Hi there guys.

Just came across this on ebay:

SKODA FELICIA ESTATE 7 SEAT REAR CONVERSION SEATS KIT on eBay, also, Renault, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 28-Mar-08 21:00:00 GMT)

It basically consist of 2 rear facing seats to fit in the boot of the felicia esate complete with seatbelts...

Thought it may be of interest to someone after having the use of 7 seat in their felicia... they are easily removed apparantly.

Phil

need to make sure you have the two mounting holes in the sides of the boot floor though!

The old Saab 95 estate also had a rear facing seat in the boot that folded nicely into the floor:

Don't know if I would like to have the kiddies sitting there when hit by a truck from behind, though :eek:

Lol... good point... hardly safe in that respect.

The old merc estates also have these seats in... have sat in the boot of a merc many a time in german taxi's! lol

That will turn your car into a metal coffin!!

According to Volvo only 10% of crashes are rear-enders, children within height limits in a third row rear facing seat specifically made the that vehicle are inherently safer, farthest from the point of impact and since the seating is rear facing, it allows the occupants to dissipate the crash energy across their entire back which produces even less body loading than a seat belt would produce.

Side impacts (28%) are also safer as the wheel arches give additional stength to the bodywork.

Yeah the old Merc and Volvo estates had these seats.

No-one makes a 7 seat estate anymore though.

You get some big cars that look likely candidates like the Mondeo.

When i was a nipper a trip out with a non driving family of friend , regularly had 4 of us in the back of an Austin Maxi

I am sure there would be insurance implications with these extra seats.

Say, for instance, a car had 5 seats and belts and the car had 6 people in, the insurance wouldnt pay out and would possibly be invalid (driving with no insurance). The addition of these seats could be a sticky point as it wasnt done in the factory.

Steve

Maybe the vehicle would need to be re-registered as having 7 seats?

And then obviously declared to your insurance.

Seen a new style Merc estate with 7 seats at a dealer near me and found a few Volvo ones on Ebay.

Dunno how many estates have a 7 seat option these days as people carriers have taken the family holdall roll.