# Bench seat

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/bench-seat/3410>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 20, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bench-seat/3410 "2007-08-20T21:18:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lwik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lwik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lwik)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bench-seat/3410/1 "2007-08-20T21:18:21Z")

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What cars if any, have what passes for a bench seat in front ? I saw 1999 Taurus where ugly middle console folded away to disappear and become bench seat for 3rd person to sit in front.

HATE consoles - have never seen one that looks clean on ANY car including luxury.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bench-seat/3410/2 "2007-08-20T21:40:02Z")

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You should look at the cars that are marketed primarily to the “older set”–that is:

Full-size Buick  
Mercury Marquis (and possibly its clone, the Ford Crown Vic)

When the Toyota Avalon was first introduced, it had a bench seat as an option. Whether they still offer this option, I am unsure.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bench-seat/3410/3 "2007-08-20T22:47:33Z")

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My consoles are clean.

But back to your question - new or used cars? GM makes a few cars with bech seats. The Impala, Lacrosse, and Lucerne can have bench seats. The Cadillac DTS might, too.