PGT's thoughts on the Legacy during a long road trip - rant and raves inside

So, after nine hours and 650 miles in the car yesterday, I've realized a few things.

 

First - Subaru - learn how to make comfortable ****ing seats!!!! I thought it was just me.....my fiancee remarked how hard the seats are. First thing I'm doing on my return north is ordering some replacements.....there's no substitute for comfortable seats.

 

Second - the car is a capable high-speed tourer. Two kayaks strapped to the roof and a wagon full of camera gear, luggage and a wedding dress. We averaged 21 mpg and 80mph the whole way. Never did the car feel unstable or lacking for top-end passing power, despite a pair of 13.5' and 67lb Perception 'yaks on the roof.

 

Third.....I need to put fans on my amps under the floor.....the amp for the mids and highs was shutting down after about 5 hours of modest volume levels.

 

Fourth....well.....I love the car even after my recent clutch troubles and suspension fun (more on that later once it's sorted).

 

Now...Back to your regular 'OMG I can't believe gas is so expensive!!!' rants.

Sounds like you had a nice trip..... Glad you enjoyed it.

Nice, yea a 3 hour trip for me and my arse got a bit uncomfortable. My GF complained about the seats being uncomfortable too but thought that it was just probably her small ass to blame.

 

I like the stockers, is it possible to add padding in the seat?

still on it man......just started it. Got another 1500 miles ahead of us over the next two weeks.

WTF, were are you going that will net you 1500 more miles??

Anything good about the car?

 

 

Moved to STFU forum

see my second point n00b!

WTF, were are you going that will net you 1500 more miles??

 

I can see Georgia from the beach. Heading west to Vance next week....stopping by the BMW factory, then up to Asheville, NC. Maybe a side trip the the Dragon, before heading north to VA again.

Agreed about the seats.

I took a 5 hour ski trip on Easter weekend and the seats made my back/ legs kill.

 

 

However, with the Yakima box on the roof, I felt really safe and secure with quick speed bursts up to 140 / 150. Except the wind noise at that speed had teh wife a little concerned.

 

She didn't want us to yard-sale the snowboards and equipment all over the freeway.

PGT, if you figure how to mount aftermarket seats without messing up the steering wheel airbag sensor mounted under the driver seat, start a how-to thread.

As to seat discomfort, I've already added padding, just not in the car seat.

yeah.....I wanted to squeeze a tripe digit burst in to say I had done it with the boats on the roof, but thought better of it

LOL

 

I think the boats would act as an airplane wing at those speeds.

 

 

"PGT, you are GO for launch."

another "agree on the seats" especially on long trips.

+89485 on the seats

 

thats why we all do turbo mods etc.... so we can get to where we gotta go faster =less seat time!

lol

Went to Destin, Florida on the panhandle from South Bend, Indiana. About 15 hrs. The seats are no where near as comfortable as my '94 Volvo 850 Turbo wagon's (most comfortable car seats I've ever sat in), but they're not the worst. I would rather have a firm seat than a overly cushy one. The Volvo struck the right balance.

 

Speed of Lightning!

Power of Thunder!

Passes all who crawl or lumber!

Thunder Volvo! Thunder Volvo!

 

 

With apologies to Underdog.

I did about 1100 miles over three days (Erie-Harrisburg-Philly-Southern Delaware-DC-Erie) a few weeks ago. I respectfully disagree about the seats. I found them comfortable enough and experienced no ill effects. Agree with PGT that "the car is a capable high-speed tourer". I love the car as much on the interstate as I do on a twisty country road.

Sometimes the seats bother me but when I did a 13 hour road trip surprisingly I felt fine and averaged 26 MPG on pumped up snow tires. I still would like to change them for some light-weight seats though.

I agree the Volvo 850 seats were money. I don't like the seats in the LGT for long trips. I especially don't like them after a hockey game. I get out sore and wanting an automatic cadillac each time I play.

Wow what a trip you are taking!

 

where are ya in georgia?

the seats are fine for me, you can also adjust them in 500 ways

Hrm...I'm pretty sure we have a thread about the seats somewhere already, but...

 

Yes, they are not the greatest. I found them incredibly uncomfortable until I finally adjusted how sit in them. My last two cars, I essentially moved the seat all the way back (I'm 6'1') and tilted the back up so I'm sitting up straight. In the '05, I have found that sliding it forward some, raising the front of the seat all the way, tilting the backrest just slightly back and going about 50% on the lumbar makes a fairly comfortable ride, even on long distances.

 

I recently did a 700 mile round trip, non-stop 350 mile legs without any discomfort. I think you just need to adjust your seat some more to find the sweet spot.

I've done dozens of long-distance (1000+miles) in the leggy wagon and I'm fairly impressed by the comfort of the seats and the car's gt character on the road.

 

I normally carrying two bikes on the roof during these trips and the car still manages to feel well-planted.

 

My only gripe would be the lack of leg room for someone like myself (6'1'') and the noise I get from the bike rack at high speeds. But, that's hardly Subaru's fault.

 

.... Because of the car's capability on the road, I FIND reasons to take road trips

I think PGT had already made up his mind on a particular "butt holder" even before this trip.

He pretty much did every bolt-on already............except seats.http://legacygt.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif Well..come on....fess up. :icon_bigg

Anyway my back problem prefers hard, firm seats.

So what seats are you looking at?

 

I agree they are not the most comfortable in the entire world - but they aren't the worst.

Went to Destin, Florida on the panhandle from South Bend, Indiana.

You like the Emerald Coast? Or are you a snowbird?

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