Were there any 2+2 FD's made?
08-27-04, 02:28 AM
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08-27-04, 03:13 AM
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Actually, my euro-spec fd is officially registered as 2+2 seater. Euro-spec fd has the same 'back seats' as us-spec, just the plastic rear bins. I don't know if it's technical homologation error in my country, since we have only two fd's here. That's probably it.
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08-27-04, 05:58 AM
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My J-Spec fd has seats in the rear.. i do not know the use though.. well i once crammed two friends in the rear but the 5 mile drive was one of the most painful experiences of my life...
08-27-04, 07:09 AM
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Australian FDs were 2+2. The rear seats, as already mentioned are completely useless. All our 7s are 2+2 right from the 1st gens. I kinda wish we got the storage bins...
08-27-04, 09:30 AM
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I'll say it again - I've often sat in mine - it's not comfortable, but easily do-able (I'm only 5'8" though). It's not comfortable, but it's not painful.
series I-III rears - sat in those too, now that's definitely an experience best suited to an amputee
series I-III rears - sat in those too, now that's definitely an experience best suited to an amputee
08-27-04, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by MillSpeed
My J-spec FD has the rear seats. They're pretty much useless unless you know any amputees or midgets.
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It'd be kinda cool to get some recaro ones.
08-27-04, 10:00 AM
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I'll say it again - I've often sat in mine - it's not comfortable, but easily do-able (I'm only 5'8" though). It's not comfortable, but it's not painful.
series I-III rears - sat in those too, now that's definitely an experience best suited to an amputee
series I-III rears - sat in those too, now that's definitely an experience best suited to an amputee
I really don't think a baby seat will fit back there, the seat has a deep well to it and the baby seat doesn't.
Put the baby seat in the front seat and mom in the back
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08-27-04, 12:19 PM
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I wouldn't exactly call an RX-7 with rear seats a 2+2. If you've ever seen a 300ZX 2+2, they look a little bizarre because Nissan actually made an attempt to make the rear seats usable by stretching the car. Look at the rear side window and the space between the door and the rear wheel, as well as the location of the fuel door.
Mazda made no such attempt. The only way you could put someone in the rear is to have them sit sideways or push the passenger seat forward. The Supra is the almost as bad. Sure, there are four seats, but two of them might as well be in the hatch for all the good they provide.
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Mazda made no such attempt. The only way you could put someone in the rear is to have them sit sideways or push the passenger seat forward. The Supra is the almost as bad. Sure, there are four seats, but two of them might as well be in the hatch for all the good they provide.
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08-27-04, 03:12 PM
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Japanese Car laws have been funny. Limiting the home market built cars to 300HP and 4 seat minimum, with some exceptions that permitted MR2’s, Miata’s, CRX’s and NSX’s while letting imports in without such restrictions. Thus we have a sports car focused Mazda developing 1, 2 and 3rd Gen in a 2+2 configuration without butchering the body as Nissan did.
Don’t look at it as Mazda making a worthless 4 seater, but on focusing there limited resources on making good 2 seaters.
By the way back in the old days, I fitted a Japan market rear seat into my 1st Gen so I could fit a baby seat in the back.
Don’t look at it as Mazda making a worthless 4 seater, but on focusing there limited resources on making good 2 seaters.
By the way back in the old days, I fitted a Japan market rear seat into my 1st Gen so I could fit a baby seat in the back.
08-27-04, 03:27 PM
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I saw a picture years ago of a person that extended the roof back further so that he could put usable seats in the back of his FD. It was sorta like what BMW did with the Z3, making the M Coupe. I'm not exactly sure if the picture I sw was photo shoped, but I don't think it was.
08-27-04, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tman6508
I saw a picture years ago of a person that extended the roof back further so that he could put usable seats in the back of his FD.
08-27-04, 04:46 PM
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I have 2+2 as well ill post a pic asap. not to bad too if your 6'1 and a 200 lbs or smaller there not bad just wouldnt go cross country like that
08-27-04, 09:10 PM
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It should also be noted that the FD *was* originally a 4-seater. The 2-seater was a variant (not the other way around). Obviously the 'dimensions' of the american market were slightly different...
In japan, 2-seats generally signify that an FD is a sports variant, such as the RZ
In japan, 2-seats generally signify that an FD is a sports variant, such as the RZ