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10/3/04, 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by Dan@October 3, 2004, 3:00 PM
Basically, as long as the driver doesn't have really long legs, you can get 4 people into this car if you have to. 3 people shouldn't be a problem with one behind the passanger seat.

However, I think that you may find some of your passangers asking to take someone else's car for comfort reasons.

Thanks, that's about what I hoped. Most of the time it'll just be one or two people, but it's nice to be able to carry more occasionally.

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If its a vert with the top down, that's another story. Legroom isn't great but everyone wants to ride in a vert.

That's also why I'm mostly interested in the legroom question. I have a solution for the headroom problem.

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I'd be reluctant to fit someone behind me as I have long legs and need the seat further back (6'-2", 32" inseam)

You might be surprised. I'm only 6', but I have a 34" inseam, and I fit OK into the back seat when the front seat is in driving position in my car. By specs alone, the Mustang is slightly bigger. Of course, you may like your legs stretched out more, or your seat tilted back further than I do.

Thanks for the response!

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10/3/04, 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by yellow98cobra.com@October 3, 2004, 2:43 PM
Those pictures say it all.

Not necessarily. You can't get in the back seat of my car with the front seat all the way back, either. But I don't drive with the seat all the way back, and only a very tall front seat passenger would need the seat all the way back. And the '05 Mustang is bigger inside than my car.

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10/3/04, 05:42 PM

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Originally posted by ConvertibleJoe@October 3, 2004, 2:29 PM
Motor Trend reports that the Audi A4 convertible has "excellent rear-seat legroom". The specs say the Audi has 41.3" in the front and 32.4" inches in the back. The Mustang has 42.7"/31". Guess what: move the seat up 1.4", and you have exactly the same front and rear legroom in the Mustang and the Audi.

But the Audi gets reported as having excellent rear legroom, and the Mustang is reported as if it has none. Because the seat is allowed to move back an extra inch and a half?

I had a 2001 A4 quattro, and it was cramped in the back. For taking kids to the mall, and taking folks to lunch it was acceptable. I would not however, call it excellent. I recently drove a 2004 model, and they did open it up a bit, but still I would not call it excellent. Those folks at MT are being generous with the A4 review. With respect to the back seats, I don't expect the new Mustang to be any better or worse than my old A4. However, pan to the front drivers seat of the Mustang .. and it is another world ... no comparison IMHO.

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10/3/04, 06:17 PM

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Here are some pics I took of the back seat:

I'm 5'7" and the drivers seat was moved up to my driving position.

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10/3/04, 10:26 PM

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Originally posted by f1-cobra@October 3, 2004, 6:20 PM
I'm 5'7" and the drivers seat was moved up to my driving position.

Hrm, that does look pretty tight, considering you're a bit shorter than me.

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10/3/04, 11:15 PM

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f1-cobra's second photo definitely shows how little room there is when the front seat is set back all the way. However, when it is up, the room "re-appears". Because the back seat are set down, I did not have a bad problem with headroom, despite the rake of the roofline in the rear. It was liveable.