7 seat option in the estate

[Roylewaa]

Hi chaps

For a long while I searched for a 406 Estate with the 7 seat option, however none came up nearby or in my price range, anyway ive picked up a D9 estate without the 2 additional rear seats

I was wondering if this was a optional extra at the factory as they doesent seem that many about, or for sale from breaking cars

I will be looking for the additional seats in the coming months as the Mrs is pregnant with our 4th child and i'd rather keep the 406 than go for a people carrier

My only real worry is the safety implications to retro fitting the additional seats as my kids would be sitting in them at the end of the day and I dont want to jeopordise their safety, and its a scary thought the car getting rear ended with them facing the rear

cheers for any info

[highlander]

I wouldn't, if I had young'uns and an estate

The rear (luggage) part of the estate is its crumple zone to protect passengers in the standard bench seats against rear-end collisions

Your kids would be sitting in that crumple zone

[Roylewaa]

Yeah, I kind of figured that

I remember a while ago seeing a crash test on 5th Gear using a Zafira that had dummies in the rear 2 seats , not good

makes you wonder if 7 seaters are safe at all, with the exception of 4x4's I suppose

[no2lurch]

[quote="Roylewaa" with the exception of 4x4's [/quote]

i see your point, but i wonder what would happen if a 4x4 was hit by antoher 4x4?

[Doggy]

Spontaneous applause?

[highlander]

[quote="Roylewaa" with the exception of 4x4's

i see your point, but i wonder what would happen if a 4x4 was hit by antoher 4x4?[/quote]

You'd get an 8x8 ?

[highlander]

with the exception of 4x4's

i see your point, but i wonder what would happen if a 4x4 was hit by antoher 4x4?

You'd get an 8x8 ?