No tools for rear seat cushion removal:
8 -9 inches of additional flat cargo area:
6'+ clear swallows dining table with ease:
Saving $75 delivery charge for 3 mile trip.
No tools for rear seat cushion removal:
8 -9 inches of additional flat cargo area:
6'+ clear swallows dining table with ease:
Saving $75 delivery charge for 3 mile trip.
Them Swedes know, you know?
Do you think they collaborated with IKEA for cargo sizing needs?
I think that's a Euro thing (at least the rear seat removal thing). My 124 has a tab on each side to release the seat cushion. Sure beats trying to push the cushion up with your head as you balance on one hand so your other hand is free to turn the ratchet.
The folding seat bottoms on my '10 Ford Escape company car removed just a easily.
Unfortunately, the similar folding seat bottoms on the wife's Mazda5 are not removable at all.
Interesting, I have the same latches for the seat bottoms in my '10 xterra
I wish the lower cushions of my Mk IV Jetta wagon removed so easily. Not so much for the increase in cargo area, but because with the rear bottoms folded they severely limit front seat leg room.
Ian F wrote: I wish the lower cushions of my Mk IV Jetta wagon removed so easily. Not so much for the increase in cargo area, but because with the rear bottoms folded they severely limit front seat leg room.
My '93 Toyota Corolla lets you flip the rear seat bottoms forward just like this Volvo.
Why don't more cars have this feature?
Sky_Render wrote: My '93 Toyota Corolla lets you flip the rear seat bottoms forward just like this Volvo. Why don't more cars have this feature?
No... you misunderstood his post. Not only can the Volvo seat bottoms flip up (my Jetta does that), but can easily be removed entirely for additional cargo length (my Jetta does NOT).
Ian F wrote:Sky_Render wrote: My '93 Toyota Corolla lets you flip the rear seat bottoms forward just like this Volvo. Why don't more cars have this feature?No... you misunderstood his post. Not only can the Volvo seat bottoms flip up (my Jetta does that), but can easily be removed entirely for additional cargo length (my Jetta does NOT).
Oh, wow. That is cool.
on the older 700/900's you just flip the seat forward then yank up... no tabs to pull or anything...
because my drivers seat is electric and jacked up i HAVE to pull the seat bottom to fold the seat forward though (unless I just move the seat forward) :(... gota find a good manual seat to replace that thing with
but yes it's a great feature in the volvo... sometimes that little extra bit of room makes a big difference for stuff fitting
... I love my volvo :)
The table is 66". With the seat cushions tilted forward but remaining in the car there was 64" of cargo deck. The photo below shows the left cushion only removed. What struck me is that once you remove the wall created by the tilted seat, you could actually sleep back there - with the front seats forward MOST people would fit (up to 6'3" maybe). Not to mention the extra room for soft luggage or whatever behind the seat.
I went out with a fist full of tools figuring it would be a PITA. When I saw the red clips, I put the tools away and got the camera.
My wife an I have "camped" in both my '95 Volvo 850 and '10 Ford Escape with lower cushions removed.
Lay down a memory foam pad, heads at the hatch, feet toward the front. Soft luggage stored in foorwells. Front seats placed maximum forward and additional small items stored in front seats.
Sky_Render wrote:Ian F wrote: I wish the lower cushions of my Mk IV Jetta wagon removed so easily. Not so much for the increase in cargo area, but because with the rear bottoms folded they severely limit front seat leg room.My '93 Toyota Corolla lets you flip the rear seat bottoms forward just like this Volvo. Why don't more cars have this feature?
In my 94 Saturn, you don't need to fold the rear seat bottoms forward. You can fold the seat backs down, and they are pretty much flat. No need to remove them :)
I bet the Volvo is still longer inside though.
Question posted 20 years from now: "Where do I get these stupid plastic clips that hold my rear seat in? They've dry rotted and broken. Anyone converted them to bolts?"
So, you have seen my outgoing posts regarding the interior of my 91 build date E36?
GameboyRMH wrote: Question posted 20 years from now: "Where do I get these stupid plastic clips that hold my rear seat in? They've dry rotted and broken. Anyone converted them to bolts?"
GameboyRMH wrote: Question posted 20 years from now: "Where do I get these stupid plastic clips that hold my rear seat in? They've dry rotted and broken. Anyone converted them to bolts?"
I know it was a joke, but actually you don't need the clips. The seat is held in place like an older Volvo without the clips just fine, the clips just make it so you can swing the seat up and down without it coming loose too easily.
@ProDarwin: you don't need to flip up the seat bottom to put the seat back down, and the floor is then "almost" flat in a Volvo, too. Once you flip up the seat bottom, it's entirely flat.
Well, I learned something new today. This would have been useful knowledge a couple weeks ago when the event hotel was booked up and I was planning to sleep in the Volvo at an out of town 2-day autocross. I ended up sleeping in a cot in the hotel room of a friend who is better at planning than I am, but this knowledge will probably prove useful before long (IKEA run this weekend maybe?)
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