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To want a car with 3 full sized rear seats?

83 replies

BertramKibbler · 08/12/2018 17:18

We need a car with 3 proper rear seats. I’ve been googling, google suggests cars but when we check them out they don’t have the seats.

Does anyone have such a car?

OP posts:
OnTrain · 08/12/2018 17:19

Citroen berling

OnTrain · 08/12/2018 17:19

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Celebelly · 08/12/2018 17:20

Picasso? S-Max? Zafira?

JohnLapsleyParlabane · 08/12/2018 17:20

My Verso fits 3 adults comfortably across the back seat

quarterpast · 08/12/2018 17:21

Ford Galaxy. It's a 7 seater but you can take the back two seats out and have a bigger boot space if you don't need them. Each seat is a proper one.

UnicornPug · 08/12/2018 17:22

I’ve got a grand c4 and I have 3 proper rear seats as far as I know!

Temporary2016 · 08/12/2018 17:22

Zafira or multipla

Purpleartichoke · 08/12/2018 17:23

Your best bet is 3 rows of seating.

Gwynfluff · 08/12/2018 17:23

Our touran definitely does

BigusBumus · 08/12/2018 17:24

I've got a Discovery Sport. Very roomy and 3 proper seats plus 2 more kid-sized ones.

Original poster
BertramKibbler · 08/12/2018 17:27

Thank you for the flood of replies.

The link is particularly interesting as it seems to discount a lot of the cars I’d been looking at!

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Cutesbabasmummy · 08/12/2018 17:28

Renault scenic. Shit engineering but t9ns of room.

Bigonesmallone3 · 08/12/2018 17:37

Depends on budget..
We r looking at the discovery4

CurcubitaPepo · 08/12/2018 17:48

Honda frv. But a bit elderly these days.

HellenaHandbasket · 08/12/2018 17:49

We have done a lot of looking.
Ford s max
Honda frv
Volvo XC90
Audi q8
Renault scenic

HellenaHandbasket · 08/12/2018 17:49

Galaxy
Disco

HellenaHandbasket · 08/12/2018 17:52

Q7 that should read

weekfour · 08/12/2018 17:53

C4 Picasso does. But then mine had these ridiculous storage things in the floor so you couldn't have any seat that had a supporting foot! Bad design.

I don't know why car manufacturers don't push it more. There's totally a market for them to make their own seats that fit three across.

toomuchfaster · 08/12/2018 17:54

Our Citroen Berlingo takes our 3 car seats across the back easily. Just can't use isofix in the middle seat.

weekfour · 08/12/2018 17:54

Should add I've got a seven seater now. Three kids can have a corner each so they can't reach each other to fight.

Ilovechocolatetoomuch · 08/12/2018 17:59

We have a Toyota Verso. It has a good size boot and we have had 3 car seats across the back with two travel systems in the boot before.

mumtomaxwell · 08/12/2018 18:08

My C4 Grand Picasso has 3 full size seats with isofix across the back.

Seat Alhambra, Discovery, Ford Galaxy or S-Max all have 3 full size seats.

Lazybonita · 08/12/2018 18:21

My Discovery is very roomy in the back, plus it’s 7 seats and the seats in the boot are much better than most. We used to have a VW Amarok which is a pick up but actually a brilliant comfy car in the cab with full sized seats in the back.

ArfArfBarf · 08/12/2018 18:27

That whatcar link is a bit strange. I have an smax and have three car seats in it. The middle seat is exactly the same size as the two either side of it so no idea why they are saying they couldn’t get a car seat on it.