Recomend a car that seats 6

[bernse]

As topic says. Recomend a car that seats 6.. but not a minivan. Also needs to be FWD and relatively economical.

Co-worker that is in the market has something against minivans (personally, I think some are kind of nice) so he's stock with a car that can seat 6 and have at least a bit of cargo room left over. Thoughts?

Pretty much everything Japanese that I can think of for mid size cars are all bucket seats, so looking at a max of 5.

Some North American cars still have a bench, don't they?

 

[CRXican]

no

 

[Hammer]

a car that seats 6? that's called an minivan. a truck that seats 6 is called an SUV.

 

[UlricT]

taurus if you fold down the dup carrier thing in front....

 

[DT4K]

I'm currently driving a rental Ford Taurus. It seats 6, but NOT comfortably.
Oh, and it's a piece of crap too.

 

[Vegito]

http://www.chrysler.com/pacifica/ - not suv
http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/freestyle/ - not suv

 

[Baked]

A pick-up sits many. Are you smuggling mexicans across the border?

 

[UlricT]

Originally posted by: forcesho
http://www.chrysler.com/pacifica/ - not suv
http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/freestyle/ - not suv

umm the freestyle is listed under SUV on the site...

 

[Vegito]

but it's marketed as a hybrid so it's not a full suv

edit:

http://www.fordvehicles.com/suvs/explorer/ - explorer = suv

http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/freestyle/ - hybrid = listed in cars section

the suv section also has freestyle but it goes back to the cars section..

so to ford, its a car

 

[Aimster]

Toyota Highlander

Get it and get it now

 

[DrPizza]

minivan > SUV when it comes to passengers and cargo, unless you go off road.

If you go off road, most of the SUV's suck anyway as they're built more as luxury vehicles rather than sport vehicles.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Car that seats six. For the cheapest money and the most room....you're probably looking at a Buick Century. It has bench seats in the front and back. You can seat 5 comfortably, but 6 in a pinch. As long as the smallest person sits in the middle up front.

 

[Vegito]

http://www.womanmotorist.com/index.php/news/main/3275/event=view

Crossover vehicles are a combination of a sport utility vehicle (SUV), and a minivan, generally speaking.

Its not SUV and its not minivan, therefore it's in the category he's looking for..

IF ~p & ~q = TRUE

 

[Vegito]

Originally posted by: Aimster
Toyota Highlander

Get it and get it now

In CT there is a 1 year waiting list... my friend put money down last month.. shes got another 11 month to go.. i figure ny/nj might not have the same problem

 

[Doggiedog]

IIRC the Toyota Avalon has a front bench seat. At least it did in the last version.

 

[kranky]

The Century technically seats six, but it's going to be cramped. A LeSabre comes with a bench seat but it's a lot more comfortable.

 

[Kenazo]

How about the Magnum? Or does it have buckets up front?

 

[Subbaculcha]

The 2006 mazda 5 should be coming soon. Six seater, 17,995.
Has the 2.3 from the 3. I get 30mpg city in my 3.

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=upcomingMazda5

 

[radioouman]

Ford Crown Victoria

 

[Summitdrinker]

yep a ford crown vic or mercury grand marquis

learn to drive a real car (RWD)

 

[Metron]

In the not too distant past, there was a vehicle called the "station wagon" from which these abominations called "minivans" and "SUVs" emerged.

Marketers realized that station wagons didn't sell well, so they made them taller and wider and altered the name a bit. Some station wagons still exist, and with a third row seat they would easily accomodate six people.

Newer incarnations like the Mazda5, Toyota Matrix look more modern... but they are still essentially station wagons. More traditional wagons like the Volvo V70 might fulfill your requirements.

PS... I enjoy annoying SUV owners when I tell them they are driving a tall station wagon on a truck frame, with a ride to match.

 

[Ramma2]

Mazda MPV, seats 6 very comfortably with luggage rack and storage room in the back. Its technically classified as a wagon.

 

[Sqube]

Subaru Outback?

 

[ttown]

'67 Lincoln

You can fit most of the todays cars in the trunk.

Not 4wd, but super cool anyway

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: Metron
In the not too distant past, there was a vehicle called the "station wagon" from which these abominations called "minivans" and "SUVs" emerged.

Marketers realized that station wagons didn't sell well, so they made them taller and wider and altered the name a bit. Some station wagons still exist, and with a third row seat they would easily accomodate six people.

Newer incarnations like the Mazda5, Toyota Matrix look more modern... but they are still essentially station wagons. More traditional wagons like the Volvo V70 might fulfill your requirements.

PS... I enjoy annoying SUV owners when I tell them they are driving a tall station wagon on a truck frame, with a ride to match.

You forget to mention station wagons usually have third rows that face backwards. Have fun on the hood of the car behind you when you get rear ended.