gotta love owning a hatchback
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gotta love owning a hatchback
this past weekend i discovered one more reason to love my car. my wife and i made a trip to chicago this weekend for her sister's wedding to my best friend. anyway, we had TONS of stuff to take up there. luggage, gifts, her dress, etc, etc,. anyway, i took out the little divider thing in the back of my car, folded down the seats and 'poof', the entire car is one huge trunk. if you don't have to carry any passengers, you can fit ALOT of stuff in this little car. even more stuff than your standard large sedan's trunk, especially if you need to carry something that happens to be large in all three dimensions.
one thing that sweetened it even more for me was the fact that my wife's sister had made fun of my car in the past for having no cargo room (it's a small hatchback ya know). but she owns a cavalier which is even smaller (go figure that one out
) anyway, she had trouble fitting just a couple big suitcases in her car and my wife and i had 3 large suitcases, her dress (which had to be completely laid out flat, try doing that in a trunk), my tux, and 2 large wrapped gift boxes. all that with TONS of room to spare. even with the seats folded down in a sedan, the coupe can still fit more. with the seats down and the divider taken out, everything behind the driver and passenger is cargo space, it's great. 
i've never owned a hatchback before. I LOVE THIS CAR, even it's cargo space, which is not lacking at all. just thought i'd share.
one thing that sweetened it even more for me was the fact that my wife's sister had made fun of my car in the past for having no cargo room (it's a small hatchback ya know). but she owns a cavalier which is even smaller (go figure that one out
) anyway, she had trouble fitting just a couple big suitcases in her car and my wife and i had 3 large suitcases, her dress (which had to be completely laid out flat, try doing that in a trunk), my tux, and 2 large wrapped gift boxes. all that with TONS of room to spare. even with the seats folded down in a sedan, the coupe can still fit more. with the seats down and the divider taken out, everything behind the driver and passenger is cargo space, it's great. i've never owned a hatchback before. I LOVE THIS CAR, even it's cargo space, which is not lacking at all. just thought i'd share.
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Re: gotta love owning a hatchback
Originally posted by truelove
but she owns a cavalier
but she owns a cavalier
1) Not speak about cars to anyone
2) Have a Scarlet "GM" stamped in their forehead to warn others
3) Not be acknowledged as a blood relative
Glad you were able to have fun with this (at her expense, of course!)
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This past weekend, I too had the opportunity to load up the coupe and go...
A friend of mine and I went on a 3 day backpacking trip, with all our rain gear, food, water and clothes stuffed into 5400cu in. Kelty packs. Now, these packs are 28x18x10 and weigh in at about 45lbs... After flipping the back seats down, they slid in without problems, leaving space for boots and water bottles against the tailgate (cargo cover in place).
I could barely fit the same gear in my previous car (Eagle Talon), and even there, it was pressed right up to the driver/passenger seats.
A friend of mine and I went on a 3 day backpacking trip, with all our rain gear, food, water and clothes stuffed into 5400cu in. Kelty packs. Now, these packs are 28x18x10 and weigh in at about 45lbs... After flipping the back seats down, they slid in without problems, leaving space for boots and water bottles against the tailgate (cargo cover in place).
I could barely fit the same gear in my previous car (Eagle Talon), and even there, it was pressed right up to the driver/passenger seats.
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Snob???
Originally posted by Matt230K
Snob!
I once owned a cavalier, and not ashamed to say it.
Snob!
I once owned a cavalier, and not ashamed to say it.
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thing i hate most about folding the seats down is the impressions that are left in the seat from the seatbelt buckles and stuff. it is worse when the seat is down for a awhile or something heavy was on top of it. it is very apparent on my leather seats, and there are some impressions that never went totally away. 
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When I first got the car, with the seats down, I had trouble getting the driver seat back as far as I wanted becasue of the headrests. Well, stupid me, I just took the headrests out! It also keeps them from getting messed up being pressed against the bottom of the seat. With them out, you have the same seat adjustment as you do with the seat in normal position. My Jeep had a place to store the headrests when you took them out, but I just take these inside.
hokusbenz-I had the same problem at first, but all you have to do is tuck the buckles under the seats, parallel with the bottom of the seat. You have to hold them back there as you put the seat down, but no visible marks!
hokusbenz-I had the same problem at first, but all you have to do is tuck the buckles under the seats, parallel with the bottom of the seat. You have to hold them back there as you put the seat down, but no visible marks!
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Re: Re: gotta love owning a hatchback
Originally posted by tsberkey
Anybody who owns a cavalier should:
1) Not speak about cars to anyone
2) Have a Scarlet "GM" stamped in their forehead to warn others
3) Not be acknowledged as a blood relative
Anybody who owns a cavalier should:
1) Not speak about cars to anyone
2) Have a Scarlet "GM" stamped in their forehead to warn others
3) Not be acknowledged as a blood relative
My thoughts exactly...
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Originally posted by hokusbenz
thing i hate most about folding the seats down is the impressions that are left in the seat from the seatbelt buckles and stuff. it is worse when the seat is down for a awhile or something heavy was on top of it. it is very apparent on my leather seats, and there are some impressions that never went totally away.
thing i hate most about folding the seats down is the impressions that are left in the seat from the seatbelt buckles and stuff. it is worse when the seat is down for a awhile or something heavy was on top of it. it is very apparent on my leather seats, and there are some impressions that never went totally away.
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Re: gotta love owning a hatchback
Originally posted by truelove
i've never owned a hatchback before. I LOVE THIS CAR, even it's cargo space, which is not lacking at all. just thought i'd share.
i've never owned a hatchback before. I LOVE THIS CAR, even it's cargo space, which is not lacking at all. just thought i'd share.
