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Sorry if this ends up as a duplicate but I don't know what happened to the post I made this morning
As a first post, it's a strange question.
Is it me doing it wrong or do others find getting in and out of the 928 an issue (1989 manual GT)? I seem to hit my leg on the steering wheel when getting in or out (more so in) despite the wheel/binnacle being set at it's highest and the seat low. I'm used to getting in and out of a TVR with race seats and that seems easier than the 928.
I'm 5'9" and slim so it can't be my size causing the issue!
Thoughts (or technique if others have had same problem) welcome.
I find that the best way to get in is first to put your butt onto the side of the seat as far in as it will go and then swing your legs in under the steering wheel.. Then, that might be my age because I find that necesary now with just about any car.
That also puts me pretty much around the left side bolster so I don't tend to trash it dragging my back across it getting in the other way.
Last edited by Jerry Feather; 07-21-2022 at 10:19 AM.
I find that the best way to get in is first to put your butt onto the side of the seat as far in as it will go and then swing your legs in under the steering wheel.. Then, that might be my age because I find that necesary now with just about any car.
That also puts me pretty much around the left side bolster so I don't tend to trash it dragging my back across it getting in the other way.
That is the way I do it and I am 6´2.02 tall. However, there are other cars that are easier to get into like my BMW 635CSI.
Åke
I follow Jerry's technique for my wife's MX-5. It is practice for when I finally install my reupholstered seats in the 928. I want to try to preserve that driver's side bolster. I am 5'-8" and not slim. My previous 928 was my daily driver for about 10 years - I think I just got used to what it took to get in and out of this sports car - I knew it would be different than the luxury "Chevrolet movie theaters" I drove before!
Last edited by hernanca; 07-21-2022 at 05:59 PM.
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I hook my right arm (above elbow) on the exterior of the A pillar, put butt in first then rotate as I release the A pillar. That procedure also helps minimize the wear on the outer backrest bolster, as my belt loop or pants pockets do not rub on it as I enter the seat. MY body at age 85 isn't as supple as it was in 1951 when I started driving my 1929 Ford coupe!
I find that the best way to get in is first to put your butt onto the side of the seat as far in as it will go and then swing your legs in under the steering wheel.. Then, that might be my age because I find that necesary now with just about any car.
That also puts me pretty much around the left side bolster so I don't tend to trash it dragging my back across it getting in the other way.
Yup, thats the way. Sit and rotate...or rotate and stand.
You MAY be nimble enough to "sit"..but rotating doesnt eat the seat bolster.
Many thanks for the replies. I used the "bottom" first (I'm UK so can't say 'butt' ) technique rotating into the seat - definitely much easier than the leg in first approach that I had been using. Don't know why I hadn't tried it before! Glad I'm not the only one to realise the 928 isn't the same as other cars.
Love the car - bought almost on a whim but always liked their looks since they were new and having now had the car overhauled by Paul at 928Specialists I'm so glad I bought it. Pretty much will be day-2-day car now for a while having sold my Trackhawk and selling another car too.
One of my cars has sports seats. They are absolutely preferable to the standard seats. However, you must be careful not to wear the outer backrest. Therefore, it is best to go in with the butt first.
Åke
Last edited by Strosek Ultra; 07-22-2022 at 09:44 AM.
07-21-2022, 10:07 AM
Getting in and out of the 928
) technique rotating into the seat - definitely much easier than the leg in first approach that I had been using. Don't know why I hadn't tried it before! Glad I'm not the only one to realise the 928 isn't the same as other cars. 
