Ours has been used once in 11 months. Christmas trip to the parents with all three kids. Only time we've all been in the van together as they are all students and away at Uni most of the time. So that's about 320 miles out of 7,500 driven so far.Well after 7 months I finally used my spare seat! Went in nicely and very useful. Very expensive for once every 7 months though!!!
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How often do you use your spare seats if applicable? Just out of interest
Is it?Very expensive for once every 7 months though!!!
Is it?
A four seat ocean costs about £50,000, so it could be argued it is £12,500 per seat; an extra seat is £310, so even if you just use the extra seat for 1 in 40 miles (e.g. 300 miles out of an annual 12,000 miles), you can make a financial argument that it represents good value for money.
Of course, there are other ways to calculate the relative value of extra seats - I'm just proposing one method.
How about comparing it to the cost of purchasing a 2 bedroom lodge on a Camping and Caravaning Club site in the Cotswolds:That's one way to look at it.
I've been doing a similar calculation based on sleeps.
I've done 19 nights away so far with four of us. 76 sleeps. Divide by the cost of the van and you get the room rate for the van.
hiWell after 7 months I finally used my spare seat! Went in nicely and very useful. Very expensive for once every 7 months though!!!
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It takes a bit of a wiggle and a jiggle.hi
just got myself a 5th seat and no instructions and struggling to fit...always easy when you know how....what is the trick to lift the silver sliding strips up to can get the seat feet in? many thanks
I used all seven seats in my Beach for the first time yesterday. 80 mile round trip out of a total 640 miles driven in total: one in eight miles.Twice in three months. Not a great return on the investment but both trips were excellent and meant our family of 3 could take another couple with us so wouldn't be without it.
Have you got the seat the right way round? (Not the swivel, that won't make a difference, but the whole seat.)thanks got that bit done but the easy bit you mention i'm not finding easy seat feet are in the black sliding runner groove but seat will not go back. sat in in using pull bar to ease back and just going a inch then stopping...any more advice/ help appreciated
I cannot help. I put my seventh seat yesterday and it slid into place nice and easily once slotted in.got smaller feet at rear and larger to front...will go a switch it around and try again
update:
tried that and defo got the seat facing right way as gap in rail is for smaller foot to slot in the back......
They are brilliant. So easy and simple to use, and Ben can do up his own seat belt. Jack is still too small for the Group 2/3 integrated seat, but it won't be long - just another 5 lbs in weight, and then they'll be good until he's 80 lbs, probably aged about 9 years.We haven't used the integrated child seats yet though.
ench seat moves back and forth better when sat on it.
you're a star- yes the silver stop under the next rail covered by back rubber was stopping it. Always easy when you know how all sorted and installed and working as it should. Thanks to everyone that offered some assistance along the way.That's certainly true for the bench. Because the lever is at one side it tends to twist if not moved from the centre and the easiest way is to sit on it. I don't find that necessary for the single seat but there is still a slight twisting motion.
Are you managing to move it back over the fixed silver rails at all? Perhaps that's where it's fouling.
One other thought - have you removed the stop that is fixed to the rail to prevent the bench from going too far forward. I can't remember for sure but I think it is in the rail nearest the sink unit.
Glad you got it sorted. I removed the rear stop as well. That enables me to push the bench right back (with the parcel shelf removed).you're a star- yes the silver stop under the next rail covered by back rubber was stopping it. Always easy when you know how all sorted and installed and working as it should. Thanks to everyone that offered some assistance along the way.
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