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Re: Re: gotta love owning a hatchback
That's personal preference Kal. While I agree that the wagon looks OK, coupe is nicer!
I one fit a full sized Tornado foosball table in it's box into the coupy. That was impressive.
I one fit a full sized Tornado foosball table in it's box into the coupy. That was impressive.
Originally posted by Kal Rubinson
Then, you should have gotten the wagon. Even more space and infinitely better-looking than the coupe!
Kal
Then, you should have gotten the wagon. Even more space and infinitely better-looking than the coupe!
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Sure, it's personal preference. Fortunately, mine is shared by my wife. We looked at the coupe and, despite it's price, performance and hauling capacity, both of us felt as if it was ungracefully proportioned. Still feel that way.
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Originally posted by Kal Rubinson
Sure, it's personal preference. Fortunately, mine is shared by my wife. We looked at the coupe and, despite it's price, performance and hauling capacity, both of us felt as if it was ungracefully proportioned. Still feel that way.
Sure, it's personal preference. Fortunately, mine is shared by my wife. We looked at the coupe and, despite it's price, performance and hauling capacity, both of us felt as if it was ungracefully proportioned. Still feel that way.
i do love the look of the coupe though. cargo space and good looks, gotta love this car. and i just laugh when someone says that my car has no passenger room or cargo space. if they honestly think that, they haven't been in my car. i just got a comment the other day about how comfortable and how much passenger space my car has for it's exterior size. mercedes sure knows how to design cars, that's for damn sure.
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I rode in the backseat of a Mercury Cougar (the newer hatchback style) a few days ago. I though it would be similar to my hatchback MB in terms of space. Not even close. It was more like the backseat of a 2+2. Deep-dish seats and an inch of legroom. Horrible...
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here's something i just can't figure out. my wife owns an alero coupe and i can't stand driving it. it has NO front leg room. i can't even come close to stretching my legs out when i have cruise on, i hate it.
anyway, in my car, not only can i stretch my legs all the way out, but if i put the seat back all the way, i can't depress the pedals all the way to the floor, there's just that much space. and i'm not short, i'm six foot tall. TONS of leg room in the coupe, i can't speak for the manual seats since i have automatic seats. but do auto seats have more range of motion anyway?
anyway, if you look up vehicle specs at any auto site, it lists the MB coupe as having 42 inches of front leg room and the alero as having 42.2 inches!?!!?!
what? the alero has more!? i'm completely confused by this because this is just not possible. and yes, i do put the alero's seats all the way back.
anyway, if you want a sort of cool looking car with no room and no *****, buy an alero. my poor wife, i make fun of her for buying that car. it's very cheap looking on the inside, very cheaply made overall, of course she has the lowest end model. next time she buys a car i'm "helping" her with the decision.
anyway, in my car, not only can i stretch my legs all the way out, but if i put the seat back all the way, i can't depress the pedals all the way to the floor, there's just that much space. and i'm not short, i'm six foot tall. TONS of leg room in the coupe, i can't speak for the manual seats since i have automatic seats. but do auto seats have more range of motion anyway?
anyway, if you look up vehicle specs at any auto site, it lists the MB coupe as having 42 inches of front leg room and the alero as having 42.2 inches!?!!?!
what? the alero has more!? i'm completely confused by this because this is just not possible. and yes, i do put the alero's seats all the way back.anyway, if you want a sort of cool looking car with no room and no *****, buy an alero. my poor wife, i make fun of her for buying that car. it's very cheap looking on the inside, very cheaply made overall, of course she has the lowest end model. next time she buys a car i'm "helping" her with the decision.
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Ha, funny this thread should pop up. My friend called me today asking if I had access to a pickup. I asked what for, and he said he just bought a 27" tv that he wanted to return. I told him no problem, we'll just dump it in my car. So we get it in my car without any hassle, and he's just amazed.
We pull up to Best Buy (I'm in there every week buying DVDs, so the door check guy knows me). He sees us pull a TV out of my car and his jaw just dropped and he had to come outside to take a look
Ditto the guy bringing the new TV out. When he saw the car he was skeptical. So I pop the trunk, and he was impressed with how easily the TV fit in there.
Kal: You may like your wagon better, but I like my hatchback better. That's the beauty of life, variety! But my love of styling is obviously odd, my last 2 cars were Saabs.
We pull up to Best Buy (I'm in there every week buying DVDs, so the door check guy knows me). He sees us pull a TV out of my car and his jaw just dropped and he had to come outside to take a look
Ditto the guy bringing the new TV out. When he saw the car he was skeptical. So I pop the trunk, and he was impressed with how easily the TV fit in there.
Kal: You may like your wagon better, but I like my hatchback better. That's the beauty of life, variety! But my love of styling is obviously odd, my last 2 cars were Saabs.
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Originally posted by hphan
Kal: You may like your wagon better, but I like my hatchback better. That's the beauty of life, variety! But my love of styling is obviously odd, my last 2 cars were Saabs.
Kal: You may like your wagon better, but I like my hatchback better. That's the beauty of life, variety! But my love of styling is obviously odd, my last 2 cars were Saabs.
One day, we stopped at an antique shop near the house in CT and, one thing led to another, we bought a desk. The owner, who knows us well, started dragging out the blankets and straps to put it on top. We stopped him, folded down the rear seats and shoved the whole thing in. Even closed the hatch. I think his jaw is still dislocated. :p
Hmmm. Wonder if the desk would fit in the C320Wagon............
