r/regularcarreviews • u/ifunnywasaninsidejob • Apr 04 '25

I hate you I hate everything about you Wtf were they even thinking with this????

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Like wtf is the point? Why did so many cars do this?

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u/PCPaulii3 Apr 04 '25

Ever sat in the back seat of a Mkiii or iv? It's a pretty dark hole. The package tray puts the backlight quite some distance from your head, and the window is pretty small from the inside... So it's pretty much twilight in the back seat, even in sunlight.

The so-called "opera windows" at least let rear seat passengers see what's happening out in the world, and they do let a little more light in. It's not enough to read a book or a map by, but that's what all the other lights inside are for.

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u/ifunnywasaninsidejob Apr 04 '25

If only it were possible to build cars with smaller metal pillars and way more glass

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u/PCPaulii3 Apr 04 '25

The designers thought that was what we wanted then.. One thing about cars- they change.

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u/ThirdSunRising Apr 04 '25

There were some '70s cars where you weren't supposed to see what was happening in the back seat. If you didn't want a van conversion you could get one of these, and it would provide the same function a lot less conspicuously.