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Seats
By: Theshed Date: June 6, 2023, 3:32 pm
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I have been wondering. Not always a good idea. :-?
My 88 hardtop has rear bench seats which could in theory seat 3
each side, giving a total of nine.
The station wagon variant with similar seating is listed as a
seven seater.
You with me so far ?
So I insure it as having 7 seats, but as they are benches could
I just say 3 ? Two benches in the back, one in the front.
Unlikely to carry more than three and some insurers won't cover
seven seats.
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Re: Seats
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
pushing it to get nine people in an 88”.
You’d be pushing it to get three in the front unless you had
Warwick Davis sitting in the middle.😂
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Re: Seats
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
for an 88 would be seven (four rear three front).
There was at a time some bench seats fitted to the 109 Station
Wagon that were longer and were designed to seat three per side,
it was something to do with taxes and as ithad greater seating
capacity so was classed as a bus and as such didn’t incur
purchase tax. Therefore there was a time that the OTR price for
a new 88 exceeded the cost of a new 109
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Re: Seats
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
squeeze nine into my SWB, just pointing out that the rear bench
is the same width as the front which does seat 3.
Only over short distance, but I have traveled with three in the
front. Cosy but it works.
So back on topic, sort of. My old 109 Caravanette had seating
for, in theory, 8 or maybe 7 n half ! Again cosy.
But back then I was not asked about seats. More recently one
insurer declined to quote when I said the 88 had seven seats.
I've forgotten the question ! :haha:
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Re: Seats
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
time, my younger brother and 10 of his inebriated mates. We went
to collect them after they got kicked our of a party by whoever
it was' parents. This was about 40 years ago when I had an
original softtop with no side windows! The biggest problem was
keeping them quiet.
I did have six police hanging off the back of it on another
occasion, but that is another story!
Sunny Jim
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Re: Seats
By: Stuey Date: June 9, 2023, 2:29 am
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Someone may have fitted the longer bench seats in the rear,
would have still thought it would be rated for carrying two on
either side though, so four in the rear max regardless of how
many can fit in.
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