Date:         Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:50:47 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: the 5th seat
Comments: To: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>
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You can swivel the seat all around. There is not enough foot/leg/knee
room for adults to be happy with it turned facing other rear passengers.
Kids can do it, assuming they are ones who can touch each other without
it causing a ruckus. I can send you photos of mine. I am packing that
van for the holiday so things are a bit messy.

Over the years I have found these rare single seats for sale numerous
times in SoCal. I have owned maybe 8 of them, all purchased for fairly
cheap. I got this one last week on Craigslist for only $50 so I jumped
at it an hour after the ad showed up. It is meant for a family member's
van but I am going to use it for a little while first. Then I will paint
it black, install a grey front seat on it, put tracks in their 90 van,
and their newest family member can be strapped in safely, within reach
of the proud parents up front.

Mark

pickle vanagon wrote:
> I think I'm sold on the seat rail option.
>
> In this configuration, the middle seat can be turned around and used
> facing backwards sometimes, correct?
>
> Does this leave enough collective legroom for the passengers or does the
> middle seat effectively have to be used forward facing while driving?
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