Well I've never driven with my wallet in my back pocket, so I know for sure that's not the problem. I'm gonna have to consider the sitting in the middle of the seat, cause I do tend to sit more to the right side. I notice that my hip only bothers me when I rotate my leg, I can walk/run without feeling any pain. I think it has to do with how my long legs have to sort of wrap around the steering wheel, putting my leg in an awkward angle and then pushing through with it for the clutch is just not something my hip is used to, maybe like stated above, I need to watch how far I extend my leg. Thanks for the input guys! And as far as the elderly cushion goes, I didn't think any part of my body would need "elderly" assistance for another 50 years haha