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  Oct. 4, 2011 1:49 p.m. PeterAK Dork

  How do car seats fit in back? I'm shopping to replace our '95 Legacy. We've got a 10 month old now and will probably have another munchkin in a year. Based on my E36 I had written off the E46 as having small back seats.

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  Oct. 4, 2011 3:18 p.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director

  They're a little tight--but both the rear facing and the forward facing seats are fine. You have to not mind the front seats getting kicked by a toddler or the seat in front of the rear facing seat having to be moved a little forward.

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  Oct. 4, 2011 7:22 p.m. dyintorace SuperDork

  I had a toddler seat and a booster seat in my e46 wagon and was fine with it.

  Gainesville, FL

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  Oct. 4, 2011 9:20 p.m. njansenv HalfDork

  We have had a rear facing and front facing seat in ours. Were both close to 5 8` and never felt short on space: we could have the rear facing seat behind the driver on long trips so that Stace could nap. Well have one of each seat in the car this spring, hopefully. The tike can definitely kick the seats, but so far doesn`t seem to want to do it. Thankfully. ;) We took the car on some mild (dry) snowmobile trails in Northern Ontario this weekend - front facing seat in the middle in the back, four adults. These cars are incredibly practical. :)

  The car is WAY better than the E30, E36 and `98 Subaru Impreza wagon in which we put rear facing seats before. The E30 was a no go unless the passenger had no legs or the seat was in the middle. The E36 has a pretty awkward door opening for hauling a seat in and out of, and the Impreza required the passenger to be moved forward an surprising amount.

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  Oct. 5, 2011 11:11 a.m. PeterAK Dork

  Thanks for the feedback everyone.

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  Oct. 5, 2011 11:22 a.m. nderwater SuperDork

  If you're shopping E46 wagons, look at E39 wagons too. Same price, similar mechanicals, more space.

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