Date:         Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:21:51 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
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From:         Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fiat (no vanagon content)
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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So what you're saying is that I should buy the car now before my girls get too big :)

My wife is looking at a new Fiat 500.  They look completely fun and 55 mpg.  I can fit half a bum cheek on the seat though.

I didn't realize that the 124s weren't four seaters!  This might be the fatal flaw.  Perhaps I should be looking for a Karmann Ghia convertible instead!

Thanks everyone for indulging me today.  I'll keep you posted.

Jeff

On 2011-06-17, at 6:27 PM, The Bus Depot wrote:

>> I hear you but I want a four seater for the kids.
> 
> Technically the 124 is a two-seater; the rear seat having been designated a
> "parcel shelf" in the U.S. for legal reasons. Rear leg room is practicallty
> nonexistent, even for kids, once you put the front seat back far enough to
> be able to drive. I bought my first 124 Spider for the very same reason
> (originally wanted an MG or Triumph, but no room for the kid), and installed
> a rear seat belt in it for my daughter, then 4. We loved it and I'd do it
> again!  But by the time she was 7 she was too big to fit in the back, even
> with her legs extended between the front seats toward the shifter.
> 
> - Ron Salmon
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