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shmoogle

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Likewise... I am 6'4" and had the rear seats down for furniture transport on several occasions without it impairing my driving position... I prefer to drive with the backrest fairly upright though, so maybe that's why it worked for me

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Fri Mar 16 2007 9:55am

Roland

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I really don't think so, Jimmy. Couldn't it be you are talking about folding forward the seat backs only and not folding away bench and back for a completely flat surface SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

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Fri Mar 16 2007 10:16am

shmoogle

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Was OK for me, with the "completely flat" scenario.

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Fri Mar 16 2007 10:18am

Roland

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shmoogle wrote:
Likewise... I am 6'4" and had the rear seats down for furniture transport on several occasions without it impairing my driving position... I prefer to drive with the backrest fairly upright though, so maybe that's why it worked for me

it's not so much a question of the position of the backrest but more of the position of the entire seat. If you have shortish legs your seat will be positioned more forward. I have quite long legs and have the seat positioned at almost the rearmost setting. SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

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Fri Mar 16 2007 10:29am

shmoogle

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Yes Roland, I know what happens when you have long legs (I have two of them myself!)

What I was suggesting was that if you have the backrest angled further away, that will limit how far you can return the seat base when you have the rear seats folded up. What I'm saying is, it can't be a design fault with the car as I (and Jimmy) aren't affected by it. It must to do with how you have the seat configured, surely?

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Fri Mar 16 2007 10:43am

Roland

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Sounds promising, Shmoogle, and now there is a shimmer of hope.

I also do have the backrest pretty upright, but at the same time have both rear and front parts of the seat bench at their lowest settings. I will now have to try a few alternative settings and see whether it makes a difference.

Thanks anyway.

Roland SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

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Fri Mar 16 2007 12:10pm

Roland

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..and Shmoogle, no wonder you drive a five series beemer, best seat and driving position for tall people, period! SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

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Fri Mar 16 2007 12:14pm

shmoogle

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Fri Mar 16 2007 12:19pm

Jimmy_75000

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Roland wrote:
I really don't think so, Jimmy. Couldn't it be you are talking about folding forward the seat backs only and not folding away bench and back for a completely flat surface

No, no, it is with a completly flat position of the rear seats. And I do drive with the front seat qui back from the wheel. Range Rover Vogue â€˜17 TDV6

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Fri Mar 16 2007 12:29pm

Pelyma

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Teach you for being lanky b if you were a more sensible 5'4" like myself it is not a problem and with a cushion I don't even need to stand on the seat to see over the steering wheel

Fri Mar 16 2007 4:22pm

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6'2" and i've had the same problem!

A good point about removing the rear headrests....

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Sat Mar 17 2007 9:58am

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ENVOY wrote:
You think you have problems

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Sat Mar 17 2007 11:48am

Tim in Scotland

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Well I'm a short a*se at 5'7" and I find that my most comfortable driving position is with the seat almost right back on the bump stops and the back upright...............................

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Sat Mar 17 2007 11:54am

Roland

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Now let's be serious again.

Just back from my garage. Umberto was actually right. It's the hard structure or whatever you call it on top and in the middle of the larger section of the rear seats where the seat belt for the middle seat is attached which hinders full movement of the driver's seat. Looking at interior photos of both left and right-hand driven cars that layout is the same.

Now with a UK spec car that bump touches the back of the pax seat which is much less of a problem, but in a left-hand driven cars it's right at the back of the drivers seat, hence the very limited rearward movement.

So it's no design fault as long it's a UK spec car, but it's a major issue for all us other guys not living in a country belonging to the Commonwealth

Hope it really has nothing to do with British arrogance towards the ROW??? SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

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