# Stories about the front center seat in a truck or older car?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/stories-about-the-front-center-seat-in-a-truck-or-older-car/205077>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 2, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stories-about-the-front-center-seat-in-a-truck-or-older-car/205077 "2026-02-02T15:00:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stories-about-the-front-center-seat-in-a-truck-or-older-car/205077/15 "2026-02-03T00:50:33Z")

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> [@Charbonnernathan\_192964](#):
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> I just put my legs in either side and call it a day lol

Then you would be seated like the graphics in this old posting on the subject

> [@Front center seat of a pickup truck used?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-center-seat-of-a-pickup-truck-used/204305/34):
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> Yes, if I raised the cup tray you could sit there… But if you have every visited your kindergarten or 1st grade child’s school and tried to sit in their seat then you have some idea of what it’s like… The center seat is only 8" higher than transmission hump (while the driver’s and passenger’s seat height is about 14" to 16" higher than the floor. There is no room under the dash to stretch your legs out and if you keep your feet flat on the hump, your knees are shoved way up… I th…

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