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They're so spacious (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 months ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

Can't adjust the seat properly. Passengers slide more easily when cornering. More material required for upholstery and padding.

As someone who has had both, bucket seats are way better than bench seats.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    The bucket seats have all that material and padding down each side so I don't think that point stands.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Bench seats have material and padding all across the middle of the whole car...

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    The cost on 2 bucket seats is way higher than a single bench. Separate controls, hinges, reclining mechanisms, headrests,

    For comfort, there is no question, bucket seats reign supreme.

    TBF, being of an age that i've had both, I'll take a bucket seat and good AC over a bench seat. If my girl needs to be that close to me, we're going to be in the back seat :)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    the back seat of a truck? how big are trucks these days holy

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    There's three basic layouts for the cab of a pickup. "Regular" has two doors and one row of seats, maybe a tiny bit of storage room behind the seats. "Double" has small rear doors and a second row of seats with no legroom, this is where you cram your children or least favorite coworker. "Crew" has two full-size sets of doors and seats and they're about five hundred feet long because people only ever get them with long beds so they can pretend to be a contractor when they buy plywood sheets twice a year. They don't fit in parking spaces, their turn signals don't work, and they probably also have the extended wing mirrors to see around the trailer they never haul because it would scratch up their perfect chrome ball mount they never take off.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    the material cost is basically negligible in this comparison. it's the component count in the assembly that matters. and two complex seats are way more expensive than one moderately complex bigger seat.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    And dogs at least can do okay with bucket seats. I drove an Oldsmobile Silhouette ^(the Cadillac of minivans!)^ for years, and my dog was just tall enough that he could sit between the driver and passenger seats and look out the front windshield. He was at the perfect height for head scritches while I drove down the highway.

    I remember when he got a bit too hefty to sit there comfortably. The automatic seat adjustment controls were on the right side of the driver seat and one time I suddenly found myself being pushed into the steering wheel at a stop light. His jelly rolls had started pressing in on the little joystick.

    I miss that dog. The van was just okay.

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