hip replacement - most suitable car?

Hi, I did a lot of research for a car and we have now got a "Hyundai i 30, auto diesel.

It has a good big passenger door for me to get in and out and it is very comfy and we have a lovely smooth ride.

Hope this helps

Hi, I had a double hip op and tried various cars to buy. I bought a two door Toyota Yaris, the doors are 10 inches wider than the four door which makes getting in and out of it a lot easier. I has a much higher seating position.

If you want something more pricey or powerful then the Renault Scenic is a good one and very easy to get in and out of and has high seating.

I had hip op 8 weeks ago and I found my husbands Astra quite uncomfortable to sit in, I think because it has bucket seats. I have a Citroen C4 and drove it yesterday for the first time since my op, and it was fine. The seats do adjust well, but I didn't experience any discomfort at all

I got a Yaris 10 years ago when I was working as a community physio and took patients on home visits from the wards. I chose it as the seats were high. I had a THR 2 weeks ago. I find it easy enough to get in and out, tho the lip at the edge of the seat rubs on the scar a bit.

I found that tricky as well as the scars are sore for quite a while even after the wounds have healed. I think you can avoid the car seat edge rubbing/squashing the scar if you place a flat, hard type of cushion in the middle of the seat so that it makes the seat almost flat.

I found that Tempur cushions given in the hospital irritated the scars, so much so that I ended up sitting on a hard chair.

Please try to remember that in a couple of months you will be getting in an out of the car almost normally. It seems a bit drastic to have to buy a new car just because you have had a hip replacement. Whatever car you have the way to deal with it is to raise the seat and place a cushion in a plastic bag on the seat. Get into the car in the safe way you have been taught. By three months you can get rid of the cushion and the raised seat while still getting in and out the safe way. Don't panic. You will be back to normal quicker than you know. You do not need to buy a new car!

Many thanks to you all for replying so promptly and so to the point. Thank you!

And to any other readers - please keep the suggestions coming!

My husband did buy a swivel cushion and with another cushion under it was much easier to get in an out of the astra.

2 placky bags placed ontop of each other make it vey easy to swivel.

Hello, I had a ceramic hip replacement and love to drive my Nissan Note, high seats and very comfortable to drive. (its an automatic)

I have driven short distance and now a lot of muscle pain. When a passenger post op I got a supportive portable chair inner thing ...so intend to get that back out while I adapt back to driving again. Muscles take time to readjust to new you post op

This discussion, reached immediately via Google, has been incredibly helpful, so thank you to everyone. I am currently 'pre op' and I have an old sporty Volvo V40 which I adore, but getting in is like going down a mine, and even with a seat cushion that swivels on the leather, it is quite difficult. I take the point that the post op phase will not last forever and we probably don't need a new car straight away, the discussion has helped point me to cars with higher seats that would replace my Volvo when necessary.

I have a Kia sportage, and I am in love with it! It was an unintended purchase because I had actually ordered another car but they kept delaying the delivery date so I ended up cancelling and going for something similar but ?available!? It's a big car but doesn't fell like one or drive like one. The back gives my beautiful border collie his own private space. It has been a wonder - not only post operation, but before too, as the osteonecrosis was so bad that I wouldn't have been able to sit in or drive most cars. In fact, I can honestly say that there have been lots of times when driving my car was the most comfortable, least painful thing!

I will never be buying anything else again!