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[quote=Anonymous]NP here.  I just bought a used BMW 435i convertible (automatic). I was caught in 1.5 hours of stop-and-go traffic, and my right knee started to hurt.  By the time I got home, it was killing me and I was actually hobbling for a day, and it hurt for a few days afterwards.

Since then, I've only used it for short trips or one longer one in good traffic.  I feel a little bit of discomfort afterwards, but nothing big.

Sitting in my longterm Toyota Highlander SUV made me realize this is a whole different system for gas/brake.  In the SUV, you are sitting as if at a dining room chair and the weight of your leg is pressing on the gas/break (like a piano lever).  But in the BMW, you are really extending your leg almost perpendicular to the ground, and pushing out that way.  Your bum is lower than your knee.

I googled but don't seem to be able to figure out how to make the seat more user-friendly....should I push the seat back far, or up close to the steering wheel, or what else should I do? I was thinking of putting a towel under my bum to raise me up some, but it moved and was uncomfortable...not sure if there is a product for that.

Anyways, any advice for me?  It could be a website for ergonomics, or a product, or just seat positioning advice.

Thank you![/quote]

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