Howard Taylor (of Schlock Mercenary fame) has posted some incredibly useful directions over at his Livejournal, detailing how to remove the passenger seat of a VW bug.
Not that I’m likely to need these directions any time soon, but it’s still cool to know. We frequently drive the bug around with the back seat folded down for cargo area, and the idea of maximizing that area for hauling stuff is appealing, especially since the alternative is to take my Wife’s truck with its amazing 8 MPG V8 Engine. Great for hauling lots of heavy stuff around town, not so great for long distance drives.
When it comes down to it, the Q Household is kind of lacking in cars for carrying more than two or three people. The truck can fit three across the bench, barely, and the bug has seats and belts for four, but my Wife and I are both tallish people. And while the bug is plenty comfortable for one pair of six foot tall people, anyone over four foot that we’ve managed to wedge into the back will soon be looking back longingly on the days when they could feel their knees.