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Mostly they skimp on the cost of a seat unless you pay extra for an orthopaedic version in a luxury motor. Personally I have found Saab seats to be the most comfortable, especially over long distances. For Brent, though, it is not just the seat, but legroom, too. Often it is possible to modify the seating arrangements as we have explained before, and a good garage will be able to modify the seat runners or install longer ones.There are crash safety concerns: a car will only be tested with standard equipment and modifying a new car can invalidate a warranty. A further question is whether Brent ever has anyone sitting behind him. If not, then why not modify the seat so that it will go back further than normal?If Brent wants to save on running costs, one of the biggest ones is depreciation. Ideally, then, I will point him towards a used vehicle.A CAR FOR THE HEADI find myself strangely drawn towards the Ford Fusion on Brent's behalf.This is effectively a high-rise Ford Fiesta Indeed, it looks like an off-road Fiesta.

Ford thought this would be a big hit with youngsters but the opposite has happened: OAPs love the fact that the driver sits higher than in the standard hatchback. Economy is about 15 per cent better than the regular CDI - an average of 97mpg with CO2 emissions of just 77g/km - while performance is about 10 per cent livelier.There are three driving modes: non-hybrid (for comparison), normal hybrid mode and "fun" mode, this last one asking more of the electric motor so running the battery down more quickly. You'd use this mode for a short time only.Driven gently and slowly, the hybrid can run for a while on the electric motor alone. Ask for more acceleration and the diesel chips in with quite a jerk - "We're working on it," Ermhardt says - but it stops again when the Smart is stationary. It also uses regenerative braking, in which the recharging of the battery when slowing down contributes the first part of the braking effort.Verdict: Progress isn't very fluid, but this is a nippy Smart and an impressively economical one.. Brent Charlesworth has a 1.6-litre Astra estate.

It has been an excellent car but he wants to replace it with something smaller and more economical to run He also wants low exhaust emissions. The added complication is that "small" cars are a problem: Brent is 6ft 4in. Ideally, he wants a mainstream model so parts and servicing are not an issue. Thanks, Brent, for another question on the subject of sitting comfortably in our cars. Every other Car Choice query has something to do with seats and legroom so here is the proof, if manufacturers needed it, that we demand comfort. Fuel saving is 5 per cent in a typical mix of traffic driving.Verdict: Cheap, effective add-on to the petrol engine.FULL HYBRIDWith its CDI engine's 41bhp and its electric motor's 27bhp, this is the most interesting version.

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