2 + 2 waste of space
Discussion
Can someone explain to me why manufacturers make cars with silly noddy seats in the back (DB9, DBS etc) that are no use to man, child, Tesco shopping nor beast? Why not make all sports coupes like the Vantage with a bigger boot and a small shelf behind the drivers seat. Is there a reason behind this total waste of space that I am missing?
Mark
Mark
The seats can only be considered as occasional use - but are useable. I test drove a DB9 before settling on the Vantage, and the Salesman did manage to squeeze in the back seat as my wife (who is petite) had slid the seat forward.
Having had a number of 911's before, there is an advantage to the +2 feature. It may not be comfortable but it has its uses and is better than squeezing 2 on the passenger seat with a seat belt wrapped around them!
Before now I've taken the Vantage out of the garage only for my wife to walk out the house with junior in tow - select R and select another set of keys time!
Graham
Having had a number of 911's before, there is an advantage to the +2 feature. It may not be comfortable but it has its uses and is better than squeezing 2 on the passenger seat with a seat belt wrapped around them!
Before now I've taken the Vantage out of the garage only for my wife to walk out the house with junior in tow - select R and select another set of keys time!
Graham
It was explained to me as being more of an "2 + 1" in reality. Im 6'1" and there isnt enogh space behind me in the DB9 to slide the Sunday paper (albeit it was The Sunday Times 
).
We have yet to try our 11 year old behind the passenger seat with the passenger seat fully forward. It does look slightly bigger tyan the DB7 we had though however in that the lad coul;d spread himself out (which he cant in the 9 due to the centre tunnel thing)
).We have yet to try our 11 year old behind the passenger seat with the passenger seat fully forward. It does look slightly bigger tyan the DB7 we had though however in that the lad coul;d spread himself out (which he cant in the 9 due to the centre tunnel thing)
bogie said:
dunno why people bother either - surely if you can afford a £130K car, you can afford a 4 door saloon or estate as well? 
so you can have 2 door sportscar + 4 door + whatever else you need
but of course, it comes back to the marketing issue of "can you get the kids in the back dear?"
but if you cant afford £130k you might with a used £50k for a DB9 and the wife has her own 4 door kid mobile.so you can have 2 door sportscar + 4 door + whatever else you need
but of course, it comes back to the marketing issue of "can you get the kids in the back dear?"
MogulBoy said:
It's true to say that anyone who can 'afford' a new DB9 could also 'afford' a second car but if that means three cars in the household, the constraint for many will boil down to the availabiity of parking spaces at home...
one would think that if you can afford a luxury car you can afford more than 2 parking spaces too though LOL everything is relative I guess, and few people conform to the stereotypes, but I do really think the back seats in these 2+2s (of any brand) is just to appeal to a wider market, rather than be of any practical use other than somewhere to throw stuff !
I think the point of these seats is also a convenience thing for short journeys. I have +2 in the XKR and it's fine for short distances but tough on both the driver and the passengers in the back if going more than a few minutes down the road. But it has been quite useful when picking up kids and they ask - can you give so and so a lift to the station.
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