Just been having a quiet ponder, yes it's a slow day at work, and got to thinking about a four seater. I know the locost has been done in the four seat variety for those wishing to fit more than one tottie in the car at the same time (please no one point out the flaw in this logic I'm trying to ignore it in an attempt to live in blissful ignorance).

ANYWAY I got to thinking about seating plans and I remember a friend of my parents from my youth had a van with seats in the back sideways on if you know what I mean.

Does anyone know how this would be viewed by Mr SVA man? I was thinking two seats back to back with the trans tunnel between them.

If the seats face the tunnel, where do you put your feet?

Better to have forward facing seats, especially with the acceleration a locost can make. Young children (I take it that you mean THAT kind of tottie) don't have long enough legs to worry about foot room.

No idea what the SVA man would say, but surely the seats could be added later to avoid complications. The only car I can think of which is in current production with inward facing rear seats is the Land Rover Defender, but the first and second generation Discovery had inward facing child seats in the boot space so the principle must be OK.

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Originally posted by andyps
...but surely the seats could be added later to avoid complications...

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I did wonder about insurance, but is there anything on the registration of a car which says how many seats it has? When insuring the car, particularly as it is home built, just tell them it is a four seater.

I'm sure that I recall a question on the SVA and registration forms that asked how many seats the car had...

David

I think you're crazy for thinking about sticking children back there! As for adults able to made a conscience decision to jump in the back...well, I think their knees would be by their ears.

Best of luck though.

--Chris

Build another car for the Mrs and let her take one in the passengers seat and you take the other

Does anyone have the old "monospares" book, from about '98, the blue one?

I can't find mine and I'm sure that's got some bit's about the four-seater that was made then.

Cheers

Chris

Vindicator make a 4 seater 7

Ok I think a few people have got the wrong end of a stick here.....

I am NOT building a 7.... once finished I'm hoping it will look more like an MR2 or Elise.

I was thinking of putting the seats in faceing outwards.... backs together if you see what I mean.

It would only be for the occasional use, by kids (I don't have any (I don't have anyone to gestate them either)) but I do have several friends that do.

Mostly as I said it was just idel speculation during a dull day at work.

...well, I think their knees would be by their ears.


best place for them in my opinion

That's ok then....4 seater 7 looks crap!!!!

rumble seat