mkopec
<Gold Donor>
I pretty much won't drive a car with a full center console because of my knee hitting it and I'm only 6' 2". Pickup truck with a bench seat is the ideal setup for my right knee and if I get in a car and my knee hits the dash I know immediately that I'm in the wrong car.
I think ford still makes stripped down 'work trucks' with no center console, rubber mat for floor and a bench seat. The problem with those is that they are mostly standard cab, meaning yes, you get the bench, but you get jack shit room to recline seat being tall like me. I dont mind the center consoles though. I have a 2004 expedition that we bought new and its got a huge center console area, good elbow lean area for me, the knees dont really bother me. The expedition also has tilting pedals to adjust for your leg length which is nice too.