[R.W.Dale]

Let’s discuss one of the most important aspects of owning a fuel sipping economy car.

THE SEATS

You won’t save fuel if you don’t want to drive the thing and many of the most popular models for hypermiling aren’t exactly well appointed. My base model Saturn is no exception having transitioned to it from a 89 Cadillac brougham limo I was daily driving

What tricks or products have you guys discovered that adds to driver comfort. Particularly if you are built like Al Bundy

I’ve always wanted to try one and will probably start with a beaded seat cover.

One inadvertent improvement I discovered is that removing the floor carpet and sound insulation made the footwell area around the petals feel vastly larger. Much more than you’d expect from 3/4 of an inch. An ant infestation and leaky seals prompted me to rip the carpet out. Surprisingly the car didn’t get much noisier and lost probably 80# of stinky soggy carpet