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#61 of 3617 by upsetter1 Apr 18, 2002 (8:25 am)
Why Ford is so dedicated to the bench seat ? Isn't 5 people capacity enough. I also cannot imagine how three adults can fit into the front bench and it is not too safe to boot. I never seen in my life three people sitting in the front bench. It is one of contributors to Taurus image as a rental machine.
#62 of 3617 by rea98d Apr 18, 2002 (2:35 pm)
Anyone with a girlfriend will tell you exactly why bucket seats will never, ever be as cool as bench seats.
#63 of 3617 by upsetter1 Apr 18, 2002 (3:01 pm)
So thats why married couples are buying Cords and Camrys ?   Or put it other way, thats why reproduction rates are so dramatically down after imports become major players. In Europe population is shriniking in alarming rate, there were no bench seats and column shifts since 70s.
#64 of 3617 rea98d by regfootball Apr 18, 2002 (6:53 pm)
it can work with bucket seats too, the filly just needs to work on the flexibility a little bit.
#65 of 3617 by tomcat630 Apr 19, 2002 (10:54 am)
People say the column shifters are old and passe on a US car. But, in a Honda CRV, it's 'cool'.
#66 of 3617 no, in the crv by regfootball Apr 19, 2002 (2:29 pm)
it sucks. just like in the boats.   IMHO.
#67 of 3617 by jsylvester Apr 19, 2002 (7:03 pm)
I like bench seats only because you can put things in the front seat without worrying about it falling down between the seat and the darn console.   That being said, all my cars have consoles.
#68 of 3617 by verozahl Apr 21, 2002 (3:14 pm)
Three cheers for consoles! Honda consoles kick other Ford consoles. When they kick Pontiac consoles, all the cheap gray junk falls under the seats.   Ford interiors have been improved in the last two years... but generally, they are boring and unergonomic.
#69 of 3617 What I don't get... by ickes_mobile Apr 21, 2002 (5:14 pm)
is why the 500 isn't a Mercury. It would be a chance to give that division something unique that also fits together with the Marquis and Lincolns in the showroom. Why they keep trying to sell Mercury to young people (i.e., Cougar) is beyond me. BTW, I think the 500 looks more like a Germanized Avalon than a pure VW knockoff.
#70 of 3617 ickes by porknbeans Apr 22, 2002 (4:10 am)
I agree with that. If Ford is looking for a replacement for their aging Grand Marquis why not use this. I understand that they are trying to add some life with the Marauder but it is still an 80's design. Only having the artists drawing to go from, it would seem that it is big enough to have a V8 under the hood. The additional roomcreated from the tall roof would also seem attractive to older folks that might have a hard time getting into a lower car.

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