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Saprissa · 09-13-2008, 05:23 PM

I think the 2 rear seats are a waste.
I mean why buy a car so small to carry 4 people?
If the goal is to save gas with a compact light-weight platform, why would I kill that with 4 people in the car?
And being a 2-door, it's just a hassle to put people back there.
Nevermind the rear-crash safety issue that you guys have brought up.
Why have a hatch in the back? Unless the two rear seats fold down to create some sort of cargo space.
But then again I ask, why even bother with the 2 rear seats ?

I don't know.
It looks more like a copy-cat attempt to get their piece of the market share and jump on the "rising fuel cost - mpg - hey look at me" bandwagon.

09-13-2008, 05:23 PM	#5
Saprissa Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego, CA & San Jose, Costa Rica & Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 9,500 Drives: 1959 220S / 1979 230 G / 2002 A210 AMG / 2003 C320 SC / 2004.5 C320 SS / 2005 ML350 SE / 2008 smart	I think the 2 rear seats are a waste. I mean why buy a car so small to carry 4 people? If the goal is to save gas with a compact light-weight platform, why would I kill that with 4 people in the car? And being a 2-door, it's just a hassle to put people back there. Nevermind the rear-crash safety issue that you guys have brought up. Why have a hatch in the back? Unless the two rear seats fold down to create some sort of cargo space. But then again I ask, why even bother with the 2 rear seats ? I don't know. It looks more like a copy-cat attempt to get their piece of the market share and jump on the "rising fuel cost - mpg - hey look at me" bandwagon.