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#Post#: 103365-------------------------------------------------- |
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Seats |
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By: Theshed Date: June 6, 2023, 3:32 pm |
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I have been wondering. Not always a good idea. :-? |
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My 88 hardtop has rear bench seats which could in theory seat 3 |
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each side, giving a total of nine. |
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The station wagon variant with similar seating is listed as a |
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seven seater. |
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You with me so far ? |
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So I insure it as having 7 seats, but as they are benches could |
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I just say 3 ? Two benches in the back, one in the front. |
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Unlikely to carry more than three and some insurers won't cover |
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seven seats. |
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#Post#: 103366-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Seats |
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By: kev Date: June 7, 2023, 1:04 pm |
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I�ve never been asked about seats when insuring, but you�d be |
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pushing it to get nine people in an 88�. |
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You�d be pushing it to get three in the front unless you had |
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Warwick Davis sitting in the middle.😂 |
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#Post#: 103367-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Seats |
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By: Stuey Date: June 7, 2023, 3:22 pm |
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Bench seats for an 88� are only designed for two, so the maximum |
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for an 88 would be seven (four rear three front). |
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There was at a time some bench seats fitted to the 109 Station |
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Wagon that were longer and were designed to seat three per side, |
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it was something to do with taxes and as ithad greater seating |
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capacity so was classed as a bus and as such didn�t incur |
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purchase tax. Therefore there was a time that the OTR price for |
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a new 88 exceeded the cost of a new 109 |
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#Post#: 103368-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Seats |
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By: Theshed Date: June 8, 2023, 2:41 am |
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I seem to have sent myself on a tangent. Not suggesting I would |
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squeeze nine into my SWB, just pointing out that the rear bench |
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is the same width as the front which does seat 3. |
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Only over short distance, but I have traveled with three in the |
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front. Cosy but it works. |
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So back on topic, sort of. My old 109 Caravanette had seating |
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for, in theory, 8 or maybe 7 n half ! Again cosy. |
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But back then I was not asked about seats. More recently one |
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insurer declined to quote when I said the 88 had seven seats. |
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I've forgotten the question ! :haha: |
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Re: Seats |
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By: Sunny Jim Date: June 8, 2023, 4:45 pm |
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My record in my SWB was 13, including me, my girlfriend of the |
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time, my younger brother and 10 of his inebriated mates. We went |
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to collect them after they got kicked our of a party by whoever |
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it was' parents. This was about 40 years ago when I had an |
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original softtop with no side windows! The biggest problem was |
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keeping them quiet. |
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I did have six police hanging off the back of it on another |
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occasion, but that is another story! |
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Sunny Jim |
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Re: Seats |
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By: Stuey Date: June 9, 2023, 2:29 am |
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Someone may have fitted the longer bench seats in the rear, |
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would have still thought it would be rated for carrying two on |
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either side though, so four in the rear max regardless of how |
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many can fit in. |
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