Originally Posted by deanyel

The fine German engineers that designed the 124 wagon didn't in their heart of hearts think that the rear seats should be folded down, and designed them accordingly. Try this - raise the rear hatch, wedge a long 4 inch steel pipe between the seat back and large building behind you, then back up the car until either the pipe bends or the seat back comes down. I once had 4 people, large size, at a dealership try to get the seat back down, they never did get it, and that was when the car was relatively new.