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newagemuscle · 07-18-2013, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister Will

Now that I have a family with an 18 month old toddler. My current two seater Corvette may not work so well with the family in mind.

However, while there are back seats in the camaro, there doesn't appear to be a lot of room there. Can you put a car seat, kids, or even an adult in the back seats? I did a search, but the only applicable thread was from 2009.

Any insight people?

I sold my vette when we started having kids for this reason. I have 3 kids now and my two boys go in the back all the time. Installing the car seat is a little more of a pain, but now that they are both in boosters its a sinch. The only thing I do is have them slip there shoes off because they have a tendency to want to put their feet into the seat. It doesn't help that I am around 6'2'' though.

MEDISIN · 07-18-2013, 07:09 AM

Hey, all three of these guys could sit back there no problem. I think that one in the center is excited about...the prospect of riding in a Camaro

But in all seriousness the Camaro backseat was a source of contention for us too. It's not so much can you fit someone back there, it's how inconvenient that space is to use with any frequency.

We struggled with our beefy Britax car seat. Once it and the kid were in, it was fine, but the constant in and out through that narrow opening was a PITA. Not to mention the doors on the Camaro are so long it makes it really tough when some asshat parks close to you.

With the occasional adult rider not such a big deal unless the person is claustrophobic.

The solution for us was the CTS-V sedan.

Mister Will · 07-18-2013, 01:49 PM

Thanks everyone, some real informative posts. Anyone who has ever seen the back seats wouldn't put an adult in there for long periods. But I wanted to know if I was kidding myself that the back seat was usable. Apparently it is.

Mister Will · 07-18-2013, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ClossHtx

My son fits in the back fine. Just go to the dealer and try it out and see if its something your comfortable with bcuz some times it is annoying putting them in and out.

Looks like a fit. What child seat is that?

ClossHtx · 07-19-2013, 10:52 PM

It's a safety first alpha omega elite. We got it at SAMs

07-18-2013, 07:09 AM	#58
MEDISIN Drives: 2011 CTS-V Sedan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 1,505 View My Garage	Hey, all three of these guys could sit back there no problem. I think that one in the center is excited about...the prospect of riding in a Camaro But in all seriousness the Camaro backseat was a source of contention for us too. It's not so much can you fit someone back there, it's how inconvenient that space is to use with any frequency. We struggled with our beefy Britax car seat. Once it and the kid were in, it was fine, but the constant in and out through that narrow opening was a PITA. Not to mention the doors on the Camaro are so long it makes it really tough when some asshat parks close to you. With the occasional adult rider not such a big deal unless the person is claustrophobic. The solution for us was the CTS-V sedan. __________________ 2012 - Present: 2011 CTS-V Sedan, A6, Airaid, Zmax TB and Tune by R.P.M. = 535 hp/503 lb-ft. 2009 - 2012: 2010 2SS RS IBM M6, MGW Shifter, BMR Trailing Arms/Tunnel Brace, Roto-Fab CAI, VMAX Ported TB, Kooks 6511-Complete (Headers, X-Pipe, Mufflers), dyno tuned by R.P.M. = 415 hp/412 lb-ft. "Not giving a f^k is truly the greatest luxury, and no luxury car gives fewer f^k's than a CTS-V." - Matt Hardigree

07-18-2013, 01:49 PM	#59
Mister Will Drives: 2021 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 457	Thanks everyone, some real informative posts. Anyone who has ever seen the back seats wouldn't put an adult in there for long periods. But I wanted to know if I was kidding myself that the back seat was usable. Apparently it is.

07-19-2013, 10:52 PM	#61
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