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So I took my new 2007 Crv to my sister's. Just over 40 miles on it

Went inside to visit. Looked outside and her large nearly 300lb friend
was sitting my driver's seat! I didn't think to lock my doors. And why
people seem to think they can treat someone's new car like it is on
the dealer lot is beyond me.

So without sounding like a pig, are my seat springs ruined?? It seems
fine to me I suppose. I am just kind of pissed at this.

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:25:43 -0000, same.tom.t@gmail.com wrote:

>So I took my new 2007 Crv to my sister's. Just over 40 miles on it
>
>Went inside to visit. Looked outside and her large nearly 300lb friend
>was sitting my driver's seat! I didn't think to lock my doors. And why
>people seem to think they can treat someone's new car like it is on
>the dealer lot is beyond me.
>
>So without sounding like a pig, are my seat springs ruined?? It seems
>fine to me I suppose. I am just kind of pissed at this.

I wouldn't worry about it. While 300 is quite large, many people
weigh 220 or 240. Honda has to assume that the owner may weight that
much (or more) and spend hundreds of hours bouncing along in that
seat. Compared to that, a few minutes of static 300 pounds is
nothing.

On Jun 6, 6:25 pm, same.to...@gmail.com wrote:
> So I took my new 2007 Crv to my sister's. Just over 40 miles on it
>
> Went inside to visit. Looked outside and her large nearly 300lb friend
> was sitting my driver's seat! I didn't think to lock my doors. And why
> people seem to think they can treat someone's new car like it is on
> the dealer lot is beyond me.
>
> So without sounding like a pig, are my seat springs ruined?? It seems
> fine to me I suppose. I am just kind of pissed at this.

I know exactly what you mean, although it is not likely that damage
was done in a short time frame unless she was bouncing around trying
out the new seat.

I've got an ex-friend whose Caprice's seat was canted at a strange
rearward angle and twisted too. He was built like a refrigerator and
habitually moved around a lot, rather forcefully. I made a decision
years ago that if we ever patched up our friendship, he was never
stepping into my car. Manic depressive nut job, I'm well enough off
without him.

jmattis@attglobal.net wrote:
> On Jun 6, 6:25 pm, same.to...@gmail.com wrote:
>> So I took my new 2007 Crv to my sister's. Just over 40 miles on it
>>
>> Went inside to visit. Looked outside and her large nearly 300lb friend
>> was sitting my driver's seat! I didn't think to lock my doors. And why
>> people seem to think they can treat someone's new car like it is on
>> the dealer lot is beyond me.
>>
>> So without sounding like a pig, are my seat springs ruined?? It seems
>> fine to me I suppose. I am just kind of pissed at this.
>
> I know exactly what you mean, although it is not likely that damage
> was done in a short time frame unless she was bouncing around trying
> out the new seat.
>
> I've got an ex-friend whose Caprice's seat was canted at a strange
> rearward angle and twisted too.

1. that's a caprice.
2. it was more likely fatigue rather than static load.

> He was built like a refrigerator and
> habitually moved around a lot, rather forcefully. I made a decision
> years ago that if we ever patched up our friendship, he was never
> stepping into my car. Manic depressive nut job, I'm well enough off
> without him.
>

same.tom.t@gmail.com wrote:
> So I took my new 2007 Crv to my sister's. Just over 40 miles on it
>
> Went inside to visit. Looked outside and her large nearly 300lb friend
> was sitting my driver's seat! I didn't think to lock my doors. And why
> people seem to think they can treat someone's new car like it is on
> the dealer lot is beyond me.
>
> So without sounding like a pig, are my seat springs ruined?? It seems
> fine to me I suppose. I am just kind of pissed at this.
>
you're evidently more bent than your honda is. forget it. and lock
your freakin' car!

<same.tom.t@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1181172343.670058.172480@a26g2000pre.googlegr oups.com...
> So I took my new 2007 Crv to my sister's. Just over 40 miles on it
>
> Went inside to visit. Looked outside and her large nearly 300lb friend
> was sitting my driver's seat! I didn't think to lock my doors. And why
> people seem to think they can treat someone's new car like it is on
> the dealer lot is beyond me.
>
> So without sounding like a pig, are my seat springs ruined?? It seems
> fine to me I suppose. I am just kind of pissed at this.
>



Depends. Did she fart on it-- and if she did, are the seats cloth or
leather?

> 1. that's a caprice.
> 2. it was more likely fatigue rather than static load.

Static? I'll give you static. Everybody wants to sound like an
engineer. ; ^ )

It was bent up steel caused by seat supports being pushed past their
elastic limit.

jmattis@attglobal.net wrote:
>> 1. that's a caprice.
>> 2. it was more likely fatigue rather than static load.
>
> Static? I'll give you static. Everybody wants to sound like an
> engineer. ; ^ )
>
> It was bent up steel caused by seat supports being pushed past their
> elastic limit.
>
it could well be, but did you dissect the seat to check? most collapsed
seats i've seen have been through fatigue, not static overload.

Kansas Bob wrote:
> <same.tom.t@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1181172343.670058.172480@a26g2000pre.googlegr oups.com...
>> So I took my new 2007 Crv to my sister's. Just over 40 miles on it
>>
>> Went inside to visit. Looked outside and her large nearly 300lb friend
>> was sitting my driver's seat! I didn't think to lock my doors. And why
>> people seem to think they can treat someone's new car like it is on
>> the dealer lot is beyond me.
>>
>> So without sounding like a pig, are my seat springs ruined?? It seems
>> fine to me I suppose. I am just kind of pissed at this.
>
> Depends. Did she fart on it-- and if she did, are the seats cloth or
> leather?

Great, trust you to raise the level of discourse on the NG.

same.tom.t@gmail.com wrote:
> So I took my new 2007 Crv to my sister's. Just over 40 miles on it
>
> Went inside to visit. Looked outside and her large nearly 300lb friend
> was sitting my driver's seat! I didn't think to lock my doors. And why
> people seem to think they can treat someone's new car like it is on
> the dealer lot is beyond me.
>
> So without sounding like a pig, are my seat springs ruined?? It seems
> fine to me I suppose. I am just kind of pissed at this.

What makes you suspect they might be ruined? All you said is that a
300lb person sat in it for a short while.

Not a flame, but it sounds to me more that you have a problem with your
sister's friend's weight than any damage to your car. I'm completely
sympathetic, BTW, about strangers climbing into one's new car. Next time
just set the alarm (assuming it has one). If the alarm sounds as soon as
she opens the door, I bet she runs the 100m in Olympic time.