About those seats and living in California...
Is it possible to drive around WITHOUT the rear seats and WITH a passenger plus be in the carpool in NORTHERN California...?
I say this because there ARE 3-person requirements in some of the HOV lanes as well as the Bay Bridge over here... Now a Mazda Miata, BMW Z3, and pickup trucks without any type of extended cab could go through the HOV lanes/Bay Bridge without any CHP notice as long as there is a passenger so two can go...
If that is the case, would the rear seats out and the extra seatbelts in the back get us in trouble...? With the tolls going up to $6 and now that the carpool lanes are being charged $2.50 to cross all bridges, it may be worthwhile having the seats out if you drive during rush hour... That could be one way to save in time, tolls, and gas here in the Bay Area...
Just a thought...
LBD