In researching whether my next car should be a Subaru Forester or Outback, I saw a few posts in a Subaru owner's forum listing one of the benefits of the Outback being that one can sleep in it. If I get one I may try it out.
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In researching whether my next car should be a Subaru Forester or Outback, I saw a few posts in a Subaru owner's forum listing one of the benefits of the Outback being that one can sleep in it. If I get one I may try it out.
Slept in a couple of Full Size cars and they were not to bad....plus you can get one for a reasonable price. But from now on I am using my tent or getting a hotel room! I say that 6 hours of car sleep is equal to about 2 hours of bed/tent sleep.
I have a Mercury Grand Marquis and on a road trip in December, I went to a drive-in movie theatre in Texas after five hours of driving, and decided to stretch out in the back seat during intermission. It was comfortable! Granted I couldn't really s-t-r-e-t-c-h, (I'm 5'5") but I reached from door to door without much bending my knees, it would certainly do in a pinch, providing I didn't store my junk in the back seat.
The front seat is also comfortable, but I'm not sure how far the seats go back. I don't think they go back as far as our Ford Escort which goes to almost flat.
Like the others, I wouldn't suggest sleeping in your car every night. I recommend bringing a tent, just in case. I like dome tents because they are easy to set up without assistance.
I have the outback impreza and can contest that it isthe Worst thing to sleep in. The front seats do not recline far enough. The back seat folds completely flat with the bottom bench folding up. because the bench fold up, you can;t take advantage of the space between the front seats for your feet. It is too short in the back for adults to lay flat (would have been great if could put feet between seats). I tried to use luggage and other things to elevate legs, but that was miserable. I am not even mentioning that if you are claustrophobic, the rear window will be inches above your face due to the angle of the trunk.Quote:
Originally Posted by shirohniichan
The legacy is grand. You can recline just half the second row of seats for a single bed. I have a friend who purchased foam and lays it down in this space. He is 6ft and sleeps well.
Does anyone know about the Maxda CX9? does it go flat for a full bed?
Hello heather and welcome to the RTA forums !
I have no experience with the CX9 but this link from Mazda would suggest the cargo area does fold flat, on the new model at least.
[Use the "click drag rotate" to turn the picture in the link and see rear seats folded.]
Enjoy RTA !
---the forester is built on the same frame as the outback impreza. the outback legacy is the station wagon and longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by heatherfair
I've been driving a right drive Japanese Mitsubishi RVR for about 5 years. It's a 1995 and gets about 18 mpg (ugh). I love this car more than any other vehicle I've ever owned.
The back bench seat completely folds forward for storage or reclines and with the addition of the front seats turns into a single or double bed. The bed is very comfortable! With the sliding side door and sleeping options available, I can extend my camping season from early spring through late autumn.
My 2008 Kia Rio sucks to sleep in.
Has anyone attempted to sleep in a Nissan Versa Hatchback? I have been considering getting one for a while now to lug gear around in and because I like the quality of Nissan.
I don't have any first hand experience, but I do know that the Versa is Nissan's smallest subcompact and as such, even with the hatchback and the seats folded down, I'd think you'd have to be pretty small to be comfortable laying down in that kind of car.