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05-16-23 | 06:45 AM

#16

F3Woody

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Originally Posted by CJS57

36 squats per day will get you to an easy out. That is what I did. For my old classic 57 Chev with no power steering I had to go to the gym and do an upper body workout. Laugh but those work.

We can buy all the cars we want but we only get one body. Physical fitness pays great dividends, folks!

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05-16-23 | 06:09 PM

#17

LexFinally

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I'm 6'2", and I find it a little lower than ideal to get out of.

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05-17-23 | 08:20 AM

#18

E46CT

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Originally Posted by mikemu30

Tesla scores lower on the Grunt Meter?😉😉

SUVs are cool. (reasonable ones anyway) no need to support my body weight and fight gravity to position myself in the seat like you would with a low sedan. Like sitting on a tall bar stool vs a low wooden dinner chair. much easier =)

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05-17-23 | 09:03 AM

#19

BBQapple

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Originally Posted by CJS57

36 squats per day will get you to an easy out. That is what I did. For my old classic 57 Chev with no power steering I had to go to the gym and do an upper body workout. Laugh but those work.

That won’t help joint problems and bad backs much though.

Check back in when you hit 55, please.

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05-18-23 | 09:11 AM

#20

gbell64

5th Gear

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Originally Posted by E46CT

I used to grunt when getting in and out of the ES. So I like to perform the grunt test. If you're 30, grunts should be relatively mild. Allow a slight increase in volume and frequency of grunts for every +2 years on top of 30.

I do find with an SUV now, I grunt much less if at all, compared to my ES.

I'm 58 with mildly aching knees, I find that I have a fairly big grunt getting out of the car. It's a bit lower than I expected for a lux sedan.

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05-19-23 | 07:30 AM

#21

Lesley248

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From: NYC

I'm 6 feet and have no problem getting out of my ES but there's always some slight maneuver because I don't want to put weight on the side seat bolstering. My dad also has a 2018 RX but I rarely sit in it.