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[neilmorgan]

When I fold the seats down in my MIDI/MINI/BINI there is a huge gap between the rear of the front seats and the flat area created by the folding rear seats. It's not a problem if I have big boxes butg loading it up with shopping means there is a risk of the front few bags falling into the gap. What does anyone else do to solve this?

[Marky Tizz]

keep a couple of cardboard boxes (flatpacked) and use them as a shelf extension. i.e., tuck the rears of them under the folded seats so the fronts of the boxes cover the gap. not sure if I've explained this well enough but hopefully I have.

mark.

[neilmorgan]

keep a couple of cardboard boxes (flatpacked) and use them as a shelf extension. i.e., tuck the rears of them under the folded seats so the fronts of the boxes cover the gap. not sure if I've explained this well enough but hopefully I have.

mark.

Thanks Mark,

I'd already thought about cardboard or even hardboard on top of the folded seats & discounted it but wedging it in the fold may make it work. I can cope with bags etc. going down the couple of inches.

I wondered why it's never been a problem until I realised I've never had a car before with just the backs folding. With most you have to fold the squab forward first.

[neilmorgan]

i bought i proper mini

To be expected..... Where can I buy a new one?

[yorkshirechris]

i bought i proper mini

To be expected..... Where can I buy a new one?

There is a guy, can't remember the name of the place now, and he has several 1980's Mini's, I think there's a Mini 25, and some other special eds, all have delivery mileage and are literally brand new "old" Mini's... he wants £10,000 each for them though I will try find you the link.

[yeti21586]

i bought i proper mini

To be expected..... Where can I buy a new one?

as in a new classic???


you can buy new shells from british motor heritage and then build one from new parts and have it registared as a new car. that is the only way of getting a new classic

also i have nothing against the mechanics behind the bini jus the fact that its got a name that represents something its not lol


YetI

[neilmorgan]

i bought i proper mini

To be expected..... Where can I buy a new one?

There is a guy, can't remember the name of the place now, and he has several 1980's Mini's, I think there's a Mini 25, and some other special eds, all have delivery mileage and are literally brand new "old" Mini's... he wants £10,000 each for them though I will try find you the link.

That's amazing! I was only joking and hopefully won't be buying another car for a few years but if I'd known I would certainly have looked at that option. I had a mate with a mini van that I used to borrow and did a fair bit of mileage in during the late 70's. I'm sure it was bigger inside than the MIDI clubman but perhaps it's just me that's grown

[neilmorgan]

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also i have nothing against the mechanics behind the bini jus the fact that its got a name that represents something its not lol


YetI

We'd had the car a while before I saw a MIDI & Mini side by side & then I realised how huge, literally, the difference is. I thought it was just me shaping wooden when I was putting it in the garage until then. I was surprised to discover it is bigger on the ouside than a Punto but smaller on the inside. No way would I get 3 in the back of a MIDI!

[Dan]

To be expected..... Where can I buy a new one?

Wood and Pickett.

[Marky Tizz]

Tell you the truth it kind of is a mini washed my mums this afternoon and noticed some things I've never seen before, a lot of the mechanics and design features are if not identical incredibly similar to the original. Not gonna go down the argument path again, but just pack it in with the bitching haha
Anyway hope you find a solution to your problem mate.

Mark.

[Rossyboy]

New classic Mini

If I had the money to choose between this and a BINI Cooper S Works I know which I'd choose! Don't think you'd get much in the back of this one though...

[bamby]

do they not do some form of load net ? im sure they did one for the MINI ONE and COOPER when they origionally came out think it was to stop things from becoming damaged during transit. Still i think the Cardboard idea is better than a gap. perhaps some ply cut to shape and covered in carpet might help ? or maybe giving the helpful folks at Mini2 forum would be of more help to you ? Still good luck with the escaping shopping bags

[Jackman]

Why do you fold your seats flat when going shopping with bags? I wouldnt have thought you would have needed to?

If its me id put bags on the floor, heavy items at the bottom then put light ones on top of that so they dont fall in.

[neilmorgan]

do they not do some form of load net ? im sure they did one for the MINI ONE and COOPER when they origionally came out think it was to stop things from becoming damaged during transit. Still i think the Cardboard idea is better than a gap. perhaps some ply cut to shape and covered in carpet might help ? or maybe giving the helpful folks at Mini2 forum would be of more help to you ? Still good luck with the escaping shopping bags

Yup. They do a load net. £125 is a little steep though

[neilmorgan]

Why do you fold your seats flat when going shopping with bags? I wouldnt have thought you would have needed to?

If its me id put bags on the floor, heavy items at the bottom then put light ones on top of that so they dont fall in.

Shopping for our family plus disabled mother in law means more than a boot full.
I had a back injury so sliding the bags isn't a problem on hands & knees but lifting is unless I am already vertical & not bending in.

I measured up for the board & I'll have to do a little more thinking as to store the board in the boot restricts the size and it needs to be a bit bigger to wedge properly in use. I may end up making my own net but there's no way I'm paying £125!!!!!

Another option is, apparently, a bar that extends to press against the two sides something like the way a children's safety gate works in a doorway. It seems some van drivers use them to stop their loads sliding but I haven't seen one yet