extremely comfy.

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^I think I'm a little too ::OldMan::to have race seats bolted in my DD. Aren't Lotus seats basically a sheet of aluminum with a burlap cover?

EDIT: It looks like Sparco Roadsters have been discontinued.

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More like a chunk of plastic with a cover. No recline but decently comfortable. Mounted to the floor they can get pretty low. And if the Kemmler mod is done to them they are apparently really comfortable.

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Kemmler mod: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f92/...el-foam-25711/

The Sparco Fighter is a wider seat. The Racetech is obviously enormous, as it fits Ken. I had a reclining Sparco Chrono Road in my Yaris that was very comfy. The R100 is supposed to be pretty wallet and butt-friendly.

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The Sparco Fighter is a wider seat. The Racetech is obviously enormous, as it fits Ken. I had a reclining Sparco Chrono Road in my Yaris that was very comfy. The R100 is supposed to be pretty wallet and butt-friendly.

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We're talking about buying a $25k car here, so any seat less than $20k saves him money.

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The Racetech is obviously enormous, as it fits Ken.

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Nice!

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Originally Posted by SirHustlerEsq

Lotus seat or Sparco Roadster bolted to the floor and never look back.

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What's a good place to get used Lotus seats?

MS

England.

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England.

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Do you have an address?

Sammm, be sure you test-sit a Lotus seat before you buy. I sat in one the other night and the lumbar was way out of whack for me. And it lays you back quite a bit...

^Don't think I'll go that route Ricky, but thanks for the heads up.

To be fair the seat was laid back so far because of the way the bracket was fabbed up. And yeah the lumbar is in a stupid spot. I plan to fix that soon though.

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Do you have an address?

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#10 Downing St.

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Originally Posted by strathound

What's a good place to get used Lotus seats?

MS

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Probably a Lotus forum?

http://www.lotustalk.com/

Went to test drive a Focus ST today....got to the dealership, sat in it and got back out. Too small and those Recaro's are too narrow for my arse.

Then I went to the Mazda dealer to check out the seats in an NC2....they are improved but not enough for my taste. Then I took an MS3 for a test drive. I've always been a fan of those cars ever since they came out in '07 (when POS and I went and thrashed one!). Torque steer is much improved from last time I drove one, and the turbo lag is much better as well. It's a possibility at this point.

Which MS3?

http://static.betazeta.com/www.fayer...s3-851x623.jpg


or

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photo...ng-MS3250a.jpg

or
http://www.airsoftoutletnw.com/media...oint_sling.jpg

or


http://www.more-japan.com/blogs/wp-c...01/RB1_MS3.jpg

(D) none of the above

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Looked like this...

http://images.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/m..._specs_ms3.png

Interesting list of cars....

http://www.autotrader.com/research/a...nder-30000.jsp

Holy crap, WRX's are getting spendy...

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Interesting list of cars....

http://www.autotrader.com/research/a...nder-30000.jsp

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No M3? BS list.

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No M3? BS list.

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Under $30K. RIF.