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Old 10-29-2013, 08:51 AM
 
Location: Las Vegas
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What happened to them? Now we have to take two cars when we want to go out with six total. I hate to buy a minivan or big suv just for the few times we have two couples over for a dinner out. Seems back in the day, we could squeeze 6 in for a few mile ride. Maybe safety regs have made a bench front seat a thing of the past?
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Old 10-29-2013, 08:57 AM
 
Location: Sinking in the Great Salt Lake
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Just out of style, I think. My dad has a fairly new Nissan Titan 4 door with a front bench seat + center seatbelt.
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Old 10-29-2013, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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It would require a bench front seat, and everything now has bucket seats with a center console.

Anybody remember the 1948 Davis 3-wheeler, which had no back seat, and claimed to seat four in the front seat? These guys look a little bit snug in there.

http://www.carstyling.ru/resources/e...an_1948_07.jpg

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Old 10-29-2013, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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I hate to buy a minivan or big suv just for the few times we have two couples over for a dinner out.
I would hate to give up the comfort of individual front seats for the few times we would like to put 3 in the front.

Anyone that needs to carry more than 5 bought an SUV, CUV, or van a long time ago. A few remain who don't want such a vehicle, but there aren't enough of them for an automaker to build a car for them.
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Old 10-29-2013, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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Crew-cab pickups have split seats with a console, so they seat fewer people comfortably (2) than a standard pickup with a bench seat (3).
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Old 10-29-2013, 09:42 AM
 
Location: WFNJ
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You can sit six with Tesla's Model S.
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Old 10-29-2013, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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You can sit six with Tesla's Model S.
I don't see how. It has front buckets. It has a rear bench, like every other car its size. And it has seat belts for 5. It's rear "shoulder room" is 55 inches, 1 1/2 inches less than a Honda Accord. You can't fit four in the rear unless the four are children. And of course they couldn't all be belted.
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Old 10-29-2013, 09:57 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX USA
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I don't see how. It has front buckets. It has a rear bench, like every other car its size. And it has seat belts for 5. It's rear "shoulder room" is 55 inches, 1 1/2 inches less than a Honda Accord. You can't fit four in the rear unless the four are children. And of course they couldn't all be belted.
It actually seats 7, the last two are rearward facing
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Old 10-29-2013, 10:41 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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It actually seats 7, the last two are rearward facing
I stand corrected. Thanks for the info.

Note that Consumer Reports says "only for kids"

Tesla Model S third-row seats are suitable only for kids
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Old 10-29-2013, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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"Kids suffer fatal impact from tailgater doing 50mph on Broad Street. Film at 11."
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