R55 5 Passenger Clubman
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It'd be a rather expensive conversion wouldn't it? I'd imagine it would require new seat backs which can be expensive (especially if you own leather)...but you would need a new headliner and 3rd ceiling mounted seat belt as well.
I have heard about the s person rear seats, but I've never seen any pics.....do you happen to have any?
I have heard about the s person rear seats, but I've never seen any pics.....do you happen to have any?
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The European marketing claims the back seats two adults and a child. It does not meet US safety standards. I sat in the back seat of a Cooper D Clubman which seats three and was surprised by the center seat shoulder belt. Then I realized it was a 5-seat car. I don't think it will be possible to retrofit US-spec cars.
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If you want to see what the 3rd rear seat version of the Clubman looks like, go to the U.K Mini site and use the Build Your Mini configurator. It has an interior option and when that is selected, you can jump to a 360 degree view of the interior. It is a very good representation of the interior and shows the 3rd headrest, etc.
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I've only ever seen a 5-seater Clubman that was part of a dealer's UK launch package supplied by MINI as showroom and demo cars to illustrate the option.
Perhaps someone has ordered it but I dunno why they would as it converts a pleasant and fairly spacious 4-seater into something very different! (It will ruin resale values too IMHO!)
Perhaps someone has ordered it but I dunno why they would as it converts a pleasant and fairly spacious 4-seater into something very different! (It will ruin resale values too IMHO!)
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I really was hoping that they would offer the 5-seat option. Not that I would use it all the time but we simply need two cars that we can fit the three kids into... even in a pinch. If you could retrofit it for not a ridiculous cost.. I would be game and it would make my case for the purchase of a Clubman a little easier.
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I'm in the same spot.
I don't need to fit 5 full size humans, just
possibly 2 full size humans and 3 mini sized.
And not to drive to CA but just across town.
When I got the survey call (had my car in for service)
I complained vigorously about the lack of the
5th seatbelt.
I indicated if it had a 5th seatbelt we would buy
one tomorrow. Which we would.
So we're trying to hold out for the SAV, if it doesn't come
soon I have to get my wife something like a CRV.
But with the honda business model I swore to never buy
another new honda so I guess it would be a rav4 even
if they are ugly. And both gulp gas.
I don't need to fit 5 full size humans, just
possibly 2 full size humans and 3 mini sized.
And not to drive to CA but just across town.
When I got the survey call (had my car in for service)
I complained vigorously about the lack of the
5th seatbelt.
I indicated if it had a 5th seatbelt we would buy
one tomorrow. Which we would.
So we're trying to hold out for the SAV, if it doesn't come
soon I have to get my wife something like a CRV.
But with the honda business model I swore to never buy
another new honda so I guess it would be a rav4 even
if they are ugly. And both gulp gas.
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So we're trying to hold out for the SAV, if it doesn't come
soon I have to get my wife something like a CRV.
But with the honda business model I swore to never buy
another new honda so I guess it would be a rav4 even
if they are ugly. And both gulp gas.
soon I have to get my wife something like a CRV.
But with the honda business model I swore to never buy
another new honda so I guess it would be a rav4 even
if they are ugly. And both gulp gas.
But then the clubman came and all thoughts of other cars flew out the window... ;P
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It boggles the mind that BMW won't offer the five seater as an option in the US. I mean, there is no retooling needed, as they already make the three seater in the same plant in the UK I'd guess. The Mini Brand is so customizable from the factory, what is the disadvantage of them offering the dimunaitive three seat bench as an order only option? Like a few of you have expressed, I'd buy mine tomorrow if I knew it could carry my family in a pinch. Instead, I either have to either bite the bullet, buy the car I love, and risk being profoundly disappointed and frustrated, or consider the likes of the Mazda3 and Saturn Astra as a small commuter car with the ability to carry my family. How boring is that!
C'mon BMW, give us break here! Just imagine how many fence sitters are out there, like me, that the only reason we are holding back from buying their brand is that silly three seat bench seat which just taunts us from across the pond!!!
On a side note, those of you have you taken the plunge and have three small kids, have you or would you consider, strapping them into the two seatbelts for such short trips?
Thanks!
Last edited by marsdog; 11-23-2008 at 10:04 PM.
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It's not the manufacturer that won't allow the 5th seat. It's the DOT (department of transportation). When cars are imported several items must be changed to meet DOT standards, such as emissions - this is why we don't have the diesel mini here, glass, some lighting, & other safety controls.
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