Hi all,

I own a 2005 HAH and I am pretty happy with it overall. What I am not happy with is the poor storage space (small trunk, seats don't fold down) and it would be nice to get some better fuel economy. I average about 27mpg in a 50/50 highway and city commute (without really working very hard at better economy I have to admit). I like the Prius for a lot of reasons and in my test drive experience without trying very hard I can get 42-44mpg on the same route on a new car and standard tire pressures and winter weather as well.

I have found that the car performs well enough for just about all driving situations even though it performs considerably less than the HAH. It isn't as quiet but I can deal with that. It handles surprisingly well (both standard and Touring). I am not interested in the TCH because the fuel economy advantage just isn't enough to make this cost effective for me.

The big problem is that stupid front seat. I can't figure out exactly why Toyota hasn't put a more adjustable seat in the Prius. I read reviews from 2004 that listed that as an issue. It would be nice to have not only a height adjustment but also a tilt so I can raise the front of the seat. I am 6' and have long legs so even with the seat all the way back I find that my legs, the right one in particular, are not well supported and that gets uncomfortable on anything trip longer than 15 minutes.

On my HAH I can tilt the seat such that there is a 6 inch difference in elevation front to back. I am experimenting in the Prius I am test driving for 2 days with various cushion schemes to make up the difference (about 3 inches of height on the front of the seat). I have been reading various forums and seen others with this issue with a variety of solutions.

If I can resolve this issue I will buy the car, otherwise I will stick with my HAH for another year most likely. I am not going to go to the extreme of buying new seats or getting them heavily modified. I figured that if I could find the right support cushion I could secure it to the seat well and put a cover over the whole thing so it won't slide a bunch.

Anyone have personal experience with a cushion that will work? I am trying various options from around the house, Walmart, Target, etc. and have not found a very good solution yet. It looks like it needs to be pretty firm to work, memory foam is just sinking too much.

Thanks for any advice,

Craig