 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  07-14-2010, 03:13 AM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC Posts: 33 |  Can a large dog comfortably fit into a 318ti?
I plan on getting a dog, and have already been told it will not be allowed in the M3. Obviously it is for the cat only.  So can an 80 lb German shepherd type dog fit into a 318ti comfortably? Obviously a crate is out of the question. I would test this myself, but I do not have a dog or a ti at the moment. |  |  | | 07-14-2010, 03:19 AM | #2 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 93 |
Well my dog fits comfortably. She, however, is 14 pounds. But nonetheless, if you take out the cargo cover and the butt cushion part of the back seats and then put them down, you have a very large, flat area for a dog to sit in. I would say it would be as comfortable as a dog is a car can get. __________________ -Brandon-
 | | | | | 07-14-2010, 03:36 AM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC Posts: 33 |
That sounds good. In the few pics I could find of the hatch area the seat didn't look very flat when folded down but that should work. I could imagine letting the dog in through the front doors might not end well and for safety reasons I don't want the dog sitting in the front passenger seat. | | | | | 07-14-2010, 03:51 AM | #4 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 93 |
Yea they don't lay flat unless you remove the lower part of the seat. The part you sit on. Then they get pretty flat. __________________ -Brandon-
| | | | | 07-14-2010, 04:08 AM | #5 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC Posts: 33 |
This is excellent news and will also make reupholstering much less painful.  | | | | | 07-14-2010, 04:21 AM | #6 | | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 |
So... in the event that you're in a wreck (and I sincerely hope it never happens) you're OK with having an unrestrained 80 pound object behind you? Not trying to be a jerk here, just wanted to point out the obvious, I guess. __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH!
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From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | | | 07-14-2010, 04:33 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by roadrash  So... in the event that you're in a wreck (and I sincerely hope it never happens) you're OK with having an unrestrained 80 pound object behind you? Not trying to be a jerk here, just wanted to point out the obvious, I guess. | It sounds like there is not room for a crate, and certainly not the proper tie downs to anchor a crate. I'll take a loose dog in a car to a kid that unbuckled their seat belt any day. If I get in a wreck I want them cutting me out first and not some snot nose waste of space that won't listen.  Putting a big jug of laundry detergent in the back seat instead of trunk is going to be just as dangerous. I ate sushi for breakfast too!  OMG I ride a motorcycle! I'm gonna die by doggie paw to the face for sure. Some risks are not worth eliminating. You can pry my motorcycle from my cold dead hands. The car is just for when I need to buy cat litter or it's raining like crazy, so a loose dog every once in a while is not a big deal. | | | | | 07-14-2010, 05:31 AM | #8 | | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 |
I think we agree on children and sushi (not quite sure about sushi for breakfast though, LOL)... but I'll spare you my opinions on the things we disagree about. __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH!
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From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | | | 07-14-2010, 01:45 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 252 |
my dog is 70 lbs. and she rides in the ti no problem, most of the time she rides in the back seat but she gets to ride in the front on ocassion as well, i can fit a medium size metal crate (for like a 25-40lbs dog) in back when the seats are down and taking out the hatch cover panel, and i have a 10" sub in my hatch but i just have to turn it a little for clearence __________________ 1996 318ti base: m44, 5 spd, lsd - 18x8 bremmer kraft wheels w/sumitumo tires 225/40R18 & bmw locking lug studs, 10mm spacers in rear, halo headlights, cold air intake, koni str.t struts and shocks w/mounts, h&r sport springs, serp belts, control arm & tie rod kits, front sway bar links, JVC kd-x50bt headunit w/ipod hook up in the glove box, alpine sps-500(front and rear), jl audio 10" powerwedge max, jl audio 250.1 amp, motor mounts, fuel filter, passenger side window motor, drivers lower window run, muffler hanger kit, various interior bulbs, left door striker/ajar switch, lower hood latches, changed from gray vinal to black leather shift and parking brake boots, m3 weighted shift knob, ngk-r spark plugs, magnecor spark plug wires(blue),new cabin micro-filters,new headliner & a-pillar mouldings, 5w20 synth-blend oil and filter, BG Ultra Guard syn. rear end fluid & ls additive, BG Syncro Shift II syn. manual trans fluids, stainless steel braided brake lines and dot 4 fluid, extra brake light mod, new p/s reservoir and rubber hoses
need to do - fix door panels, paint job, MORE MONEY!! | | | | | 07-14-2010, 02:03 PM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC Posts: 33 |
Sweet, being one of the smallest of my friends I am usually the one forced to sit in the back seat and wasn't sure if a dog could get in the back without tearing up the front seat. This would also allow me to buckle them in. Hopefully I will find a ti soon. | | | | | 07-14-2010, 03:30 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 233 |
German car, German Shepard, sounds like a match to me. __________________
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"Some people like cupcakes better. I for one, care less for them" | | | | | 07-14-2010, 03:51 PM | #12 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by PrimeTimeSlime German car, German Shepard, sounds like a match to me. | I'll probably get a Dutch malinois or short hair Australian shepherd/border collie, but no one knows what those are. | | | | | 07-14-2010, 07:00 PM | #13 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 30 |
I have two data points for you:
1) I recently fit four 315/35/18 corvette tires in the back with the seats dropped. That's over 120 lbs of gigantic tires.
2) There is a lot of dog hair from the POs pet still stuck to the floor in my hatchback.
I therefore conclude that a pretty giant dog would fit. I may have occasion to test this out with my own 75 lbs labrador fairly soon, but my concern is that it won't be going in the right direction with the dog hair situation if I do. | | | | | 07-14-2010, 08:30 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 252 |
@ cultureslayer - on getting in the back without tearing up the front seats, the front seats in the ti move quite a bit, the seat back moves forward and the seat bottom swings up and forward at the same time when u enter into the rear seat area, this gives u quite a bit of room to get in and out of the rear, keep in mind tho im only 5'4" and 130 lbs __________________ 1996 318ti base: m44, 5 spd, lsd - 18x8 bremmer kraft wheels w/sumitumo tires 225/40R18 & bmw locking lug studs, 10mm spacers in rear, halo headlights, cold air intake, koni str.t struts and shocks w/mounts, h&r sport springs, serp belts, control arm & tie rod kits, front sway bar links, JVC kd-x50bt headunit w/ipod hook up in the glove box, alpine sps-500(front and rear), jl audio 10" powerwedge max, jl audio 250.1 amp, motor mounts, fuel filter, passenger side window motor, drivers lower window run, muffler hanger kit, various interior bulbs, left door striker/ajar switch, lower hood latches, changed from gray vinal to black leather shift and parking brake boots, m3 weighted shift knob, ngk-r spark plugs, magnecor spark plug wires(blue),new cabin micro-filters,new headliner & a-pillar mouldings, 5w20 synth-blend oil and filter, BG Ultra Guard syn. rear end fluid & ls additive, BG Syncro Shift II syn. manual trans fluids, stainless steel braided brake lines and dot 4 fluid, extra brake light mod, new p/s reservoir and rubber hoses
need to do - fix door panels, paint job, MORE MONEY!! | | | | | 07-15-2010, 12:13 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cultureslayer It sounds like there is not room for a crate, and certainly not the proper tie downs to anchor a crate. | There actually are four solid cargo anchors in the back of a 318ti. | | | | | |
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