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  • K Klaus
    20 Feb 2021, 20:17

    @george-k said in New car:

    Looks nice!

    Does the US allow rear-facing seats?

    @klaus said in New car:

    They sell something they call the "Metris", but its a quite different car.

    How so?

    Metris.
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    V class.
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    I rest my case.

    Also, I believe a Metris is a ~ $40K car. The V class with a few standard options selected is around twice that amount.

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    George K
    wrote on 21 Feb 2021, 01:06 last edited by
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    @klaus said in New car:

    I rest my case.

    Good lord.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • K Klaus
      20 Feb 2021, 18:08

      I'll probably pull the trigger on Monday.

      The Hyundai Santa Fe we have is getting too small for extended family trips.

      We've decided to get a Mercedes V Class Van.

      This is what they look like (ours will have black leather, though, not brown). There's no denying that it's still a van, but for a van they made it look decent.

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      I think you can't buy these in the US, by the way. They sell something they call the "Metris", but its a quite different car.

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 22 Feb 2021, 16:20 last edited by
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      @klaus Beautiful! I think you will enjoy it.

      In regard to the rear facing seats - I assume they will flip the other way like in a train so they can face forward if you want?

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        Klaus
        wrote on 22 Feb 2021, 16:36 last edited by
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        Bought it today.

        @taiwan_girl the seats can be flipped in either direction. Everything is mounted on rails. It's also very simple (but requires some heavy lifting) to remove seats. We'll probably remove one seat most of the time, such that we have more space for stuff.

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          brenda
          wrote on 23 Feb 2021, 01:42 last edited by
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          Very nice, Klaus! It should serve you well.

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          • K Klaus
            22 Feb 2021, 16:36

            Bought it today.

            @taiwan_girl the seats can be flipped in either direction. Everything is mounted on rails. It's also very simple (but requires some heavy lifting) to remove seats. We'll probably remove one seat most of the time, such that we have more space for stuff.

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            89th
            wrote on 23 Feb 2021, 02:18 last edited by
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            @klaus said in New car:

            Bought it today.

            @taiwan_girl the seats can be flipped in either direction. Everything is mounted on rails. It's also very simple (but requires some heavy lifting) to remove seats. We'll probably remove one seat most of the time, such that we have more space for stuff.

            Bowchickawowwow

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              brenda
              wrote on 23 Feb 2021, 04:44 last edited by brenda
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              Klaus, I forgot to mention that I had a nice chat with your in-laws and told them about your extended family trips. Your mother-in-law and I really hit it off. She's liking the recipes I gave her for treats to bake as travel snacks to eat in your new car.

              She and your father-in-law are really excited to travel together with you. Maybe you should see about a luggage rack for the roof of your new vehicle.

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              • B brenda
                23 Feb 2021, 04:44

                Klaus, I forgot to mention that I had a nice chat with your in-laws and told them about your extended family trips. Your mother-in-law and I really hit it off. She's liking the recipes I gave her for treats to bake as travel snacks to eat in your new car.

                She and your father-in-law are really excited to travel together with you. Maybe you should see about a luggage rack for the roof of your new vehicle.

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                Klaus
                wrote on 23 Feb 2021, 09:21 last edited by
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                @brenda http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

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                • B brenda
                  23 Feb 2021, 04:44

                  Klaus, I forgot to mention that I had a nice chat with your in-laws and told them about your extended family trips. Your mother-in-law and I really hit it off. She's liking the recipes I gave her for treats to bake as travel snacks to eat in your new car.

                  She and your father-in-law are really excited to travel together with you. Maybe you should see about a luggage rack for the roof of your new vehicle.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 23 Feb 2021, 12:54 last edited by
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                  @brenda said in New car:

                  Maybe you should see about a luggage rack for the roof of your new vehicle.

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                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • G George K
                    23 Feb 2021, 12:54

                    @brenda said in New car:

                    Maybe you should see about a luggage rack for the roof of your new vehicle.

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                    Klaus
                    wrote on 23 Feb 2021, 13:12 last edited by
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                    @george-k Is that the mother-in-law under the blanket?

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                    • B brenda
                      23 Feb 2021, 04:44

                      Klaus, I forgot to mention that I had a nice chat with your in-laws and told them about your extended family trips. Your mother-in-law and I really hit it off. She's liking the recipes I gave her for treats to bake as travel snacks to eat in your new car.

                      She and your father-in-law are really excited to travel together with you. Maybe you should see about a luggage rack for the roof of your new vehicle.

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                      Loki
                      wrote on 23 Feb 2021, 13:18 last edited by
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                      @brenda said in New car:

                      Klaus, I forgot to mention that I had a nice chat with your in-laws and told them about your extended family trips. Yoir mother-in-law and I really hit it off. She's liking the recipes I gave her for treats to bake as travel snacks to eat in your new car.

                      She and your father-in-law are really excited to travel together with you. Maybe you should see about a luggage rack for the roof of your new vehicle.

                      🤣

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                      • K Klaus
                        23 Feb 2021, 13:12

                        @george-k Is that the mother-in-law under the blanket?

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                        George K
                        wrote on 23 Feb 2021, 13:26 last edited by
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                        @klaus said in New car:

                        @george-k Is that the mother-in-law under the blanket?

                        Yes. It's from "National Lampoon's Vacation," a movie from the late 1980s when Chevy Chase was still funny.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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