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#1 russ1

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Posted 05 June 2009 - 06:13 PM

Am considering getting one of the above and wondered how those of you guys who already have one cope with the chair, when on my own it'd be easy enough but are the boots (with hood down) big enough to get a chair (rigid lightweight) in when there's someone in the passenger seat or am I going to need a new collapseable chair too?

Don't really want to have to compromise and get an M3 ....... :doctor:
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#2 Kev-O

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Posted 05 June 2009 - 11:00 PM

Why lower your standers to those shit cars?????? Just get a bugatti veyron... why not? :wink05:

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Posted 06 June 2009 - 01:59 AM

While I haven't ever had the fortune of driving one of those I have had a small two seater and this was back when I had a quickie GPV which I'm pretty sure takes up much more room then my current tilite. It would fit in the trunk if turned to just the right angle. For some one that had done it a few times it was easy, for some one doing it the first time it took them awhile with much directions from m even though I was never back there to do it. Was a cheap car so i didn't mind the scratch's, but damn I'd hate to see them done to what your wanting.

With that said my dream car right now would be a convertible Porsche and if I had one I could handle a few scratch's on it.

The card I had you ask? Geo Metro Convertible for about 4 years, was the first car I got after my wreck. Hated it then, but I'd love it now with that gas mileage it got.



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Posted 06 June 2009 - 04:12 AM

Porsche. you wont be sorry.
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#5 Lol Hare

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Posted 10 July 2009 - 06:49 PM

the 911 is fine as it's a 2+2,I tried one but I really wanted a convertible Corvette but settled for a T-top model to get the chair in,way more fun to drive than the Porker too :mfrlol:
Davinci do a completely colapsable chair that would go in the boot but i'm in an RGK that's totally rigid so i didnt want to go that far,any luggage is another headache too!

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Posted 10 July 2009 - 09:20 PM

Hi,

i have owned convertible versions of all the cars mentioned.......but the best by far regarding room for a chair that sits in the passenger seat when i am on my owm or behind the seat when carrying a passenger is my current ride........2004 bmw m3 convertible


hope this helps

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 12:38 PM

Hi Russ1
At the moment I drive an Audi A4 cab.when on my own the chair goes on the seat, wheels in the back.
With 1 passenger = frame + wheels go in the back.
2 passengers = frame in back, wheels in boot (trunk).
3 passengers = take out spare wheel and everything goes in the boot (trunk).
So S4 cab could be your answer.
Also I have just ordered the new A5 cab, and would say that if your budget is good then the new S5 cab would be a good buy.
But if you mind is set on a porker, I knew someone with a 911 and the chair and wheels went in the back and his boy sat up front with him.

hope this helps
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 02:34 PM

Why don't you get one of these cars? :wink05:
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Posted 29 July 2009 - 03:16 PM

my friend drives a Porsche 911, she cant get my bromakin custom in it but she can get my davinci legetta compattta in easily (its a rigid chair that folds fairly flat, think theres a quickie one that does the same, hope this helps, brill car and fun
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 06:35 AM

i drove and owned all the above except for the Jag,the best is Porsche its solid no maintenance just change of oil Every know and then




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