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keymonkey

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Hanging the old arm out the window is a classic car move. However, many newer vehicles have a high waist due to crash requirements and then use hard plastic on the door sill. My 2015 4Runner (which I will be selling for my Scout) has a nice leatherette door sill making driving a higher waist vehicle with an arm hanging out sooo much more comfortable. Also, the material is non-staining/absorbent so even on the hottest days, you can still drive with the windows down and your arm out without worry of making an off color mark on your interior. I LOVE Scout Motor's focus on making this new offering a true Scout and I hope you will take the suggestion of making a very comfortable and convenient place for my arm to inhabit while I cruise on a sunny afternoon, gently tapping a drum beat out on the outer door panel.
 
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keymonkey said:
Hanging the old arm out the window is a classic car move. However, many newer vehicles have a high waist due to crash requirements and then use hard plastic on the door sill. My 2015 4Runner (which I will be selling for my Scout) has a nice leatherette door sill making driving a higher waist vehicle with an arm hanging out sooo much more comfortable. Also, the material is non-staining/absorbent so even on the hottest days, you can still drive with the windows down and your arm out without worry of making an off color mark on your interior. I LOVE Scout Motor's focus on making this new offering a true Scout and I hope you will take the suggestion of making a very comfortable and convenient place for my arm to inhabit while I cruise on a sunny afternoon, gently tapping a drum beat out on the outer door panel.
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keymonkey said:
Hanging the old arm out the window is a classic car move. However, many newer vehicles have a high waist due to crash requirements and then use hard plastic on the door sill. My 2015 4Runner (which I will be selling for my Scout) has a nice leatherette door sill making driving a higher waist vehicle with an arm hanging out sooo much more comfortable. Also, the material is non-staining/absorbent so even on the hottest days, you can still drive with the windows down and your arm out without worry of making an off color mark on your interior. I LOVE Scout Motor's focus on making this new offering a true Scout and I hope you will take the suggestion of making a very comfortable and convenient place for my arm to inhabit while I cruise on a sunny afternoon, gently tapping a drum beat out on the outer door panel.
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Thanks for sharing your post. You make a great point. You must be taller than me though as I still struggle on our Pilot to find a comfortable position due to the high belt line. I suspect I’ll struggle on the Scout as well but padding is a great idea.
 
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Thanks for sharing your post. You make a great point. You must be taller than me though as I still struggle on our Pilot to find a comfortable position due to the high belt line. I suspect I’ll struggle on the Scout as well but padding is a great idea.
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For us shorter people we need a padded arm rest. That works for me in my wrangler. And a padded center console. I always have my arm resting on that console.
 
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I used to like doing this (was also a fan, as a passenger, of the ol’ foot-out-the-window maneuver until I saw Death Proof: IYKYK). I can see the appeal. Sitting at a desk badly for years has wrecked my wrists and neck, so I try to just go for as neutral of a position as possible when I’m driving (if I catch myself tensed up—which is often because I95/MA 128—I try to relax and readjust as much as the situation allows) . That said, for the times that you’re not driving, like if you’re waiting to pick someone up, it’s nice to be comfortable and have a place for your arm to comfortably rest. I’ve wished for an arm hammock at times. 😅 It’s stupid and impractical, obviously, but I like the feeling of my arm at a kind of neutral position where I’m not stressing my elbow or my shoulder. Having torn my ALS a couple of times, any kind of arm movement that means even a tiny bit of shoulder engagement sucks when that injury is fresh. Having my arm supported (by something other than my own shoulder) is an ongoing long-distance driving fantasy, lol.
 
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keymonkey said:
Hanging the old arm out the window is a classic car move. However, many newer vehicles have a high waist due to crash requirements and then use hard plastic on the door sill. My 2015 4Runner (which I will be selling for my Scout) has a nice leatherette door sill making driving a higher waist vehicle with an arm hanging out sooo much more comfortable. Also, the material is non-staining/absorbent so even on the hottest days, you can still drive with the windows down and your arm out without worry of making an off color mark on your interior. I LOVE Scout Motor's focus on making this new offering a true Scout and I hope you will take the suggestion of making a very comfortable and convenient place for my arm to inhabit while I cruise on a sunny afternoon, gently tapping a drum beat out on the outer door panel.
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