For long trips, you need to get out every once in a while.

 

My *** hurts after a 2 hour drive. On the 3rd gen, my back seriously aches only after a 10 min drive.

 

the longest trip i have taken in my max was from oklahoma city to tulsa(~2 hrs), and it didn't feel all that bad, but maybe because my last car had bricks for seats. my gxe has cloth (obviously), but i have heard that the leather seats in the max's are kinda harder, is that true? maybe thats why it felt wierd. but if you think that the front seats suck, try sitting in the rear, that bench seat stinks!! not comfy at all, i sat in the back ONCE, and i vowed never to do it again.

 

Longest trip was from San Fran to Stillen (Costa Mesa), which was about 450 miles... no complaints from me.

 

I once had to drive from San Diego to San Fran and had a rental Dodge Stratus...Let's just say I had back pain for a WEEK! Those are absolutely the crappiest piece of @#$% seats I've ever been in. The Max seats are awesome compared to that crap.

EZ

 

Until they come out with a car that drives itself, I think you'll feel your back or *** ache after long drives.

 

I have been in my Max for over 2 hours straight a few times. I had no back pains or complaints at all. I keep my seat all the way back as far as it can go....

 

my max is comfy
i drive 4 hours every weekend and no complaints here

 

I guess I shouldn't complain. I've been in worse cars! But my **** still hurts after 2 hours

 

The leather isnt hard. Its pretty soft. What I am complaining about is how my a$$ burns after a 2 hour drive.

 

Heheh you guys gotta use your "Lumber" (or lumbar if you prefer) support!

I drove from Seattle to Sacramento... wasn't too bad.

 

For my honeymoon last March, my wife and I went to Toronto from Cleveland, a little over(500 miles)in my former 99 SE, and we were very comfy in a rough riding vehicle.

 

Its my a$$, not my back.

 

My @$$ isn't the problem it's the lumbar support, it could have a bit more

 

I've gone 9 hours or around 500 miles non stop, and I go numb a little and the leather seats stick after a while. I think you just have to stop after a while. You know what they say, take a break around every two hours... Might not be necessary, but it fixes the numbness...

Just what I think even though I still don't stop some of the times. Just in case you're wondering where I'm going 500 miles at a time... I drive between Newport News, VA and Rocky Hill, CT once in a while to visit friends and family and perhaps another 200 miles if I decide to go skiing next winter...

 

I have the GXE seats with power driver side. I regularly take long 700 mile round trips in my Max. The seats are great.

 

i have taken several long trips, both in my former max, a 98 and my current max, a 2k se. my 98 was terrible, no support at all. the one thing that impressed me the most about the 2k was the comfy seats. on several trips to Green Bay, Wisconsin and others to Orlando from my home near philly, i have been comfortable the whole way . now of course you get out and stretch now and then, but when a trip is 18 hours and you get out of the car at your destination and you feel pretty good, i think that is a testament to good seat design. by the way, one time i drove a 2k lexus gs300 to JFK airport to pick someone up one time, and the seats arent as comfortable as the max, so dont feel bad. of all the cars ive driven, i would say that volvo and BMW have the best seats, but honestly the max isnt very far behind.

 

Ive only taken one long trip from Dallas to Austin in my former 3rd gen 93 SE, and it wasn't bad at all, but me and my buddies just got back from South Padre Island, 12 hrs drive, took an Expedition ( rental) and it was Great!!! Well maybe because I was drinkin, smokin & sleepin (not driving) all the way there and back so the trip didn't seem that long and it was very comfy

 

Sorry to hear that...
Try Preparation H cream...supposed to work.

 

Oh, you think your funny, huh?

 

i agree that the max has no *** support
and i ve noticed that the seat doestn crease anywhere, but only the part where you sit your *** on
any similar cases?

 

My daily commute runs 90+ miles (on routine days) and sometimes up to 120 (at least once a week). he most comfortable seats I've had were on my 91' Lexus LS-400, but I have had no problem at all in my Maxima (now has 1350 miles in the three weeks since accepting delivery!) and find myself NOT getting fatigued on my commute...no problem with these.

My wife's '98 Buick Regal, though, is another story, and gets less comfortable the longer you ride it.
-umpopa
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2K1 GLE, Sterling Mist/frost
stock with everything except traction control,
and Zaino for that beautiful shiny finish

 

I drive for long periods of times (NY to VA) and I don't have a complaint about the seats not being comfortable. The only complaint that I have is that I sometimes can't seem to adjust the seat properly. I hate it when someone else drives my car and I have to readjust my seat. I sure do wish that Nissan had the seats that you could set the memory. Something that they should really consider.