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Do you use seats 6 and 7?
Just wondered how much people make use of the 2 boot seats, so do you use them on a regular basis, occasional, maybe a few times or never.
I have used mine only a few times, too much aggro taking down the dog guard (not used for dog, but to prevent luggage flying forward)
10th Feb 2013 10:40 am
stew 46
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use mine every time the grandkids come to stay , and it does stop me filling up the back with crap -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
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10th Feb 2013 10:43 am
Discoed
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Ours languish under a Lintran dog crate, their only exposure is when the spare needs dropping. carrying lots of extra weight for nothing.
10th Feb 2013 10:43 am
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Nope, they live under a bed, they are a sod to store until I had that eureka moment. Load deck in so to drop the spare is a piece of weewee. Row 2 spends most of it's life under the stairs, just in for bit of winter. Nope, neither set are for sale.
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10th Feb 2013 10:45 am
chalky
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I've used mine at Xmas for ferrying people about and once or twice in the summer for day trips out, they are one of the nice to haves not necessarily a need to have ?
Handy till you haven't got them then you would wish you had !Only dead fish go with the Flow !
10th Feb 2013 10:49 am
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Don't use them much but very useful for taking turns in schools run when weather prevents school bus getting through which is quite regular here even on frosty mornings and the occasional trips with our daughters cousins.
Otherwise boot space normally has SWMBO's horse tack etc cluttering my beloved D3!2 x D3's (Twins)
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10th Feb 2013 10:49 am
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What annoyed me was that when I went to raise them to get to the winch, not only did you have to clear out the boot but you then had to clamber with your fat belly and and short legs over the tailgate to get to the release handle, why the can they not have something's accessible form the rear to release them without having to then move child seats
10th Feb 2013 10:50 am
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Not for me, see above pic.
10th Feb 2013 10:50 am
Discotres
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Now wouldn't that be a nice option Someone with sense, so easy for access, how does the carpet on the tailgate cope?
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10th Feb 2013 10:56 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Discotres wrote:
Now wouldn't that be a nice option Someone with sense, so easy for access, how does the carpet on the tailgate cope?
On the door itself? No problem, it doesn't rub and the flap drops down as normal when the door opens. If the dogs are in there I just bung a rubber boot mat in for them to stop any sliding around.
PS The deck is at exactly the same height as the folded row 3 seats, not higher. It's just as if the seats were fitted but naff all weight and easy to drop the wheel.
10th Feb 2013 10:57 am
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I wouldn't want electrically operated rear seats. In a D3/4 just something else to break 2023 Ineos Grenadier 3.0 Diesel Commercial
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10th Feb 2013 11:00 am
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use ours occasionaly usually only 1 when taking inlaws kids places
took me a while to sus the eisiest way to put them up but now its so easy just do it all from the rear door with 1 side middle row seat folded hardest thing to sus was the boot cover you have to move this into place before putting the seats up swmbo still not got itClub original turbo
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10th Feb 2013 11:03 am
Discotres
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When I had my puncture a couple of weeks ago, not only did I have the LR rubber mat in but I had the boot liner tray in as well, plus the weekends boating gear, what a load of ing about just to get to the spare wheel winder, everything out, tray out and after attempting to lift the seats with the heavy rubber mat on top of them gave up and that came out, not impressed! Will do the winch nut adaptation ASAP
10th Feb 2013 11:06 am
Discotres
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pinhead wrote:
took me a while to sus the eisiest way to put them up but now its so easy just do it all from the rear door
Go on, share, I'm all ears as I still find it a pain
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