2014 Chicago Auto Show, the other stuff
Not to have you all thinking all we did was look at SUV’s and check out armrests.
2014 Chicago Auto Show, the arm rest edition
So my friend Pearce tells me a story about his sister and her VW Jetta and its armrest. Or lack of armrest. Seems the model previous to the one she bought had a decent armrest and the model after hers had an armrest, but the model she owns didn’t have one and she wants one. No one makes an aftermarket one so our mission at the show is to check out the armrest on the vehicles.
This was actually a fun exercise. It gave us something to compare between cars and people. Pearce is 5’4″ and I am 6’3″, and his sister is roughly his size and it turns out what works as an armrest for me doesn’t work for him. This is because automakers want a center console and the only way to have a center console is to make it solid and unmoving. That’s ok when you have the seat back for a taller driver, but when the seat is forward the unmoving armrest on the console is way back and useless. We found only 2 cars with armrest attached to the seat and solve the problem. The Honda CR-V and the Land Rover LR4. The Lexus LX570 had a console armrest that was on a slider but didn’t slide forward enough and MINI had what looked like a moveable armrest in its Countryman, but in fact was not. Got use to thinking there must be a market for armrest bolsters or some type of extensions. Maybe a sideline business for us.
2014 Chicago Auto Show
Here are some links to the trucks I’m looking at.
http://www.toyota.com/landcruiser/#!/Welcome
http://www.toyota.com/4runner/#!/Welcome
http://www.lexus.com/models/LX/
http://www.lexus.com/models/GX/
https://www.gmc.com/2015-yukon-full-size-suv.html
http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/vehicles/model/class-M/model-ML63
http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/vehicles/model/class-GL/model-GL63
2014 Chicago Auto Show
Turns out the Social Media Day opens at 8am. So we can get in, see the shiny cars and trucks, and get out. As I mentioned before, I’m looking for a new vehicle. Under consideration are the Mercedes Benz ML63 and GL63, the Toyota Land Cruiser and 4Runner, the Lexus LX 570 and GX 450, and the Land Rover LR4. Not sure why I’m looking for another truck. I guess I just like them. Let me know your opinions and if I should look at any others.