andy_s37

Remove the passenger seat (and drive around with it out of course). The reason i ask is because basically i bought the car without really using my head. When we go on holiday theres all the s**t that will fill the boot, the baby, the missus and the dog. Now, i've considered leaving the missus behind but she comes in handy when the baby cries and the dog has a crap, plus the fact that we're going with her mum and dad.

My idea is to remove the passenger seat and bolt a sturdy carpeted board down to the seat anchors, this way the dog can be clipped down and has room to stretch his legs on a flat surface. If i can't do this i might have to go to the expense on hiring an estate car, or worse still shift the scoob.

Any advice/thought would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Andy.

SteveScooby

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Sounds ok to me, why not ring your local Police, ask to be put through to Traffic/Road Policing and ask them

smartuki

nope thats not illegal , as long as you dont have anyone in the front (where the seat was )

andy_s37

I hadn't thought of that, cheers Steve. I suppose i could go to the local MOT center and ask there. Any MOTers on here?

Smartuki, how does this stand for the dog, have you any idea?

Thanks.
Andy.

andypugh2000

Get rid of the seat, bolt some ply down to the anchor points and screw a dog cage down to the ply, doggy will be a lot safer and happier

amazingjames

that sounds fine and also if there is no seat then there is no need for seatbelt either wich can also be removed. like the comment about mrs and the babby how true

SteveScooby

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As far as I know the rules are something along the lines of, "any seats fitted must be in a safe condition, etc"

but i don't think there's any rule against removing them, people remove rear seats for roll cages, can't see why the front is any different

andy_s37

I forgot to mention that the dogs a 4 year old great dane.




























Only kidding , its a husky.

Cheers
Andy

smartuki

if you put the dog in there its ok as a pet seat belt is not compulsory as im aware ??
if you are going to bold the dog cage in on the wood would be the best way to go mate
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and then if the kids play up ,,,,,,,,,,,, ya see where im going with it

dreamer_girl

My Caterham only got a passenger seat recently, any passengers had to sit on a cushion on the floor

It passed the SVA & the MOT like that

andy_s37

Yeah, leave em at the side of the road with the missus and take the dog camping .

Dreamer_girl thanks for the reply thats good news. I'm currently selling my racing kart and puting the money toward a caterham once i've saved enough (a project for me and dad), I love seeing them out and about on a sunny day.

Andy.

martyrobertsdj

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Buy a wagon!

I actually travelled in the back of a car that had no front passenger seat infront of where I was sitting......I can tell ya....it felt weird as **** and I felt very vulnerable and exposed......seatbelt or not!!!

andy_s37

I had a turbo wagon but swapped it for a SEAT Leon Cupra, it wasn't a bad car but it wasn't a scoob. It lasted 3 weeks, then i got up off nights and just went and bought this one i've got now. I knew i shouldn't have sold the wagon on the way back from swapping it but thats in the past.

I've thought about a wagon but need a p/x, all the places i've rang when i've seen one haven't got back to me. I'll try taking the seat out and see how it goes. Will post some pics once i'm done.

On a different subject, has anyone tried roof bars on a classic? Someone is selling some on here, i asked him how they fitted and he said they fit to under the black roof trim. I haven't seen any fittings when i've looked though.

Andy.

funkyspider

or buy a cheap TDi estate as well. I run a Pug 406HDi estate (remapped of couse lol) to ferry the dog, kid and crap around

andy_s37

I appreciate what your saying mate but its not really an option for me at the moment as i already have 1.1 fiesta for getting back and to in.

Andy.

martyrobertsdj

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I'm glad you posted that about the Leon Cupra...........I've been looking at them as an option for my next purchase. Forget that then!!

Scoob ownership beckons again I feel.

dreamer_girl

:thumbup: I got a good price for a 2003 Roadsport A that I'm hoping to race in the 750MC in a year or 2's time. They are a money pit, always something else taht needs doing, but I LOVE it !!!! If I can help let me know!

andy_s37

Cheers , will bear that in mind when i come to look for one.

The cupra wasn't a bad car at all, the spec was better than my classic and it rattled less. It just felt a bit slow and didn't have the noise you grow accustomed to with a scoob. The car i had was an 02 reg so it wasn't kitted like the 04 onwards ones are. Therefore it looked the same as a bog standard one just with better alloys.

Andy.