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2000 XK8

“DAD, I’VE got no room,” complains my lanky 14-year-old son when I slowly move my seat backwards, crushing his still-growing legs. “I’m losing the feeling in my foot!” Obviously, I’m sympathetic to his plight. “Don’t worry,” I say soothingly. “If it drops off, I’m pretty sure it’ll grow back.”

Despite my less than scientific answer, I do have some sympathy for my youngest offspring. While the XK8 was marketed as a four-seater when new it’s really not, thanks to a ludicrous lack of rear leg on the Xbox will struggle to squeeze in.

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