Hi all!
The X1 competitor from Mercedes is the GLB and it has optional third-row for seating up to 7 passengers. Would you take third-row seats if they were available for the X1?
I had a few days with a 7-seat GLB 250 as a service loaner. (I wrote up my experience with the 7-seat GLB
here on my blog.) I was skeptical that the third-row seats would be usable/desirable and dismayed that they gobble up nearly all of the trunk space.
But for my family with two small kids, the back seats helped in around-town situations where our party was 6 or 7 people and the little kids took the third row. That situation can frequently happen if the grandparents are in town or if we are doing a school carpool.
I'm curious to hear your opinion on third-row seating for compact SUVs!
Mike
