Seating 3 people in the back of an 8 Series
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Hi,
I am a bit of a lover of classic sports cars / classic GTs.
I have had a TVR Chimaera 500 for 6 years now, but sadly she does not get used much at the moment and has not done so for the last 3 years, since our son joined us. We live in London (I do the commute to the office on my Vespa and the TVR was used for days / weekend out in the country side, and since becoming parents it’s a car used for “trip with the boys” (we went to Le Mans Classic this summer). She is a keeper, though, or at least for now…
We are having identical twin joining us in 3 months, so I’ll be upgrading the family car from a 5 seater to a 7 seater (will more than likely up the power too…), but my plan is to get a “fast GT” in a couple years’ time.
I love the BMW 8 series, but with the “bucket seats” at the rear / standard set-up it looks like the rear seating is limited to 2 people, but we’ll have 3 sons.
Questions, do you know if it is possible to move the “rear buckets” seats by a more conventional rear “beach” and also adding a 3rd seat belt…, basically having a seat up like in a 5 ort 7 series…
All the best, Frenchie
I am a bit of a lover of classic sports cars / classic GTs.
I have had a TVR Chimaera 500 for 6 years now, but sadly she does not get used much at the moment and has not done so for the last 3 years, since our son joined us. We live in London (I do the commute to the office on my Vespa and the TVR was used for days / weekend out in the country side, and since becoming parents it’s a car used for “trip with the boys” (we went to Le Mans Classic this summer). She is a keeper, though, or at least for now…
We are having identical twin joining us in 3 months, so I’ll be upgrading the family car from a 5 seater to a 7 seater (will more than likely up the power too…), but my plan is to get a “fast GT” in a couple years’ time.
I love the BMW 8 series, but with the “bucket seats” at the rear / standard set-up it looks like the rear seating is limited to 2 people, but we’ll have 3 sons.
Questions, do you know if it is possible to move the “rear buckets” seats by a more conventional rear “beach” and also adding a 3rd seat belt…, basically having a seat up like in a 5 ort 7 series…
All the best, Frenchie
frenchie TVR said:
Hi,
I am a bit of a lover of classic sports cars / classic GTs.
I have had a TVR Chimaera 500 for 6 years now, but sadly she does not get used much at the moment and has not done so for the last 3 years, since our son joined us. We live in London (I do the commute to the office on my Vespa and the TVR was used for days / weekend out in the country side, and since becoming parents it’s a car used for “trip with the boys” (we went to Le Mans Classic this summer). She is a keeper, though, or at least for now…
We are having identical twin joining us in 3 months, so I’ll be upgrading the family car from a 5 seater to a 7 seater (will more than likely up the power too…), but my plan is to get a “fast GT” in a couple years’ time.
I love the BMW 8 series, but with the “bucket seats” at the rear / standard set-up it looks like the rear seating is limited to 2 people, but we’ll have 3 sons.
Questions, do you know if it is possible to move the “rear buckets” seats by a more conventional rear “beach” and also adding a 3rd seat belt…, basically having a seat up like in a 5 ort 7 series…
All the best, Frenchie
The back seats of the 8series, I remember them as a kid, my dad had owned one for a an year back in 1990. I remember the central big armrest, I sometimes jumped over it to see better the road. I don't think it could be that easy to make it comfortable for 3 kids in the back. I rmember the tunnel was tall and large.I am a bit of a lover of classic sports cars / classic GTs.
I have had a TVR Chimaera 500 for 6 years now, but sadly she does not get used much at the moment and has not done so for the last 3 years, since our son joined us. We live in London (I do the commute to the office on my Vespa and the TVR was used for days / weekend out in the country side, and since becoming parents it’s a car used for “trip with the boys” (we went to Le Mans Classic this summer). She is a keeper, though, or at least for now…
We are having identical twin joining us in 3 months, so I’ll be upgrading the family car from a 5 seater to a 7 seater (will more than likely up the power too…), but my plan is to get a “fast GT” in a couple years’ time.
I love the BMW 8 series, but with the “bucket seats” at the rear / standard set-up it looks like the rear seating is limited to 2 people, but we’ll have 3 sons.
Questions, do you know if it is possible to move the “rear buckets” seats by a more conventional rear “beach” and also adding a 3rd seat belt…, basically having a seat up like in a 5 ort 7 series…
All the best, Frenchie
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