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Re: Miata seats in MGs

To: "Max Heim" <mvheim@attbi.com>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Miata seats in MGs
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 16:15:54 -0700
To each his own.  The seats in my '94 are comfortable enough.  The
interior does not have as much space as I would like however...

On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:15:58 -0800, Max Heim wrote:

>I have heard a lot on this list from time to time about people fitting Miata
>seats to MGBs. Well, I finally had an opportunity to drive a Miata (late 1st
>gen), and I thought the seats were the worst part of the whole package. The
>backrest was fine, firm and with good lateral support, but the seat cushion
>was extremely strange. It felt like it was squirming around like jello on
>every little bump, and had a very annoying lateral seam right where it could
>be felt the most -- the seam felt like sitting in an Adirondack chair with
>one slat missing.
>
>This is a relatively low-mileage car, with the original not-too-heavyweight
>owner, so I don't think the seat could be too worn out, and anyway, the
>passenger seat felt the same, and it's been hardly used. Apparently some
>people (possibly with different-shaped posteriors) find these seats
>comfortable, but I personally would rather have my 1966 MG seats any day.
>
>Just an observation...
>


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