Soccer Moms Love Fold Flat Third Row Seating

Some minivans contain a third row set of seats that you have to pull out and store somewhere before you can use your minivan to haul around large items such as dresser or a desk. Many soccer moms are now opting for the fold flat third row seating in which the seat folds in to the floor of the minivan and you cover it up with a flat board and you're ready to go and haul away whatever it is that will fit back there.

Soccer moms love the simplicity of the third row seating that fold into the inside of the van with just a couple of clicks of the seat and no heavy lifting.

Several minivans that offer the fold flat third row seating is the Buick Terraza, Chevrolet Uplander, Ford Freestar, Mazda 5, Mazda MPV, Mercury Monterey, Nissan Quest, Pontiac Montana SV6 and the Saturn Relay. These are all a single folded flat piece that covers the entire third row you fold it down into the van.

The Mercury Monterey received the highest ranking in its class with 9.6 from the consumer rating systems. And soccer moms also gave it a high rating with an 8.4 overall quality in its class.

There is another style of fold flat third row seating and that is the 60/40 split in which 40% of the seat remains upright while 60% of the seat folds down this way you can carry an extra person while still carrying large cargo such as the goal posts from the soccer game.