On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:56:11 GMT, "E. Meyer" <epmeyer50@msn.com>
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>On 4/20/09 6:33 AM, in article 2anou45balkp3f5g8ocs0i17vnsad0safd@4ax.com,
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>> My wife who is either 5'1" or 5'2" and thin to normal build sat in a
>> 2009 Honda 4 door EX and said she could not reach the gas pedals.
>> According to the sales person, he said that is the 2nd time he heard
>> of this. Apparently the power seats don't get as close to the pedals
>> as the non-power seats. Can anyone confirm this? I don't recall how
>> far her feet were from the pedals (she thinks one to two inches) so
>> rather than mess with modifying the seats which the salesperson said
>> they can do (I'm leery of this approach for the warrantee and perhaps
>> leakage depending how they do it), I was thinking of a cushion between
>> the seat and her back or one she sits on and supports her back. Does
>> such a cushion exist? Any suggestions aside from not getting the 4
>> door EX model?
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>Any chance the salesman didn't know how to fully adjust the seat? I know I
>can adjust the power seat on my '08 Altima so my 5'2" wife can't reach the
>pedals by simply raising the seat cushion.
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>Try going back again and try it with a different salesperson & maybe a
>different sample of the car.


I don't think you need a salesman. Like Yosemite Sam would say " any
idjut could do it "