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[omega3000]

Coming back from France about 8yrs ago, unable to find a hotel, we slept in the MV6. Stuff on back seat, so slept in front seats. MV6 sports leather.

Never again. Ever.

I should help, my sleep was not helped by the fact we'd parked next to a refrigerated unit, and that the (French Autoroute) layby only had a hole in the ground, making me concerned about 'morning rituals'

Ooher dont like the sound of that especially if a shared one 

[TheBoy]

Coming back from France about 8yrs ago, unable to find a hotel, we slept in the MV6. Stuff on back seat, so slept in front seats. MV6 sports leather.

Never again. Ever.

I should help, my sleep was not helped by the fact we'd parked next to a refrigerated unit, and that the (French Autoroute) layby only had a hole in the ground, making me concerned about 'morning rituals'

Ooher dont like the sound of that especially if a shared one 

French Autoroutes have 2 types of 'services' - the type we see on our UK motorways, albeit a bit smaller - these are normally about every 30-50km.  The other type, about every 10-15km, is usually just an area with picnic tables, a small carpark, and *IF* it has anything at all, a hut with a hole in the ground for squatting over, not dissimilar to some Arabic countries.

[albitz]

Confirms my assertion that it is not a place which should ever be visited by civilised people.

[TheBoy]

Confirms my assertion that it is not a place which should ever be visited by civilised people.

Why? Because they do it so much better than the UK

[albitz]

Nah,its full of French people. ...............Italy,thats the place to go in Europe.

[TheBoy]

Nah,its full of French people. ...............Italy,thats the place to go in Europe.

Full of Italians. I hate Italians. Actually, thats a lie, I just hate one Italian. He goes by the name of TheDaddy on this forum

[Webby the Bear]

i've slept in my omega with cloth seats. really comfortable compared to other cars ive kipped in 

[omega3000]

i've slept in my omega with cloth seats. really comfortable compared to other cars ive kipped in 

Seem to recall sleeping in a cortina on skeggy sea front ....boy was that a back breaker in the front cardboard seats 

[jtypecav]

Having slept in an omega as the stand flooded I can say that heavy rain on the bootlid is a sleep-killer!

However, the results are in!

Head in boot with duvets, pillows etc. - Really comy, but with legs on the seat backs elevated slightly I was getting a weird feeling in my legs, poss from blood circ!
Other way around was OK but bit hard on back but you are viewable - the metal cutout behind the seats helped with a couple of long bolster pillow things.
Slept hostage style in duvet with legs almost entirely tucked up in boot in the end. And the handle was useful for popping up to see if we were underwater yet!!

My old cav CDi had amazingly dozable brown-velour seats in it back in the day!

[omega3000]

Having slept in an omega as the stand flooded I can say that heavy rain on the bootlid is a sleep-killer!

However, the results are in!

Head in boot with duvets, pillows etc. - Really comy, but with legs on the seat backs elevated slightly I was getting a weird feeling in my legs, poss from blood circ!
Other way around was OK but bit hard on back but you are viewable - the metal cutout behind the seats helped with a couple of long bolster pillow things.
Slept hostage style in duvet with legs almost entirely tucked up in boot in the end. And the handle was useful for popping up to see if we were underwater yet!!

My old cav CDi had amazingly dozable brown-velour seats in it back in the day!

 

I dont think i would have heard it "heavy sleeper"  its good to know the omega is not a bad camper 

[tunnie]

problem with the saloon is the back seats don't fold flat enough....

When I've wanted to nap, I've put the drivers seat back, almost flat in the CD spec, as back goes much further than than Leccy Elite seats.

[TheBoy]

problem with the saloon is the back seats don't fold flat enough....

There's a man too young to have experienced an evening hour of passion in the back of a proper Mini.

[Kevin Wood]

problem with the saloon is the back seats don't fold flat enough....

There's a man too young to have experienced an evening hour of passion in the back of a proper Mini.

One The only reason why having an Ital estate as your first car is so great.

[tunnie]

problem with the saloon is the back seats don't fold flat enough....

There's a man too young to have experienced an evening hour of passion in the back of a proper Mini.

Why use a car, plenty of cheap hotels about 

[Lazydocker]

problem with the saloon is the back seats don't fold flat enough....

There's a man too young to have experienced an evening hour of passion in the back of a proper Mini.

Why use a car, plenty of cheap hotels about 

But the car is a whole new experience