6 Seat truck options

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This latest snow in West Tennessee has finally convinced my wife that we need a truck after my years of looking and saving. I had my choices narrowed down to what I wanted but she decided to drop another request in for it to be a 6 seat truck. I was looking at a f150 lariat or a GMC AT4 which neither of those come in a six seat variant. After doing a few searches online and building some out to see what all options are available on the trims my conclusion is that my options suck! I know part of my problem is that I am picky about what I want. So here is my criteria and what I am looking at. What would yall go with?

6 Seat Truck- ( I have 4 kids and we are wanting this to be a backup option for/when we have issues with the mini van) also I want it to be a truck because we use to have a yukon and it was a pain moving car seats around to get stuff in the back that was larger.
I would prefer leather seats
Leaning more towards 3/4 ton truck because more option available and more room when 3 people are in the front row.
Ill most likely keep this for 10-15 years because It will be a backup vehicle/ work truck
Im leaning diesel because that interests me more and i eventually will have a higher loads to tow. I am in the process of clearing off land and going to set up a small farm so eventually a tractor will be needed. (really could use one now but saving up for one thing at a time.)
Also would do some overlanding / camping / hunting out of it as well.
Would prefer the parking sensors in it because the wife needs it. (I probably do too)
Also wanting to stay below $55K

Ive been looking at a 2019 - 2022 Ram 2500 laramie or big horn with the Nightime package (think it looks the best with the gray or silver). The other one I have been looking at is the 2018-2022 F250 XLT. Ive seen a few with the tremor package and that really interests me. I don't know much about the Godzilla engine either and that what I have found around 95% of them with.

What are yalls thoughts on this? Any recommendations?



P.S. Has anyone ever tried to search for a truck with bench seats? You would think keyword of 40 / 20 /40 would bring up only bench seats but it really doesnt and no one has the option to sort by seats and it work. So you have to click through pictures of each one till you see the interior.
 
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Yeah, I think you are really looking for a unicorn with leather bench seat. But anyway, I'd jump all over this one no matter how far you gotta drive because 2500, bench, Cummins, and....a six-speed! If you don't, I may have to....

Ram 2500
 
I have 4 kids and when shopping for my truck it seemed to me that the bench seat was only an option in the lower trim vehicles. I couldn't find anything I liked with it. Coming from a 2009 Tacoma when I was ready to purchase I decided I wanted all of the options on my next truck that the basic Tacoma didn't offer. That put me in the High Country/Denali, Lariat, Limited range of GM/Ford/RAM. None of those at the time had the front bench as an option. I ended up with the AT4 which to me seemed like a fork in the road on the Denali path, same truck but off road goodies as opposed to air ride suspension etc.

We just decided that the missus was due for an upgrade soon so a year or so later we got her an Expedition MAX with 4WD. That way when we all go somewhere together we can still use a 4WD if needed. Mainly for Snow/Ice when crossing the mountains in the NW.

Edit: I think I remember seeing a few Lariats with the bench but they were low trim Lariats and didn't have a bunch of stuff I wanted (leather, sun roof etc.)
 
Yeah they make them but they are pretty much special order them. Its funny how just selecting features gets rid of the bench seat. I was on the GMC site building a slt sierra and just selecting safety sensors in the bumper gets rid of the bench seat. I did see stumble upon a youtube video and you can take the center console out and put a jump seat in yourself for less then $1000. Researching it more but thinking I might just do that.
 
When I found that one I attached above, I searched for the manuals. They only came with the 6-seat set-up. You could try that search.
 
Like the others have said, manufacturers have moved away from 6 seat trucks unless they are work trucks or the base trim. All higher trims have front bucket seats. Just the way things have gone.

Personally, I'd go with the Ram and the Cummins engine. For me, the Ram HD rides smoother than the Ford F-250 especially in the lower trim. I had an F-250 for a week loan and I had to actually stop driving it. My back was getting messed up. Roman at TFL said the same thing with that truck. People love the solid front axle for stability, and I get that, but you pay a price for it IMO.
 
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