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Originally Posted by humfrz
THAT'S GOOD!
You must have an AT and use cruise control a lot .. ??
Yep, like mentioned above:
* wallet out of back pocket
* proper seat adjustment (no slouching)
* appropriate supplemental seat cushions
* install an arm rest
* use cruise control as much as much as possible
* make frequent stops, stretch & walk around (I never met a rest stop I didn't like)
* cut off the freeway and take the "old/business/scenic" route from time to time
* if you have a co-pilot, allow him/her to drive for a spell (don't be stubborn)
* limit your mileage by the age chart below:
16-25 ..... 900 miles/day
26-35 ..... 800 miles/day
36-45 .... 700 miles/day
46-55 .... 600 miles/day
56-65 .... 500 miles/day
66-75 .... 400 miles/day
75-85 .... 300 miles/day
86 - ..... stay home or take the train
Happy trails ......... 
humfrz |
I think you summed it up. One thing you left out, and several have mentioned it, is the need for us older (and younger) folks to do daily back exercises and/or go to the gym/fitness center at least 3X a week.
In my younger days I thought I was invincible and my back is paying the price now, been to PT twice. Got the usual old age compressed disks and sciatica.
I do daily back exercises and my wife and I started going to the gym this year. One advantage of old age is the "Silver Sneakers" program from Humana. It pays for the gym membership.
And yes I do have an AT and use cruise control as much as possible. I drove a stick for years but after test driving the FR-S AT chose the AT over the manual.