Hachback with room to sleep in

edwige

Hi
I'm looking to get few idea of car model. Year 2004 to 2006. 1.4 to 1.7 engine size.
I'm looking for a long hachback or a short estate with a fold flat back sit.
One that would allow me to throw a bike in the back, or sleep in it, I'm not really tall.
I'm would like the car to be around 4360 in length.
At the moment I have Citroen C4, Ford focus... but there are a bit on the short side.

Edwige

biko

SAAB but they don't come in small engines.

EPM

I'll ban anyone who mentions the O word

keithclancy

edwige wrote: »

Hi
I'm looking to get few idea of car model. Year 2004 to 2006. 1.4 to 1.7 engine size.
I'm looking for a long hachback or a short estate with a fold flat back sit.
One that would allow me to throw a bike in the back, or sleep in it, I'm not really tall.
I'm would like the car to be around 4360 in length.
At the moment I have Citroen C4, Ford focus... but there are a bit on the short side.

Edwige

Ford Focus Estate?

SouperComputer

roll the seat back down, sleep in the seat.

colm_mcm

Just get an Octavia and put a single bed in the boot.

Alanstrainor

colm_mcm wrote: »

Just get an Octavia and put a single bed in the boot.

BANHAMMER!

Surely you meant a king size??

Guy:Incognito

colm_mcm wrote: »

Just get an Octavia and put a single bed in the boot.

Why bother with a single when you can have a King?


OP is there a reason the lenght of the car is restricted?

colm_mcm

I presume he'll need space for a wardrobe too that's why I said single bed. He also mentioned the bike, king size bed, wardrobe and bike won't fit unless It's an estate.

keithclancy

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Why bother with a single when you can have a King?


OP is there a reason the lenght of the car is restricted?

At a guess I'd say anything longer wont fit in his garage.

listermint

Why not just get and estate >?>>>> ?

Perplexing...

edwige

Won't fit in my car stacker. If it's too long. Can go up too 4400 i think
Thanks for all the reply already.

keithclancy

Skoda Fabia Estate is 4220 long and comes in a 1.4 Petrol Variety.

Only other thing I could think of would be this

krissovo

You might laugh but a Citroen Berlingo appears to hit all your requirements. Also the Fiat Dobolo or the Renault Kango would be useful mini vans.

They have a small road presence but big on available space.

Henry Ford III

keithclancy wrote: »

Skoda Fabia Estate is 4220 long and comes in a 1.4 Petrol Variety....

Pipe and Slippers man will be along shortly to dismiss that car as "dirt"

colm_mcm

60 bhp from a 1.4 is dirt territory.

Fey!

Car stacker???

-Corkie-

I had a 96 Corolla H/B in my younger day.. I often slept in it!!

JayEnnis

Camping at races? I've been able to sleep in the back of my 206 while I had the bike chained up to the chassis of the car.

Henry Ford III

colm_mcm wrote: »

60 bhp from a 1.4 is dirt territory.

Underpowered almost certainly but "dirt"?

Tabnabs

Honda Jazz, fecking great little car. Fold the back seat down and you'd fit a double mattress in the back (

haven't actually tried this

). Rock solid reliable too. Highly impressed by them.

Alanstrainor

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Pipe and Slippers man will be along shortly to dismiss that car as "dirt"

If the roles were reversed and RoverJames made a similar comment about you, you'd be having a hissy fit. I'd appreciate it if you kept your posts constructive instead of posting rubbish.

Fey!

I often slept in one of these, and I'm not short!

Alternatively, how about this?

Ardennes1944

Alanstrainor wrote: »

If the rolls were reversed and RoverJames made a similar comment about you, you'd be having a hissy fit. I'd appreciate it if you kept your posts constructive instead of posting rubbish.

roles?

Alanstrainor

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

roles?

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft

listermint

Car Stacker ?? ?

Tabnabs

listermint wrote: »

Car Stacker ?? ?

Maybe?
http://www.doubleparking.ie/

listermint

Tabnabs wrote: »

Maybe?
http://www.doubleparking.ie/

wouldnt fancy that every morning.

langdang

I did once fit a single bed and mattress into the back of my estate lying flat, but the boot wouldn't close all the the way.

I'm with the people suggesting a small van, for space and because it would be darker and easier to sleep in. I'm still a little confused about how to tax/insure/DOE/NCT a commercial vehicle these days tho.

Eric Cartman

A commercial kia sorento will take somebody up to 6'2" in height leaving another inch or so for movement , (optional shorter lady friend not included)

corktina

Skoda Octavia makes me drop off...must be good to sleep in...

waxon-waxoff

Most cars including estates will allow you to fold the seats down but the floor wont be completely flat so it'll be uncomfortable. You can sleep in any car though if you are tired enough, but you feel like crap the next morning

Ive thought about this before as i cant afford a camper but would like some of that freedom during summer. Best way is to get a van, lots of space for gear and sleeping. The only problem is paying for a vehicle that may be rarely used.

Zaph

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Just be careful when sleeping in a van, I wont go into too much detail but somebody died recently when the slept in the back of their van at a Motorsport event. They had used sheets to stop the drafts coming in the windows/vents and subsequently died.

I'll second this. A few years ago my cousin suffocated after falling asleep in his car with the heating on. Really stupid way to go.

Gary ITR

I slept in the back of my DC2 Integra (after Graham B18C locked me out of the place we were staying :mad:) and it was fine apart from the bitter cold. I'm about 6ft and quite fat. If you can sit in a car you can sleep in it

EPM

Onkle wrote: »

I slept in the back of my DC2 Integra (after Graham B18C locked me out of the place we were staying :mad:) and it was fine apart from the bitter cold. I'm about 6ft and quite fat. If you can sit in a car you can sleep in it

A little tiff?

-Corkie-

Onkle wrote: »

I slept in the back of my DC2 Integra (after Graham B18C locked me out of the place we were staying :mad:) and it was fine apart from the bitter cold. I'm about 6ft and quite fat. If you can sit in a car you can sleep in it

Good man Graham. I would have given my right arm to have seen that..:D:D:D

Mr Benevolent

Onkle wrote: »

I slept in the back of my DC2 Integra (after Graham B18C locked me out of the place we were staying :mad:)

He must've been banned for that!

Keith186

Tabnabs wrote: »

Maybe?
http://www.doubleparking.ie/

Ha ha, I can see it now on Daft when the interest rates go up!

Beautiful five door terraced unit. One careful owner.
All mod cons including air conditioning, self cleaning windscreen and surround sound. Elegant finish with leather seats through out. Sleeps two persons.
Large storage area to the rear.

Finance now for only €186 per month.

Gary ITR

EPM wrote: »

A little tiff?

Shurrup you. I couldn't wake him, I could see him asleep inside

-Corkie- wrote: »

Good man Graham. I would have given my right arm to have seen that..:D:D:D

I'm sure you would have

Confab wrote: »

He must've been banned for that!

I can't ban mods of motors

In all fairness the car was comfortable, I couldn't start it because I was pished and didn't want to get myself into trouble so I opened it and then hid the key outside the car, apart from the cold I was comfortable

I found sleeping in the back seat of a car very uncomfortable but I slept a few times in the back of the Fiesta van I had for a while after night's on the beer and once you had a quilt to keep warm its was actually fairly comfortable. It also had the advantage of having a heavily tinted back window so you could sleep away unnoticed.

Its a good idea to leave a tiny bit of a window open too stop everything fogging up and getting stuffy though.