Anyone taken long trips?

[clayky]

Hi all, I'm about to head to Florida and back and am dreading the drive. I'm concerned about the comfort (or lack thereof) of the seats in my beloved Yaris. Being 6'2 I've found the seats to be too short on trips of 100 miles. I'm taking pillows!

Any experiences?

[Astroman]

I'm 5'9" and have taken my Yaris on many 250 mile trips, and one 2k mile trip just fine. Only complaint is I have no cruise control installed. I do have it, but it's still in the box . I find the seats comfy, but then again some of my vehicles barely had any foam padding left.

[jamal1984]

2 trips one from GA to Hilton Head SC, around 400 miles, another to Murtle Beach, SC another 400 miles or so.
if you do 60 or 70 mph it's comfortable, if you do 80 and up please not, it's not Luxury.
It's save alot of gas on HW, but for a longer trip like 600-900 miles , i wouln't.

[Blenjar]

my longest trip so far is from groton (north of new london) to downtown manhattan.
not that it was long but ran in traffic lil after london for about 30 miles long, bumper to bumper stops and goes...gayy!

-- Blen

[Nigal]

I did a trip that was 1,000 miles each way. Drove it straight through. Yes, it was uncomfortable the last four hours in the car.

[Darth Gilbert]

I was just on vacation and put about 1800 miles on in 10 days. Never had issues with discomfort. I have some cheap covers on the front seats, which are soft and have made the seats more comfortable to me... The a/c kept me nice and cool, and the cruise control made the drive smooth. Now I just gotta scrub all those bugs off the grill...

[Mead]

I'm 6'1" and skinny, drove 9 hrs straight a couple of times. The seat bottom made my butt numb torwards the end.

Here's what I'd do differently on my next trip, I get the hi-tech rubber seat cushion at Walmart, it's just the bottom piece made of soft rubber in a waffle pattern, it makes your butt wiggle for circulation.

then I'd buy the static cling window tint strip for the top of the windshield trimming the pieces to fit between the rear view mirror. All this to eliminate driver fatigue... (also I found swinging the sunvisor out to the side window and pull out the extension piece made it more easy on the eyes) oh you might want a louder horn, at hwy speeds even I can't hear my own horn

[BailOut]

The wife and I did 450 miles x 2 a few weeks ago and found the seats to be comfortable and providing decent lumbar support. We're both 5'8"/5'9".

I also have a contractor that travels about 170 miles x2 with me sometimes, and he simply cannot stay awake in the Yaris. I swear he gets something like temporary narcolepsy, so you know he's comfortable.

The one thing I can't stand in any car is the seat belt digging into my chest/shoulder, so I have the foofoo seat belt wraps, and I truly appreciate them on long hauls.

[churp]

6' and way too many #'s....been on a couple 450 mile one way trips (1000 m before I get home 2 days later) and have over 11,000 m in less than 4 months. I think the comforts fine....seating position is so much higher than most of the cars I drive, it's easy to vary the position occasionally.....plus my dog prefers to take pee brake a lot!!!!

[clayky]

Originally Posted by Darth Gilbert

I was just on vacation and put about 1800 miles on in 10 days. Now I just gotta scrub all those bugs off the grill...

Make it easy on yourself......go to the car wash first and hose off the front end...makes it MUCH easier.

[Kioshi]

Planning a trip to Calgary from SF, California.....any tips?
Seat cusion from Wal-Mart for sure. I've had numb bottom driving to L.A. and back in 1 day, so I've learned my mistake w/ that.

[my little snow ball]

i'm driving from ontairo to new york city and then to boston and then back to ontario

[bnther36]

The wife and I did a little over 600 miles in our sedan. It wasn't bad. I wasn't the same as the Camry 07 but the Yaris doesn't cost as much either.

[PSU Yaris]

drove from san diego, ca to orlando, fl. the yaris did fine. the a/c remained cold throughout the desert, and i got exceptional gas mileage. be sure to hold the wheel with two hands if its a very windy day though!

[slvryaris]

I am 6'4" and drove with my girlfriend to Orlando from southern Indiana. Other then your butt goin numb it is fine. Nothing you wouldnt experience in any other long car ride.

[Pars]

Originally Posted by BailOut

The wife and I did 450 miles x 2 a few weeks ago and found the seats to be comfortable and providing decent lumbar support. We're both 5'8"/5'9".

I also have a contractor that travels about 170 miles x2 with me sometimes, and he simply cannot stay awake in the Yaris. I swear he gets something like temporary narcolepsy, so you know he's comfortable.

The one thing I can't stand in any car is the seat belt digging into my chest/shoulder, so I have the foofoo seat belt wraps, and I truly appreciate them on long hauls.

Typical, a Contractor that's sleeping on the job

I"m 6'2 260lbs and spend about 8hr/day in the Yaris. On the long streches, my ankle used to get fatiqued, but I've since gotten used to it. Even still, it'd be nice to opt for the curise so one can rest the leg.

[YarisTom73]

Originally Posted by Astroman

I'm 5'9" and have taken my Yaris on many 250 mile trips, and one 2k mile trip just fine. Only complaint is I have no cruise control installed. I do have it, but it's still in the box . I find the seats comfy, but then again some of my vehicles barely had any foam padding left.

You have it in a box? Aftermarket or OEM upgrade? I'd be really interested in how to get that also, it's the only thing I really miss about my old vehicles..the pedals of the Yaris are angled just enough to annoy my ankle a fter a few hours' drive.

[slothman86]

I just drove 2400 miles from GA to NJ and back...not really uncomfortable...just long